The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-28
A MIGHTY HUNTERS SPORTS
TICToR EMANUEL IN THE HOME OF
PERPETUAL SNOW.
The Methods OF his Huniina-How he Camps
out and Denes the Glacial Cold slaughter
Of Fleet-footed Game In the Mountains.

Of Fleet-fO0ted Game In the Mountains
From ne London Ne,cs
ROME, NAV AIN the wild Aosta valley,
where the a1luents of the Dora Baltea thread
the ravlne Of the savaranche, or wind round the
base Of the Pic Ill Cogne, the Re Gaantuomo
holds his hunting court. 1t is an evening IN
July, and his Majesty commences a moonlight
fitting from Urea. Attended by q general OF
division, the head OF hts private Cabinet, the
and two officers in ordinary, he drives swiftly
up the valley Of the Dora til he reaches Ford
Bard, famed for the intrepid stand made In 1900
by its garrison of four hundred Austrlans against
NapOeon's army. There the cOrteee changes
pulls up at Chatham. where another relay Of
beasts of burden awaits It,. With accelerated
speed 1t pushes on to the Castle Of Satro, and
the sun, now high In the heavens. discloses 1t.
quality and composition to the wayside groups
Of peasantry, who waken the inountain echoes
them OF their king. There the royal party sits
down to breakfast, for thither-h adquarters as
II Is of his Majestys hunting operltions-many
n convoy Of wagons, horses and sumter mules
have already preceded II laden with all the re-
quirements Of tue chase.
Valsayaranche and Cogne are the Kings favor
ito sporting grounds. AT the latter, on the
ruins Of tho ancient castle built by permission
stand the barracks OF the Royal Carabineers and
the meteorological observatory OF Carrel, has
lately been erected the Casino, or hunting box,
for his Majesty aud suite, with livery stables for
thirty-two horses confronting It, From Nalsa-
varanche, again the scene OF sport ts reached In
two hours ascent by a carriage drive which zig
Gags northward, and Ia overshadOwed all the
way by noble pine forest. Its clstle lie an I'm
posing structure OF two blocks, one serving for
house accommodation and the other (behind iO
for livery stables. wall surrounds the entire
edince, and the court ward within the precincts
IL enllvened 10y a handsome fountain. Besides
these two sporting grounds, Others are impro-
vised according to circumstances; aud, at Lau-
son especially, tents are pitched aud run up on
the heights which command tue Ice holds.
LIFE IN CAMP.
In the midst OF the perennial show and under
these scanty sheldnss the King and his
H.. a
ciet cold with the aid OF the good cheer
within. The great Kitchen is at once In
full swing, ami the mountain appetites OF
the parry give ceaseless employment to tho
underground myrmidOns OF the head cook,
that privileged person who precedes the King.
Nor are these movable feasts" unaccompanie1
by graver functions. Every Sunday mass Il sol
emuized by the Royal Chaplain. An altar is ex-
peditiously reared on the still sabbath morning,
and the King ami his entire suite assist revsren
italy at the performances. The cares that Ink
with empire are also a tended to. From Saro
Geographic wires are laid to whatever hunting
ground his Majesty may select and two hours
are daily devoted to correspondence with the
Ministry and the dispatch Of urgent affairs. The
telegraphic operations concluded, his Majesty Is
waited on by the head OF his private Cabinet,
who presents to him petitions anu DEGREES for
signature. SO that business goes hand In hand
with pleasure In these remote Piedmontese
glens and gaciers-the Z mekeeper being not
more occupied than the teegtsphst, and neither
OF them tnan the mounted express who gallops
with ard for letters to SarrO, where another re-
lieyes him for Ao-tl.
At COgne an Valsavaranche there IL station
OF tdrdDineers ana ganekeepefS; anu wh0n IN
Kings arrivals expected, all becomes animation
and activity The place his Majesty mas liked
upon for the first battue has been minated To
the head gamekeeper, and he has already sent
on the Jewelers. and rOadmakers % repair the IA
miliar approaches or to construct new ones.
| Ine bttteur-, who get ten lire Il day when on
| duty and five lire when OF II, are reinforced IN
number I'll sometimes as many ~ from eigh y
! 10 hundred ale on the move. B fore i > bre *
| they have Invested rs by migh.y cnain, all the
| pe Hh- commanding rayinc, VI all the extension
! ofu glacier About III L time the steinbOk-the
+
| the mount1ius-has finished MS fepast low down
| in the forest, and. unconscious ~ his fate lac
| JOINS this or tnAt group Of his aims men as they
ascend, lei,ulciy VITA TIE sun, Co tl- Ai4lt Dps,
tu enjoy tus warmth of the ir-t sol " rays. and
tOinuu-e ga % Latte sirstl. - WIN; ue m 1uu's
! down preclpi.es ami Swimming oyer glacier.
! and Cio-iue IA and ~ upon she hsrd. iuen the
pan ic--tilcNeh ri, iNuu@ secs lie j. t,iuel'
AID there l. upthuS for - uut t. Ia BAGS.
! And back, lack, Nc uofurdngy lois, the
| tii ne cHi.ea 600 % - una wnete 'nc kMs AMI
MS lialti are Wal ins lpr % d lie tan. aroHn
/ aud scents nis ROYAL t1U. whu lies Jew YARDS III
IA nub4sI. ANA, 10 to trN Aue-prf ate sails 81 d
save mus II aid MS ahrisntel inenls, no rears
| on ms hind !, - and lucnIcs his ne u down al 4
! forward, q butt vi IA hs uprns. But cracN goes
| tho KIM ride, and the noble animal fall bead
! foremost aud ~idcloDx ON he grouni. l.l- COM
pan pns. terror stricken at the report, sea Ter a
100 ditr. tfi.4 with tlrir .eauiilui head ilNv .
rngntly ni, .. Hu4 t.eir i-flis 81 ,teud al,
lus marvellous sgriaLs. tuu cledrlr{ -rfel Al
| yards Al buuud. bIt t.l ia VAIN. fsN, Tow
shall part wher' may meetV' Tho mair- oI
! dow 20, aud drop one 1879 one inNrtl4iv NounGeI
Ihe porteur, who carry tle hIugs guns cannot
band them 60 ms Malests Last enough, "a tt'
uAttue Is "a. an eua' ANA shouts 90 triumph uiah'
TIE rocAs and glAeiers rin- .gain.
the SLAIN.
The quarry f. collected o.. a heap in the cen
trc ot di. uyru pace. AMI the kins a-slsts a. ti
process 40 mann -t.n- t'e eiin VITA rs
wnl.I 'n,f t.e -riD'ne Sportsman "a apr
seat oi tucir "ouni-, tiNlu. nea-urenen,-, au'
| r.s-ii- l'ctN .''lA-. uei 'i.i'7 lNr ulfaht