The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-30
HUNTING IN HAWAII
Chasing wild Bears and Buiis ON the slopes
Of Mnuun Ken.
From the San rrdnot,co can

Of Mnuun men,
From IN, San Fra.o,,co Can
wv" WV ~" Wv,
AS we sat on our horses, waiting for the
dawn. Parker said to mo: Now. we nrc going
to do some hard riding over II rough COUNT y.
You are on n bullock horse. and he undo rstands
caution for you-koep Il tight rein In going
down bank or steep grade. If the riding Il
too hard. or the country too rough. you need
not Keep close to mo to enjoy all the sport Just
keen close enough to soc the work DONE
As he spoke we hoard the wild cattle running
gave wnS TO oG b" ai ssh me Eray hni
sunlight, we could make ont the cattle and Inn
posing silence Parker led of down the hin.
to tho herd before being discovered
Then the fun began. The bull that discoy-
loved a warning cry and away ~" the herd
Numbered. Away we went too hcltcr-skoltrr
over rocks and stumps and fallen tree fern
banks. our powerful horses keen for tho sport
ON mad gallon after the frightened, below
ing herd. They were making for a wood
where. of course a asso could not be thrown.
discovering this, Parker and one of his men
turned To head OF portion OF the herd which
had divided and the other natives won't an
other way. 1 followed Parker by some riding
that was snrly magnificent he headed Oh his
game and than having turned them nyain into
open space. with his hssO swinging ia ionk
steady. graceful curves over his head. hu
c cn9rScd after tremendous black and white
from tho others The riding then became too
much for me. for the ground was furrowcd
hy siumI,4 of III, trcn fern
1 spoke TO my horse about it. but he did not
hear mo nj first. | reminded him of what Mr.
Parker had told INC about nv not Keeping I'M
if | did not feel like 1t. But either my horse
was n bad and wicked horse or else he had moi
heard what Parker said to me for he kent right
on with u per-istency OF purpose that was sim
NV dlscoiIrarPnr Di.rnm,n'siuT oriw for n
While. No natural tlmidity could lon. viii
stand tho excitement OF such a chnsc. L soon
realized that my animal understood the work
experience with perfect condolences that my
horse would bring me ont ali right, Observing
only the Injunction TO keen "A TIGHT rein on n
Parker grew gradually up on the bull and
finally gave sure. straight throw To- i DC SWING
ing lasso. the moose of which settled over the
long horns of the bull With the other end OF
the lisso he made some quick turns around tho
pom,nel ol the saddIn n gradual strain was
brought to bear. and soon ti,r Iuil was slnnn"d
trippe,l and t. Tcet tied hy the nntiye,
O,ia chase we had that morning Ind moro
h0urs and y.r. re,urnTnv after ,,Snd snort md
good uck slowly To- canin, WnIi;InI, our horses
long route bacl, to camp we saw u bigger wild
bull than any we had encountered that morn
ing. In u freak OF defiant sport. Parker said he
would drive or iead Tint animal back to camp
The native took unc side of the canon, Parker
the EngIishman and the other. Riding and
yelling Ike mad we began tho drive, The bull
would at omit first one side of the canon and
then the other and fading himself penned ON
both silns cav, us n terTfijc run down tha
grade until comm: to point whore there was
Il lisGt grade out Of the canon he mad" up the
bank and out across country. We 6r.t lad a
run through "A fern field. where The drippipg
iorns We. Us to the skin NJ 10 our waists. then
across "A hnIi-yonded lava bed and then "A rat
ling run oyrr "A stretch Of bjue-tonped wood
at the end OF which cominy tna little mound
the bull su !denIv came nj bay pnrkrr was
anxious 20 drive the biz fellow into camp with
out the use uf the la.@j. bat we had run him too
close. and he had decided to ight rather than
40 any further | never saw better general
Ship than that bull displayed. Ills position was
coulmnuilin.:. us 10 lnssn him inc rider would