Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-22
RANCH LIFE IN EAST AFRICA
ROOSEVELT GIVES RESULT OF
HIS EXPERIENCE.

NEW YORK, October 22-Theodore
Der of Scribner's Magazine. gives his i'm
pressions and experiences on an East At
rican ranch-wh.ch in many ways reminded
him Of early days Of the plains Of the
great west. and then plunges dii ectly into
an account of his first encoNnters with
big African game.
THE dangerous game of Africa" he
says, ARE the lion, buffalo. elephant.
rhinoceros and leopard TIE hunter who
follows any of these animals always does
SO at certain risk of ltfe or limb; a
risk which it is his business to minimize
by GOODNESS caution. good judgment and
straight shooting. The leopard is in point
of pluck and feroSity more than the equal
of the ether four, but his small size al
ways renders it likely that he will merely
maui. and not kill a man.
Leopard Killed Barehanded.
my friend Carl Akely of Chicago. ac-
tually killed barehanded a leopard which
sprang On him He had already wounded
the beast twice. Gripping It in one front
and one hind paw. whei eupon 1t charged.
followed him as he tried to dodge the
charge. and struck him full just as he
and again as it worked up the arm from
the wrist to the elbow. but Akely threw
it, holding It's throat with the other hand,
and flinging its body. to one SIDE 1t luckily
fell on its side with Its two wounded legs
uppermost. SO that it could not tear him.
He fel! forward with it and crushed in its
chest with his knees until he distinctly
ielt one of its ribs crack. This, said Ake1y.
was the first moment when he felt he
might conquer. Rebuilding his efforts.
with knees and hand, he actually checked
and crushed the life out OF 1t, although
his arm was badly bitten.
Mr.. Roosevelt devotes considerable space
to telling how he brought to bay and
finally killed a lion. The description be-
gins at point where the hunter is stand
ing beside his mount, considering what
he shall do II the lion charges and cannot
be stopped by well directed shot. Inc
writer continues:
Now, al elderly man with varied
past, which includes rheumatism. does
not vault lightly into the saddle, as MS
sons, for instance. can. and had already
made I'D my mind that in the event OF
the lions charging it would be wise for
ne to trust. to straight powder rather
than to try to scramble into the s.ddle
and get under way in time.
Makes Safe Shot.
II could not see the lion when I knelt.
but he was now standing up, looking nrst
at one group OF horses then at the other,
his tail flashing to and fro, his head held
low and his lips dropped low over his
mouth in peculiar fashion. while his
harsh and savage growing rolled thun-
cerously over the plain. Seeing Simba
and me on DOT. he turned toward US, his
tail ASKING quicker and quicker.
Resting my elbow on Stmba's bent
shoulder, l took steady aim and pressed
the trigger. The bullet went In between
the neck and shoulder and the lion fell
over on his side, one Oreleg In the air.
He recovered in a moment and stood up,
evidently very sick. and once more faced
me, growing hoarsely. I think he was
on the eve OF charging. I fired again at
once and this bullet broke his back just
behind the shoulders, and with the next
1 killed him outright after We had gath
cred round him"