The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-03
ROOSEVELT'S PROWESS
WITH THE RIFLE
AMAzES NATIVES
Both Former President and
Son Kermit Praised as
Magnificent Hunters =
The Colonel Brings Down
Three Lions and a Lioness
and Is After Giraffe To-
day.

(By Warrington Dawson, Staff Cor
respondent of the United Press-)
Nairobi, British East Africa, May 8
With five lions and numerous speci-
mems of smaller game as the bag Of
the first hunting expedition, Colone
Roosevelt and his party rested Sunday
at Wani. near Kapsti and resumed
their hunt to-day their objective being
giraffe none of which have yet been
seen. The hides of the lions secured
have all been sent to Mombassa fol-
treatment at the plant established for
that purpose. Colonel Roosevelt has
three lions and one lioness to show for
his proves with the rifle. The ex-
perts declare that all Of the lions kill
ed are larger than usual and praise
Colonel Roosevelt and KERMIT as mag
nificent hunters. That they are high
in the graces of the natives is indi-
Gated by the rivalry among the heaters
to accompany them when they start
on their trips. All hands want to go
along and it is almost necessary to use
force to restrain those ordered to re-
main in camp. a rather unusual pro-
ceeding.
F. C. Selous, the noted British hunt
er, in a note to friend here, praises
the craftsmanship of the Rooseyelts in
of time in aiming he declares and not
since they first went out have they
found 1t necessary to use more than a
single shot to drop the game wanted.
This will be a great benefit, he stated.
when they get among the real big
game farther on.
While there had been many stories
Of Colonel Roosevelt's prowess with
the rifle scattered before his arrival it
is unusual that such stories are borne
out in the real hunting campaign and
Britishers here are both amazed and
delighted.
The party will not reach here again
until a week from next Saturday If
M tod J, ary
will remain in the Mau Hills and the
country adjacent until the fourteenth
when they start for Nairobi. reaching
here on the fifteenth and proceeding a
couple of days later to Sotik.
The trip of the members Of the party
to Fort Hall yesterday morning to wit
ness the war dance Of 400 warriors and
Kikuyu chiefs was success. The
psrty were received with full regal
honors and saw the dance from a
platform raised on the parade ground
at the fort. The chiefs presented
Colonel Roosevelt with a goat. 8 sheep.
a bull and a wild ostrich while he in
turn gave each piece of silver. When
asked about the hunting of Friday and
Saturday, Colonel Roosevelt declared
that he had Bully sport He got the
fifth lion just as they had decided to
end the days sport. landing 1t with a
shot through the brain. 1t was by
long odds the finest specimen killed
the name being particularly large and
heavy.
and explained that after killing the
lion he had landed a chetah or hunting
leopard with a shot at long range.
Both Colonel Roosevelt and his son
according to the reports that have
reached here. try for heart shots at
all game and 50 far have failed tic
record a miss. This has greatly pleas
ed the native hunters as they can take
chances in beating game, knowing that
Of -,
stop any lion in his tracks. 1t is hard
ly likely If the party succeeds in getting
on the trail of gilaffe to-day that the
news of a kill will reach here for a
day or so as the hunters bore to the
when they broke their camp
at Wami to-day.