The San Francisco call., 1909-10-22
WOUNDED HUNTER
CnOk[S LEOPARD
Theodore Roosevelt Describes
Victorious Fight of ChicSgo
Man in Africa

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-The eodore
Roosevelt, writing in the November
number of scrikner's Magazine, gives
his impressions and experiences on an
East African ranch-which in many
ways reminded him of early days on
the plains of the great west-and then
plunges directly into an account of his
first encounters with big African
game
The dangerous game of Africa" he
says, ARE the lion, buffalo. elephant,
rhinoceros and leopard. The husiter
who follows any of these animals al
ways does so at a certain risk of life
or limb-a risk which it is his bust
ness to minimize by GOODNESS, caution,
good judgment and straight shooting.
The leopard is, in point of pluck and
ferocity, more than the equal of the
other four, but his small size always
renders it likely that he will merely
maui, and not kill, man.
STRUGGLE WITH LEOPARD
My friend, Carl AkeIy of Chicago,
leopard
which sprang on him. He had already
wounded the beast twice, Gripping 1t in
one front and one hind paw. where
upon it charged, followed him as he
tried to dodge the charge, and struck
him full just as he turned 1t bit him
on one arm, biting again and again as
ii worked from the wrist to the elbow,
but Akely threw 1t, holding its throat
with the hand, fiinging it's body to one
side It luckily fell on its side, with
its two wouned legs uppermost, so that
it could not tear him. He fell forward
with it and crushed in it's chest with
his knees until he distinctly felt one
of its ribs crack this, said Akely, was
the first moment when he felt he might
conquer. Redoubling his efforts with
knees and hands he actually choked
and crushed the life out Of 1t, although
his arm was badly bitten,
LION ATTACKS ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt devotes considerable space
to telling how he brought to bay and
finally killed q lion. The description
begins at a point where the hunter is
standing beside his mount considering
what he shall do IL the lion charges and
can not be stopped by a we'll directed
shot. The writer continues:
Now, an elderly man with varied
past which included rheumatism does
not vault lightly into the saddle, as his
sons, for instance, can; and / had al
ready made up my mind that in the
event of the lions charging it would be
wise for me to trust to straight powder
rather than try to scramble into the
saddle and get under way In time
BULLET ENDS CONTEST
II could still not see the lion when ]
knelt, but he was now standing up
looking frst at one group of horses
and then at the other, his tail 1asfing
to and fro, his head held low and his
lips dropped over his mouth in peculiar
fashion, while his harsh and savage
growing rolled thunderously over the
plains. Seeing Simba and me on foot
he turned toward us, his tail lashing
quicker and quicker.
Resting my elbow on Simhas bent
shoulder, II took steady aim and pressed
the trigger; the bullet went in between
the neck and shoulder and the lion fell
over on his side.
Roosevelt at Nairobi
NAIRoBI, Oct. 21.-colonel Roosevelt
Edmund Heller and r. J.. Cunningham
the hunter and guide. returned to Nal
robi from Naivasiaa today
kermit Roosevelt anu LeSIle CaritOr
have gone TO Nakuru, where they will
spent a few days shooting before join
ing the other members of the party
here The expedition will leave Mon
day for the Guasonguisho district
According to the present plans the
party will return here from Guason-
guisho and in November hunt in the
region of Moro with Lord Delamere.
On December Is the expedition viii
proceed TO Uganda, arriving at Condo.
koro February Is, and continue on tc
Khartoum, where, according to the
schedule, the party should be on Marcel
Is.