The Washington times., 1909-07-07
SKILL WITH RIFLE
SAVES ROOSEVELT
Shoots Finest Lion Specimen
Yet Killed at Close
Quarters.

LAKE NAIVAsHA, British East Az
rica, July His rare skill as a marks
man has e.gain saved the life Of Colonel
Roosevelt, who Is hunting along the
banks Of this lake, according to advices
from the party today.
While hunting through the jungle
Colonel Roosevelt came upon lion tracks
larger than any he had thus far
during his African hunt With his gun
bearers he followed the tracks for some
time finally coming upon the great king
Of the jungle almost unawarcs-
Cornered. the great beast turned End
charged furiousIy in the direction Of
Colonel Roosevelt. seeking TO get near
enough 10 spring. Colonel Roosevelt
had lust time to seiza ais rifle from one
Of the gunbearers, and fire one quick
shot. But that shot was enough. The
great beast stopped and sank dead in
the jungle grass. Colonel RoOseyelt's
bullet had struck 1t fun in the chest
piercing its heart.
Narrow Call.
The gunbearers declare Il was the mar
rowest call the former President has
yet had and all are loud in their praise
Of his craftsmanship. The lion was the
finest specimen yet killed on the Afri-
can hunt It was a black named malls
beast, and African hunters declare It
mas one OF the most beautiful names
and skins ever captured. The taXider-
mists from the Smithsonian Institution
are elated over the kill, as the skin
will make a rare addition 10 their AL
ready splendid collection.
Colonel Roosevelt has had wonderful
luck in the past few days. and his bag
includes a fine specimen Of lioBess, four
big rhinoceroses, which abound along
the banks Of the lake. and a plentiful
variety Of antelope and Wildebeests.
The natives with the party declare they
have never seen a more slillful or untir-
inE hunter. and that Colonel Roosevelt
rarely uses more than one shot on any
beast of prey.
Kermit Makes Good
Young Kermit. too. has been doing a
fine lot Of shooting. both with an express
rife and camera He has added 10 his
already large list a fine Honess. an
extremely rare bull Gland, which is an
ox-like antelope. only a few OF which
are left in Africa. and many smaller
animals His work as official photogra-
pher for the party, it is said, has pro-
gressed to a stage where the authorities
of the Smithsonian Institution who are
with the party are elated.
Latest reports from the hunters are
10 the effect that both the former Presi-
dent and his son. together with all their
companions. are IN excellent health and
spirits. and enjoying their hunt greatly.
Invited to Camp.
Colonel Roosevelt has accepted an in
yitation, and is now camping on the
grounds of the Attenborough brothers.
The elder of the brothers is Captain
Frederic. a retired British naval officer.
The younger is H. ". Attenborough.
who for twenty years was a resident OF
San Francisco. The two brothers. who
are rich men. have built a splendid Eu-
ropean estate and home in the African
mountains. where they live ike feudal
lords Of old. Their manor house is in
the low mountains which fringe the
southern shores OF Lake Naivasha-
while their estate runs down 10 the
shores of the lake.
The Attenborough brothers live in a
YeTitabie Arabian Nights atmosphere.
They have built a lake Of their own in
which they have thirty OF the finest
specimens OF the hippUpOtami in Africa
and It is a rare sight to sit on the banks
of this artificial sea and watch the
great beasts at play.
Adds to Collection.
AS Colonel Roosevelt was lacking bull
hippopotamus for his bag. the brothers
insist that he shoot one from their
lake the skin being added TO the coll
lection being shipped back to the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
The estate includes the mysterious
crater lake Safgosol, which has an un-
dergrOund connection with Lake Naiv-
asha- It was this mysterious lake and
It's wonderful underground connection
that suggested to II. Rider Haggard his
novel Allen Quartermain." British
residents declare thar the imperturba Bile
Captain Good, Of this novel was none
other than Jackson, the British acting
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