The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-02

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10 pursue. and " any others
join In they do 30 merely as
onlookers and are not allowed
10 use their spears. II 10 easy 10
and out the FIRST principle OF the hunt.
You must Jump OF. 10 use the racing
phrase. as fast as you possibly can. or
you have no chance. except by lucky
luke. OF a spear. mot yours 70 reason
why" when the word Is given. nor
yours TO think Of what country lies be-
fore and about. High grass or bare
plain have TO be covered "aequo ami
mo" and Il IL useless 10 try TO keep
your horse on his legs by doing more'
than guide him 10 avoid such broken
ground as can be seen IN the open.
Going through the long grass al full
pelt IL a curious sensation. At hrst II
seems certain that over the burnt-up
stumps or roots OF coarse heritage the
horse will come down. but Il is marvel
Gus how sure OF foot the constant prac-
tiee makes him. A scramble or two. no
doubt, h Inevitable. but II IL not often
that any ordinary obstacle brings him
TO grief Blind "nullahs." however.
and deep cracks In dried-up water
courses and ''Jheels" are not 10 be ne
gotiated a. a matter Of certainty. and
the best will sometimes be humbled 10
the dust.
Falling IL no Joke for the steed or
rider when the ground Is everywhere
a. hard as baked bricks: few get on
without a real shaking A good man
told me that rs a rule the worst falls
were on small horses. because when
they came down they seemed 10 make
less effort TO save themselves. and 90
theh burden strikes the ground with
the full and undiminished force that
the pace creates. Last year. AZ Jodh-
pore. the worst fall OF the season. from
which a lady sustained some terrible
injuries that happily did not prove Ia
tai. was one from an Arab pony that
crossed his legs on the fat. This day
there were three troopers" two Of
them none too pleasant One man fell
into 'nullah" and got a slight con-
cussion: a second did not keep his seat
when hls horse ''pecked" badly over a
root and came down with the thick and
loaded butt end Of his spear under his
arm. bruislng his ribs badly; and the
third went head over heels Just In
front Of me during the last run Of tie
day in the thick grass.
The boar that went away ca the
right gave a smart ten minutes and
was successfully speared. As no more
came out OF the covert We advanced IN
a long line across the open country
beating the grass az we went. the
horsemen even with the footmen. The
pigs he 20 close that the line Is often
right on them before they break. and
two or three "squeakers" got up under
my horse In such a way a. to make
him Jump a mile into the air"
Two more old boars had been killed
by other parties before we had a
chance. Il IL true there had been two
or three gallops. but all OF them ended
In our finding We had been In pursuit
Of sows. and the weaker sex We were
naturally Obliged 10 keep our spears
on. Al the same time. az In a fox
hunt which does not end In a kill We
had a good deal Of fun In the riding
before all. or al any rate the more L.
norant among ne. found out our mis-
take. As IL well known. there Is no
"gamer" animal on earth than an old
boar He will charge a tiger and even
an elephant. and never reckons for A
moment the sire or strength OF the foe;
therefore. when he is At bay he nearly
always goes for the horse. or. n ne
gets a chance. for the man. That hno
old sportsman. Sir PertAb Sing OF
Jodhpore. a very prince Of Rajputs.
showed not long ago how TO encounter
the real danger Of boar's onslaught
His horse fell with him Just as he bad
got up 10 a cunning pig that crossed
and recrossed the horses stride. and a.
he was on the ground the boar came
for him. but In a moment he was IN
Jumping on one side he caught the old
pig by the hind legs and hell him until
his companions came up and got In
their spears Awkward wounds. how
ever-sometlmes even serious ones-
are not uncommon from the rip Of the
boar's tusks after an unlucky fall.
None OF the tusks on this occasion was
In fighting form and the majority Of
the men out-old hands Of the native
eavalry-were too good at the game 10
give them much chance
Az last our turn came. An old gray
fellow went away IN front. over the
best ground no could have chosen for
our benefit, as Il was equally free from
small bush and long grass, 90 that he
was dispatched after a short run. TIE
best gallop had was on our way back
20 the bungalow. In the iar distance
We saw pig ahead OF us going hard.
SO We dartCd al full pace 10 ride him
down. OF the three one fell heavily IN
the thick grass, but we others were
lucky enough 10 keep our feet Round
by the maharajah's shooting tower
went the pig. and We after him. until
at last. after a run Of four miles. We
rode him into a nullah. In and on, OF
which ne lodged. hrst to one side and
then to the other, until after a short
fght, he had had his an. The spears
We used were nearly all the long. llgh,
sort that are generally IN vogue on this
side OF India. although one or two pre-
ferred the short spear for jahblng tina,
Is common In Bengal Altogether -four
old bears were killed. 90 be hrough,
back In triumph while we were AZ
lunch. n true dCiCunor a IA fourchettc