Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-15
HUNTING In INDIA.
A Morning With a ''ssobbcry Pack. -


HUNTING In INDIA.
A MOrsaing With n ssssobbcry Pack 5,
The Times Of India tells this hunting story:
We were drinking gin and tonic under the old
tree on the Calcutta madam after a hard fought
game at polo, when friend from Government
House said, Il say. L., you are having great
sport with your Robbery pack, we hear. VIII
you give us q morning." Yes" said, "frst
rate fun. but 1t is not hunting, mind, only
we generally kill something" An Invitation
to all present to come out and sleep the fol-
lowing night at our chummery at Dunn DUN,
with hunt next morning. was given
and accepted. One friend brought with
him thoroughbred English greyhound.
l don't know what his views
We're, but promptly smut that animal up, under
lock and key lest my beauties should ca him.
We were up betimes. long before daybreak, and
after cup OF tea blew the horn, the kennel
doors were opened. and out rushed forty-four
dogs IN all. There was O splendid kan
CARGO hound, who would hunt fox in magnif-
cent style, but who never would stOOp to the
scent of jackal, and with him his particular
comrade. Manchester black -and-tan terrier,
who had the same peculiar fancy. then two
Persian greyhounds. one bOw-legged but
rare one to hunt jackal, fox, wild cat. or any
thing that turned up. His half brother was
the speediest of the pack. but an arrant
coward. However, he was useful in turning
the quarry. Then came half-bred pointers, set
tiers. spaniels rough terriers two nearly pure
bred bull-terrlers. that were slow but useful for
wildcats, and miscellaneous lot that possibly
were half pariah in blood; and finally one
hound, harrler. Seeing several strangers they
were bit wild at first, but | had not trained
them and the dog boys for months for nothing
free use of whipcord for two or three minutes
and we made start. having killed nothing,
though our pet COW had rather a rough time
OF 1t before we got clear of the large COM
pound. We got at once on to the Dum-Dum
madam, and as day broke saw fox stealing
along. going towards the environments and away
from his earths. had sent out the dog boys
during the night to stop every earth we knew
OF, and we knew most, within large radius
The Dum-Dnm maiden is a beautiful piece of
turf land, quite level about two and half
miles long by half to three-quarters of mile In
breadth. at once put the pack on the scent,
and Rolo the kangaroo, Vicky the hlack-and-
tan, and the barrier began to run. There was
heavy dew, and consequently a good
scent to view, and the fox doubled back
through the pack and past all of us, max
ing straight home tor his earth. After a
smart gallop of q couple of miles, during which
the dogs linked him over and over again, he got
home, but could not get in for the door was
let up about score of the slower dogs and
many had snap at him. but he was very quick
and eluded them ALL going away for another
straight run to some heavy Jungle In the dis
lance. but still in view and pressed by the Per-
sian greyhound He then jumped a high bank
into garden and was lost to view. but coming
up saw him crouching on top Of the bank I
kept still for a few seconds to let some
more of the pack come up and when
Old bow-legs was at my horses heels.
| 40 fQv md ho bad
series OF running twists again. getting through
the pack, and now having only one wide and
deep uniumpable ditch between him and cover
Across this ditch cOcOanut tree had beenfeled
tor foot bridge and fox tried to cross it. but
old bow-le@s was close behind and they both
rolled down into the ditch which circumstance
was taken advantage of by the Old dog, and the
fox was killed. After ten minutes rest we drew
through some gardens and started jackal. He
would not take to the open for long WHILE
and the hound, assisted chiefly by the rough
terriers, hunted up and down. gave tongue.
though every dog took share of the hunting,
Ii rushing abOut wildly looking for something
with his head in the air can be called So At
last Master Jack broke and was run into In
about a mile l then, thinking the dogs had
done enough fast work for one morning moved
on for couple of miles where there was said
to be small panther. which had done some
mischief to the villagers kids. l don't think
quite believe 1t was panther, but wanted TO
ing it was a good opportunity. We drew on
and on carefully, for the jungle was heavy,
and saw the dogs were excited, though they
did not exactly hit on a trail. One valiant
little rough terrier kept on squeaking and
owning to some scent till we got to a pile
of dead brusi,wood, round which some
began braylng, while others were trying
to get underneath it. Out jumped great
beast and made bolt. The rough terrier so
keen on the scent, was first up and laid hold,
getting his leg chawed up into splinters (pOor
little chap which made him ever after go on
three legs. Then the kangaroo had SNAP,
and old bOw-legs had good bite but Master
Tom got free, and for the time escaped How
ever, not for long, as they found him and
kept him at bay till those slow bull terriers
got up and held on. He was furnishing
little terrier badly, when l hit him over the
head. and broke my hunting crop in doing it, |
But his days were numbered, and the pack
killed him. He was tom tiger cat, and
weighed "a pounds l suspected his mate
would not be far off. and we soon found her
and killed her also. She weighed 10 pounds
After that we returned home to breakfast |
and it was in consequence Of the good sport |
that morning. and of another when q friend |
and | joined packs, and had capital run
from the Old thOrny cover at the eighth mile |
stone, that pack of hounds were ordered |
out from England next cold season. They |
never did as well. though. as our bob |
berry packs did. for the covers are too |
near each other, anu the great NUMBER OF jack |
ais about the country made them change from !
one Jack to another so frequently that they !
seldom got blood, and the hounds probably got !
Disguised. We used often to find tiger-cats; |
but that tom was the biggest we ever killed |
We used to be good deal worried with igua-
mas, the dogs hunting them in preference to |
almost anything else. One would not think |
looking beast like an iguana, had |
any scent. l heard they were good to eat, but |
never tried one. One day we were out some
iIfnfrn N<N1I l,al
the evening by jackal, and it was said to be |
a common occurrence. but we never came on |
anything in the junges to confirm such stories. |
A Baby's Startling Adventure.
From the New Berne Journal.
On Saturday evening last about five o'clock
lady called on Esquire Stanly and in