, 1880-02-11
AN AUSTRALIAN SPORT,
Hunting tho Kangaroo.
IN lht Editor nf Ihe Chicago Tribune.

1STERIoR or AUSTRALIA, Nny. H. ts7D.--I
will make, 1t you l'lu1tse, II slight sketch 0f |.
knnHaroo-linMt. Tho Kangaroo, rs Is well
known, is found only iii Australia aud Tas-
mnnia. Its 1l,ealls Of locolnntton uIul ,lstcuso
nrc 80 peculiar, aiul It's swtftMess ~ great,
that tic claso Of 1t is attended Will excite
,ncnis md dangers w1l0tly unique. Tho
hunting tho fox In England IL over compar-
attvcsy smooth gr'tsltl and motcratc-sized
fences, with wctl-lrailsctl horses; while tho
Kangaroo lias to be chased 0yrrnew country,
full Of 'lo!rs covered with Wild grass, nyrr
,Fftchcs, fallen trees. amongst trees md their
bral,cltes OF horses lint hnyo llo supe-
riors III tho world iii speed alNl
whose power Is not lost In civilization.
Then tic dangers That yu,t arv tocncounter
mt III rra!it extreme, nre ns grcat rs lllose
mel in tfe ttEet-llunt AY usually conducted,
while lit thu lutter you 1inve not tie excite
| HlEnt NnLl dnilEGr or tho chase.
| The Encn where write Is nbout nr,00 miles
beautiful river, shale,i with Eucalyptus
trees. These trees nrc tho nnt.lrnl Kruwth nf
SesSs S sSfG FIJI foxer ers a asf Il hIt ro, Of aud aEe @
asast% % svtrs Of IT al IL Hi EIn'is. S!S Els s5, eoees
nWro " , ,sxnn!Med before retiring nt night, 10 sec
ara 5nfas o [o KY 'iyss sases VIII II tts tM os St o' y
Gn.nputt d, l'lo shore tlcar by. Thrjr canI', IL
Il l,ulf-circlo Of pled-,Ip lnes, tItrcc feet
high, whllo OIL tlln open site, towards. tho
aud tlio darkness with jnri,i. famfastic s;y.
.lgrllcss These nniiyus resemble tilo Xfricnu
more iicnry tilu,i either Of Tic othnr i,i,r uf
tso @ lll,'!il.n 1 rafes, nlti conle without doubt
ly suttl 10 bu either lIuir nr WAL lit t,,nst
nearly resembles tic hitter, Tlley uro Of
EDnt size, unrk-bru"h, we!l-mHde, an!l tnn't
~ tS ts,nsslysy %lt y WI, f e a s!ohtnE hoa
ern,g, anil Il is slirIu,,s nfnir. IT is 1nnti,.
| nf very iur,l woO, three feet ioig, foilr
| inches witle, one i1lcll tEfck nj tho Centre.
@ eirse. WIFI liz a e 1ey xs aro tf snI 70 70
ting of tie i,1s iaa * m ~ ci'en,y, s and a,lsl
iiNylnE tho weapon, return G tic
saso 4 s ad r1 fSo f9 TIN SSe' nIsnn y fSW o
ij,n,w "'eo II "1'" ''s"'" ~ '"o p'1So'' "''o
Tho full-grawn nalc kangaroo is called
"boo!ncr," an,i Is nbont scve,i @ aud iaif @ let
iail being a!bnllt tllrce and u j.alf ft nf tlts
on gruss@ @sotnetnss i1ya.llme iii; t|o iii eis 'o Of
no ] other te lin % TIL i s Is fl lq' oq paMer,af WIZ "
slcws. hit It fs i,s,i u1,y 10 nsslst +, tl,n
equilibrium while Sitting, standing on lie tl
S.t ,SSss aR% 3,T TaY mi Il; ;st!HE p"st5p 5 n s
Sn,Is on Ills tncs tost to srv 2s i%e "amtrv iv
Ur M e,lclnv h" II toiinr iI,nm no G'nma;y m
liz inn soft ,tn,etn,j lila ''',., nyrrocsi"' ':
hut tIo witt, sinetl' To,n eNpcssso, hcssvoa;,
thc opell Inns. IIls coIor ID t,rnwn, 3,ndnl
sccies. TIiey wuie ftls n,nin 'E frat, y iso w "
li0 bounds c;I:l,' 1ies 1'ent tnsfrs M. strnwat 1 NJ
lisu yeiso hut II i,t 'e vcrv tss mood Sos thorh
ti t,Ii ,n",;s nxccI1ant souu sE,s eooo' ''4o"sn
~ 'rha fanHs Il Im'ier ~ To VT in ,.neth NH,
is ,lifernnt sonawnt IN II unnanramt ~ frn n,
tn 't,1,, % vn,,,,. s w, III hn, gpo i," ai,.
IN 5mch iond M an M, 'Sat me .a go, "5n oy Xxx
,notcr II. tse in rnt wi.rc i,s' si,e rarrrs ii
nn,,x III teaM nt,i ,ya ~ s's , hGl t,,' tney
and oME nfterwars M @ S1x rst1r to It oi or , nnnraT
nnce Of danger, When The mother is hnf,l
FeseM IT. Dy o M eey etp r. case s!!e trnws
k3s lu 39'ti ~ csSn" 9o out OIL to poac WHO oreDy
str, u,efo afS ,'ignroo.ioEs ycry sWift anl
ss,,"ms, esPSGatdJ . Mdaptea 70 aiii!ttng tho
H',st SH1,e Of tsm without s1l.,ebody to buck hn
inoY JUMP hDout iltteeil feet NJ time,
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