Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-21
INDIAN PIG STTcrs
ONE MAN WHO SAYS 4
FINEST SPORT IN ~. = NJ

Z VI Dnnrer
Q AS an ardent pig sticko, /,
a given for advancing H. may " 4
|, sticking Of course mean s'.a' q ES|
as it is practiced III India a,p 'g stislkids,||
3 ern Africa and perbans snd y; IN nxl|
: English colonies--viz, ii rid;u, IL some q vi
with spears. N'Spatchin:
The Indian wild nj, 49,,
! according to his home. ". ~ 1a'una !! "
nave ever seen were in tba = r0sgal|
mountains. where l used - euv !, yiadAs
.Io as food a, for my beaters. somsa;S~o'.. saSo' "
were Were .5a,, or vast size, bigger, chine
A popularity Of the villa
straightness of his tail as co,n ~ Ms ~
the curled appendage of fsIIpa'edh ~
brother. From the top :, ~ M a0aa
head to the end Of his snont ii ~ \ l9viA .
perfectly straight line, and j. : alra
longer snout and jaw than M II. " ny y y
market pig. His skin i y I Iaga
plush gray and his bristl.. ! nad
black, though sometimes 80 :. Gq
brown pig is found. The VIA n ], alas
never live far from water ~ -
piest in the long grass, often - ~ ~ = ~ y
that grows along the bants ) !. -. y
Indian rivers, and above ali :. ~ y
"Jao,' a kind of evergreen b,u.ss bu'%ss
that is as common as the grass ''usaFa ~
eats at night. and about 10 '' : 1dl
lies forth from cover and wiIl Il - = aas "
miles to find the succulent snoa, y =. g
other luxury, returning as 4 1ri ,nls saase
an hour before the first streaLs ~ ~, ,'a
Pig sticking begins usuallv mail = Nv ~
christmas week, when the giant vss.' ~
tion OF the rains has died down 1.. ..sss NY
~ to get at piggy, and the ,sra 49,
ground where he lives is firm ~ enou.a ,ual
horses, but it is not till the end sSI i II
ruary that really good pig st;cl;.. l. y :
gins, and it improves as the wssts st.us :
dryer and hotter till the june AL. S,,ss w q
ana pig sticking instantly ceases
At about G a. m., after a l;ob. =,
fast, the sportsmen set outNusr,rsa M
"tumtums'-to the meet, havins s' I.
their spears and horses on abesSS =
night, together with the all i,nro,.'. ~
mess tiffin basket, in which 4 bn,s rGIIs NJ
OF ice and innumerable soda wais, ss IL II
ties and beer bottles figure larpp,
is rare to gather together more 1, H.,
men. 1t may have been diTersrs
olden times, but polo is form;i,a III, /
rival to pig sticking nowadays and \.
ordinary British subaltern can rarely
ford time and money for both lnis,
from my own experience, sboula |,
the average field was not above fye Il
personally, much prefer, except sss
the social point of view, very few 4,
panions.
The officer in command divides /.
party. if large enough, into little sscdr
OF three, and each section separatestn
the other and keeps together andr
either at one end of the line oris
middle. The coolies are usually aus
5O in number and form line, c,yerr,
about 200 yards of ground Each
armed, or should be, with biz sa
and the end men carry flags, whiha
be seen above the long grass and hepa
keep the coolies in line. Behind hsz
marches on each wing ono of thes
kari's satellites, and in tho center i,ta
shlkari himself on horseback, and tha
officers, like sergeants, keep the lii
straight. and exhort, often in langua
moro forcible than polite, the apathsa
coolies to strenuous czertions II
sportsmen generally ride o few yarar
advance of tho line, unless, from thsE
ture of the covert, the pig ID likefu
break back.
A pig lies usually in kind Of faa
like a llare and will sometimes 1t
man or horse almost tread on him b
fore moving, and being often covaa
with mud or dust is very difficult toa
in the grass and weeds. When hF
ever. he does jump up, he slips alonss
an incredible speed for the first SoGs
Yards and then settles down to aVaI
fast gallop. l have known boars atom
On being put up make straight fris
irst man or horse they see before ts
lave been wounded or touched, ands
Ill know, the tusk of the wild board
ike razor, though luckily the vsla
s usually a healthy, clean cut-verya
erent from Il mauling by the fetid cda K
If g. tiger or leopard or the thrust q
tags horn.
Wherever pig gets up one OF .
ections so after it, and thereare vala
title rules as to how the pig should '
.ttacked and in what order. INena | II
Important rule is never to drop w
pear, still less throw it at the las &
ONE beginners have been known pa
pears are weighted with lead a. Y
andle, and when dropped from theil
n the long grass, the sharp end' y, =, &
he lighter, naturally sticks up 50 I 1
he next horseman or beater l.'
l know of several horliOSs
idents that have happened IN tniSse
The man who first draws Diooa
the first spear" and is entitled W.
arcass. The body is given to the ra.s 's
} eat, and the head is taken home " !.
'iumphant sportsman to adorn u y =
allow hall, or the tushes are taNsp
nd made into some knickknae-' .
purse he is in honor bound " *
lirly kill as well as prick his ioe ~ ~
the second horseman, riding Pe,5s
,ur lengths behind him. who ~ i
lost dangerous part to play. A;s ri
hen wounded rarely pursuess. s.an u M
Ter course, and the leader ,,.rar 0l,ea 3
'uch with him, while his foiioaHA is .Asrs
bear the full brunt of terrlhc ! s.,s sr',; II
is fatal to receive boars cnaisfss, fss,
ak or trot. One cannot so wv shel
,t straight at the pig, but az ''s
lgle to him as he charges. .,a d