The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-18
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A German Noblemsn's Stories OF Ah'eh
fnrca WIN Big Game.

Baron Luttwitz. Of Germany. noble
man, who has killed big game In many
lands. and who has had some thrilling
escapes. is at the Palace Hotel San
Francisco. His father Is chamberlain 10
the German Emperor
This distinguished scion Of nobility
and veteran hunter has arrived there
after two years wanderings. lie mas
been I'm Calcutta. India. China. Japan,
Australia, and the remote and almost
unknown places OF the world, not eX-
cepting the loftier parts OF the Hima-
layas He is a man OF not much more
than thirty years. and has a quiet. mat
ter-of-fact way OF talking about the
dangerous episodes IN his tiger, jackal
and lion hunting interesting 10 notice. His
two big trunks are fun Of costly weapons
and trophies Of the desert and jungle
The Baron recently told Of pursuing
jackals in India on horseback, Of track
ing Bengal tigers in the delta or the
Gauges. and II curious experiences hunt
ing kangaroos in Australia. The most
thrilling story he told was In reference
10 the tiger hunting at the mouth OF
the Hohla riverin Southern Calcutta, near
the Gauges mouth. He explained that he
equipped a party Of natives. VINO set
out down the Bohla In fifteen boats. The
hunting-grounds were a complete jungle.
Many tigers roamed az will there and
among them were not few nan-eaters.
CT was fortunate. however, in not fall
ing in with arv man-eaters" he said
"but / was in the region where one OF
those ferocious animals had killed as
many as thirty or forty natives AS many
as $40 rupees are paid by the Government
for the death Of any one Of them.
complete record is kept Of the number
Of men killed. and the reward paid is ac-
cording 10 this number.
zone night on the Bohla river, while
7 was perched I'm n tree watching, and the
natives were below. n tremendously big
tiger stole up. II was peculiarly fortu-
nate that / happened 10 SEE him. because
/ the natives did not know he was around.
/ smelt him before / saw him. and the
/ moment he came into view I turned loose
/ an him re was very savage animal
/ ana let forth a terrible howl. My aim was
good. however. and ! succeeded i'm stop
/ ping him I'm his career. / had other cN-
porienccs Of this kind about the mouth
Of the Ganges. and may say that II al
ways stands ,ne sportsman in hand 10 be
very wary.
1T is very siclly down there. and SOW
oral Of my men died Of the fever. The
only way 10 avoai in is 10 follow the ad-
vice Of men long in that country. one Of
the things 20 do Is never to stir in the
morning without first eating a. good meal.
Another thing is 10 always have a supply
of auinine pills. and take them three times
"A day. Then you will never have the
fever.
"In India I had a great deal Of sport
hunting the iackals on horseback. They
are a little animal, and II takes a good
horse TO follow them. / managed in this
way and by firing rapidly 10 get
a good many Of them. The iackals are
very plentiful an certain parts Of that
country. and huDting them is very eXhil-
aratng sport.
'The kangaroo hunting which l fol
lowed. however. for some time on my
arrival in Australia, was even more eX-
citing You can no longer get good kan
CARGO hunting anywhere near Sydney or
Melbourne. and because OF this, / pushed
out 10 the frontier. Even I'm remote parts.
however. except I'm North Queensland, the
country is fenced either as sheep or cattle
stations Where the cattle are the fences
are pretty high and ! found IL took "a
remarkably good hose 10 clear them
and 10 get over the logs and fallen trees
found an over many parts Among the
sheep stations. however. the fences We're
low. and reasonably good horse could
clear them all without difficulty.
II got a good many kangaroos. and
altogether was much pleased with my
stay there. I would like TO stay some
time I'm California and have a hunt for
grizzlies. bat / have made my arrange
meuts 10 go to Mexico and spend some
time there. and so must push on.'-San
Francisco Chronicle.