Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-30
KAISER EXPERT MARKSMAN
Has Been Known to Kill Thirty-si1 Out Of
Forty Chances at Wild Boar.
ALWAYS MANAGES TO Be THE HIGH GUN
Court Etiuuet in Fact Prescribes that
~ should De so-EnJoys HIM
self Best while in the
Woods.

Copyright, 1902. by Press Publishing Coz
BERLIN, Nov s9.-(New York World Ca
blegrsm-speeial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT will
liam's joking to Ambassador White about
President Roosevelt's bad luck in hunting
bears, while he himself was having rare good
luck slaughtering game in England, calls
attention to a passion which is remarkable
when one considers that the emperor can
use but one arm IN shooting. The emperor
is one Of the most ardent huntsmen in
Europe. He is the happiest when living In
one Of his six hunting lodges, by prefer
ence Rominten OF Hubertusstock In his
hunting lodges he never appears In uniform.
He wears a gray-green hunting suit and
a soft felt hat of the same color, with a
channels beard stuck into the band. Affairs
OF state he cannot absolutely ignore even in
a hunting box, but his ministers in Berlin
know they are not to bother him with use
less details when he is hunting.
lie has just completed thirty years as
huntsman and sportsman and celebrated the
event by sending to every ~gamekeeper on
hiB numerous estates some token of his re-
gard in presents ranging from gold watches
and jeweled scarfpins to the right to shoot
a hare at Christmas.
It is a pleasure to see his majesty on a
hunting expedition. 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that he is spared all the fatigues of
hunting or that he wishes to be spared
them. He takes his stand among the hunts
men and rejects all privileges and all ad-
vantages offered him.
At a recent wild boar drive he shot thir-
ty-six out of forty which rushed past his
stand, a total which was not reported by
any other Of the huntsmen. This touches
a sore point, for unerring shots on other
occasions become shocking bad shots when
the emperor is present. 1t is court etiquet
not to make a bag approaching In bulk that
which the emperor makes.
For big game the emperor uses a six or
an eight millimeter rife. 1t seldom hap
pens that wounded game escapes him
What he shoots either falls Immediately
or falls at a distance of from thirty to
nifty yards. At his side he wears a dagger
and on his hip a revolver in a red leather
case. Behind his majesty in constant at
tendance is Baron Won Heintze, the court
huntsman. and behind the baron are two
rife carriers whose duty it is to load and
hand the weapon to the emperor.
1.-THE emperor kills a buck with a fine
head of horns he hangs a small silver
plaque on the antlers inscribed wv. H."
~ NhS hNiCA w bSpoCldlg nu6 Nc pro-
duces a larger plaque. The heads of beasts
distinguished in this way are specially pre-
pared for his collection.
For the big court hunts there is always
a kitchen tent on the field and the emperor
loves to have SOM OF the game he has
shot prepared for an outdoor meal. After
luncheon he smokes a couple of cigarettes,
using a long meerschaum mouthpiece. AT
evening he smokes a nine.
For the servants and huntsmen there Is
always plenty of hot grog and as much
game as they can eat, both grog and food
being prepared on the spot. His majesty
always comes along to, see how the men are
enjoying themselves. He has even been
known to taste the hunt grog," as 1t is
called.