The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-02

a series Of grunts and snorts and q sounder
Of pig dart of into the Jungle. The nearest
group dash after them, only 70 and that it
Is q little family party, consisting Of an old
Sow and her young. The leading horseman
raises his spear horizontally over his bea 5
as a signal, and tho riders pull up and va I
Tor the line TO come up TO them.
Almost at the same moment a fine old
boar breaks TO the right front, and for
horSemen are going all they know E~- to
keep him In sight. For nearly a mile ne
takes them at racing pace as straight as a
die. One OF the RIDERS Is close on him;
his spear Is lowered as he overhauls him
foot by foot, but a sudden link at right
angles through q thick patch Of jungle
allows the second horseman to cut In and
do the riding for another half mile. The
other two riders have come 20 grief and are
busy picking themselves up.
The pursuit o~ontinues-whioh will crack
first, the boar or the horseG The pace has
been terrific. At last the spear is lowered
and just a. the rider would run 1t In be-
hind the shoulder the boar gives a ink
to the left, with the result that he receives
a prod in the tick part OF the hind quarters.
Infatuated at tNe pain he wheels about and
t GSnsc oSsrrv t tnSn, s be GIN. Ar : pretty w., sight . .s as
grunt he PUSHES at III steed. The old
Arab gives a jump TO one side to avoid
the upward thrust Of thu cleaning tusk,
narrowly escaping q ripped side. At the
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another onslaught the second horseman
comes up, and with a clever point runs
his spear well IN behind the shoulder and
the mighty boar keels over with a few ftful
struggles.
The line which has been slowly following
on comes up; the heated riders repair to the
elephant, which is loaded with iced soda
water; four coolies are told OF to carry
the boar home 70 camp, while the elephants
are watered in the river, and the beat then
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nearly all the groups having a dart in turn
until about IL O'Clock, W hen the sun becomes
too powerful, it is time to call a halt for
breakfast.
This We find laid out for us, and, hot and
thnsty, We pour down cup after cup OF tea.
About IL O'Clock We lie down IN our char
poys to pass the heat Of the day under the
shade Of the trees.
An old boar takes us over a grand line Of
country when We resume the hunt. After
about half q mile he think to lose US by
driving straight into a grass fire. The
horses, maddened by the cracking flames.
charge headlonR, moving In leaps and
POUNDS until we have cleared right through
It, and are still on the heels OF the boar,
when suddenly we are all three on our
heads, for unknowtngly we have struck
III hundred acres, . a well known and
always to be avoided spot in the Meerut
Khadir. For nearly a square mile the
country S,sS ry 4 ~pSn niH1 %,t being 5Er nOIHeyCombed
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trioate our steeds and regain solid ground
again, but devil a sign Of he pig, who has
given us the slip.
After some delay In drawing round,
lest he may be laying up, there is nothing
for IL but to return to the line. Toward
dusk we reach our new camp, and find
everything ready in true Indian style and
the best Of dinners waiting 20 be eaten.
How soundly We sleep that night! Not
even the bowling OF the jackals. almost
at the tent door, disturbs our rest.
on again at dawn, this time to draw q big
cover. Some two hundred natives have been
chartered from a n~eighboring village to
beat, and as we take up our positions In
pairs at the likely exits round the edge
Of the wood we hear the tomtoms com
mence their rattle in a distant corner; the
shouts OF the natives grow louder, pro-
claiming the approach OF the drive; you can
feel your horses heart going thump, thump,
against your boot as he stands with ears
pricked straining every muscle In his body
Suddenly there IL a rustling In the bushes
and a young puck breads cover, while a
few minutes later an old boar steals noise
1 ss are ou st Sgon him of II q fuIi pursuit N 'f He i
heading straight for the big canal not half
a mile distant; a desperate effort to catch
} him before 1t is reached, but he beats VS
on the post, and Is half way across before
There is nothing for IL but to dive into
the water. Now he IL up the opposite
bank and OF into the bushes. Our horses
are used to Inc water and carry us safely
across, but il N one thing to limp into a
canal and another to get out on the far
side. Luckily we strike a place where
the banks are not too steep, and we scra mble
out very wet, but nom the worse, except
for tie loss Of a stirrup leather or two.
BY this time the pig has gained a quarter
ola mile start OF Us, but il being open ground
we are able to see him and are soon again
on his trail. A series Of jinks gives us each
in turn a chance to strike the death blow,
and we reel him over, fighting to the 6nish.