The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-02
THREE BULLETS
THREE LIONS
THREE MINUTES
Fy.President Roosevelt Bowls
Over Kings of Beasts Like
Western congressman.
KERMIT IN RUNNING
WITH RIFLE AND CAMERA
FIRST DAY IN MAU HILLS PROVES
PRODUCTIVE OF MUCH
SPORT.

vsirobf. British East Africa, May l.
F,ur lions are trophies Of ex-President
p,ossveit.s camp in the Mau hills to-
-isbt and the two hundred or more
native followers are rejoicing with the
American party in the celebration Of
the unusually good luck.
The lions were bagged yesterday, and
C,r,rel Roosevelt's mighty gun brought
.srse Of them TO earth. each on the
s-st shot Thus one of the presidents
f7ndest ambitions has been realized,
and he is proud. too, that the fourth
Jungle king fell before the rife Of his
son. Kermit, who, however, took three
shots 70 kin his quarry.
Roth father and son are jubilant. It
was their first lion hunt, and 50 mag
riHcent a kill was far beyond their eX-
rActations. but lions have been plenti-
ful in the hills for the past month, and
The English hunter, W. ". Selous, has
been 5ut for several days laying plans
for their extinction. How we'll he sue
ceeded can be seen of the results Of
Yesterdays chase
Mr.. SsIous accompanied the former
president who also was attended by
the usual retinue of heaters. Usually
the heaters go into the jungle with con-
siderable trepidati0n. but as Colonel
R0osevelts reputation as a hunter had
reached here long before he arrived i'm
person the beaters ON this occasion
we're exceptionally enthusiastic. They
seemed even eager TO play a part in the
first hunt of the distinguished Ameri-
can.
Full Array of 5eaters.
The caravan started early Thursday
morning from the ranch of Sir Alfred
Pease on the Athi river, and proceeded
slowly 10 the Mau hills. This range is
open for wide areas. but in places is
covered with dense growths where game
IS plentiful The first night In camp
was without especial incident. no at
tempt being made to go after lions, al
though their call was heard now and
then during the night; but at dawn the
camp was astir. and the drive speedily
organized. The native beaters set out
IN all directions under the instructions
Of the head man" armed with all sorts
Of noise-making devices, which could
not but arouse any game within ear
shot Some of the beats proved blanks,
but by nightfail no less than ten kinds
Of game had been bagged. Kermit, dur
ing the greater part OF the day, did
more effective work with his camera
than with his gun, allowing Mr.. Roose-
Welt the muCh-prized shots.
Details Of the actual shooting were
not brought down to NsirObi today
from the camp. but it was declared that
IN each case single bullet from Mr.
Hoosevelt's rifle suficed to bring down
us lion. From this it is regarded that
colonel Roosevelt is living up to the
reputation which he has gained here of
being a crack shot All the lions were
OF normal size and. after the natives
had dragged them together I'm the grass,
they executed the usual dance around
the trophies
The party plans 10 so south tomorrow
WIN the hope Of baggiHg one or more
efaiiss. The chances are Mr.. Roose-
Ie''s good luck viii continue. for ma
ives and settlers from ali sections re-
Port game as very plentiful