The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-16

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Pakana brought into camp a couple
Of wild turkeys, which we had Tor din.
ner with poi. II rained that night.
Three Of Us. our host, another guest and
]. had planned for an early morning
wild bull hunt; 50 we were up an hour
before daN light next morning aud had
coffee while the horses were being cad
died.
There was just gray suggestion of
daylight struggling through the fog and
mist which enveluped the Cain land
scape when we rode to n bit of high
ground overlooking little valley.
There our host heard some cattle, he
said, and halted us with whisper
When the gray envelope had Trimmed a
trile we could see bunch of wild cat
tie below u.s. and almost before their
forms had become separated to our
sight our host had singled out the BULL
keep tight rein going down hill and
don't try and guide your horse were
the only instructions | received for the
hour of wild rough riding that followed
the dash down that till. Our leader
soon had the bull "cut out from the
band, and, as the animal conveniently
kept in open ground, he did not take lis
rifle from his servant for shot. but
furnishing us with n magnificent exhi-
bition of lassoing. When he threw the
bull, which he did with tremen-
dous force. the natives were
off their horses and had the bulls
feet tied almost before it could make n
struggle. 1t was brilliant example of
that expert work, but served to excite
rather than satisfy our host. In the
next band we found there were three
bulls. Our host jumped from his horse,
took the rifle and crept toward them.
He dropped two in two quick shots, but
the third was only wounded and turned
splendidly to charge its assailant. Our
host-I have said he is half white
reverted. in his nature, about hundred
years in a second. The change in him
was startling. He is a six-footer, an
athlete and would attract attention for
his distinguished and well-bred appear
ance on the streets of New York, but
| for a moment, while he slowly, eau.
tiously maneuvred, almost PROSTATE in
the grass, for a shot that should be final,
as the bull charged toward us, he was
animated by the instinct that made his
ancestors chiefs when the Hawaiians
were fighters We, who were mounted,
turned tail and ran, but not far, for our
pursuer was tumblcd over by the next
shot. Then our host recovered himself.
pardon me" he said, II intended you
should each have a shot then, but well
/ find more"
We did, and one, the biggest fellow
we saw, our host said he would lead
back to camp. This bull did not fancy
running away. He quickly took a
strategic position on knoll, with trees
back of HIM and an open down grade
before. His game was to charge the
men with lassos as they advanced, and
quickly recover his position where the
trees prevented the lasso being thrown.
He had excellent command of the only
position, directly in front. from where a
lasso could be thrown. Our game was
for one of us, not having lasso, to en-
tice his bullship out into the open,
where he could be roped. If you have
never played that game for half an
hour you have no idea how much ex-
element there is in it. The land about
there was strewn with fallen tree ferns,
brought down by nosng boars and fur.
ther roughed by ugly trenches the
bears also make. With a wild
bull behind you and horse under you
that insists on jumping instead of avoid
ing these fallen trees and trenches, even
the cOnsciousn SIS that you are having
sport and being useful does not alto
gether stifie a vague wistfulness to ht
back in camp to see what is going OF
there. But finally, after the bull haC
broken one lasso, we, who We're doing
the decoying, enticed the big fellow or
and stout lasso fell over his horns w,
led him back to camp in triumph. ! sa,