The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-07-17
AsISANGAROO HUNT.

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Three Of as were riding out early one
Ocioher morning 10 exercise our horses,
whlcl. were training for The forthcoming
| ITany 'Tsay races. Our animals were al
lpost Thoroughbred: anl, though recently
taken otf grass. were aireaiyip harder
lcOiiditionti,an would have bpenN ualcr
similar circumstances, in any part Of the
world hut Australia. On the platns Of tire
Murray The term ''oT grass" applied to
Istock is almost 4 iOisnolDer; "off layp
would more nearly express The condition
| of Tie animals. Only ili very early spring
are thelnative grasses and herbs green and
succuirnt enuuIh 10 make horse ileshy
aud soft. 1'wofine Kangaroo dogs, PMson
aud Publican trotted At orr heels. Par
soa attained his name fron, broad white
band, like Il ci,oker, round his neck, and
his dark 'pepperand sal, cnal, Publican,
Of coussr, WAS the twin brether.r
several large d.
GREY KANGAROO
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had crossed our path as we.threaded the
scuh; but The waffle trees and pines sload
ton close, and the ground WAS too rough To
falIuw: 20 the dogs had bcen checked from
pursuit. The sun was already high. COM
sequrn,ly, for The sake Of shade, We kept
iii tile timber. and skirtci The plsin until
we approached var gallofing ground. As
PASSED through, ilie last belt 81 box trees,
a few yards In advanced of my mate. Ieslied
a inot Of Kangaroo grazing by syme ysriaa
bushes, about four hundred. yards away,
aud, 4 little apart FROM the rest flying
doe q .Ta atttrhr 4ar ssf.sf 8H# a
rus RED KANaARap a q
os ihc plaihs. wliereverseea ny The hum
Ter. Is at once pron,Hiced 40 be a'flying
doe'' A doe gives a longer and faster
rliase lliail i huck, and lhe wish is father
10 The Thought. Hol,lise ~ my hand Ia
enioin silence, j s,ori.ed 10 tighten NY
saddle girti.-. Jack aud Joe doing tile
same We knew that. u fortunate enough
10 lay the dogs on toihe doe, we might
expect ~ fast, long run hefore her tail
would he taken. Mounting again, We
moved nj a puicter pace, diagonally To-
ward the game, hopiug thus To separate
The ,loe from her conISahnis. Only
about hundred yards was travy.sed be.
fure the herd ceased brow-iug. and sal up
with heads TUNED aud ears pointed f,r-
ward. They gaze,l fnr a moment at us,
aud ilon bounded ati, the grey Kangaroo
making straight for lie nearest timber.
tile red doe lle:iiing OUT iulo the plain.
Here was splendid chance. shouting TO
tlie ,Ings, wllocould not ye. see tne quarry,
we put spurs TO our horses aud dashed
a.er al . swinging gallpp.
In the firsltwo hundred yards We gained
fast ulHn, our Kangaroo, because she had
bad moi sci noticed
THE HOUNDS, 8
aud was not going at her fall speed. But
when Parstni had got "a view aid gave q
law wliniper as he stretched himself out
for gning. the doe perceived alll,er danger,
re,loulled her efforts, aud the pace be-
came tremendous. For Il sl,Urt time the
Kangaroo bounded along, clearing twenty
feet ii its stride, and gained on the dogs
rapidly. T'i,eu Tor fur miles Ne raced
across tile level rlaiil; hut scarcely hsld
ouro own. though urging our nurses to do
their l,erl' Such aburst could not last;
neither luIsu nor dog nor kangarpoc could
stand IL. Another mile, aud We Deared
the chase; her leaps Lecsn,e short ami utl-
steady. Now We CROSSED slime rotten
grohnd. where our har-es sank kietlock
deep ill tile ciab holes, aad was all but
slilt- Thsn Ihs iesel began 10 fall tO~ard
.hs timber, and the Kangaroo sprang with
reurwcd vigor down toward the shelter.
iug scrub; her strength was not exhausted
set. she Put on sputt thai. Tor the
momeal. anslrirpeI the dugs, ,ai,d seemed
to make her capture ,lpubtful: hnt tile
dogs. iup. snw tue trees, aud facing anotner
half mile
PUBLICAN
rot 10 her rocks, stretched hinisclf ycntre
a ierre, rushed Ia and threw her like q
bare. Parsuni III moment had l,sr ny Llls
throat. A worry, a dust, q lew wesk
kicks, and the kangaroo Was dead. JACK
jumped dawn aud cut on her tail. she
well deserved 10 lie called ''flyiDg doe"
shs had given IL very fast ran, that
was nrariys.ven asiles from start 10 iinisl,.
ltwas i,ol until the hunt was over that
We ghvugiit ~ our race-liofses and the
'buckllpg, We have given them. Now. as
as I,vrctsl girlhs aud topk off the md.
dies, heaviilg Hanks aud quiyering nerves
gave tokens OF the severity of The run
rllc dogs were loo iuucl, blown /. tollow
tlr,l, bat n.n 10 some bushes aud lay dsiwu
rantlng 10 The sha,lee e,beir thIpais clloke,l
wilha8iH r. aii8H w
.s. l.ArHLFt AND BLOOD,
aud ,I,awiug their breath IL sIicrt easrs.
Ten o'cIuck was ,,ssl by il,is time; the day
was unusually hot, aud We rNle hack
lihroagh tie scrub, aot a breash o. air
seemed stirring. one VI the dogs preseia.
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