Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08
PIG STICKING IN INDIA.
A Heavy Mornings Sport on the Banks
of the Ganaes.

OF the Gan9es.
During the past autumn there oc-
CURED a mornings sport with the
Meerut Tent club, which was interest
| ing enough to deserve record, other
than that of entry in the log Of that
well known and most sporting institu-
ton. It was the last day Of four
day meet, on the previous three days
of which a total of twenty-one boara
had been killed, their hunting having
been attended with the usual incidents
and accidents common to the sport
with one exception, which seems
worthy Of mention.
A good-sized boar having been
speared indifferently only retired into
thick strip Of jhow (tamarisk) which,
owing to the thickness Of its stems wa4
unreliable. One or two bold officers
forced their way into this thicket on
horseback, and were Immediately charg-
ed by the boar without being able to
| spear owing to the branches and 9TH
er impediments to their spear arms.
The honorary secretary, attended by
two others, then plunged in on foot
and the three, spear in hand, advanced
toward the boar, now thoroughly an
cry. AS soon as he perceived this new
attack he came down narrow path at
full speed, and was received by three
spear points, and after short but ex-
citing struggle was despatched.
To return to the original object OF
these few lines, horses were showing
undoubted signs Of the previous three
three days exertions, many were lame
and one or two had been cut by the
boar. Half a dozen members had re-
turned to Meerut, leaving about doz-
en- men to tackle what proved to be q
very heavy mornings sport.
The lines Of coolies, about sixty In
number, started off beating north along
the edge Of the Ganges at 7.3O a. mr
the three heats being distributed at in
tervals throughout the line. Shortly
after the start heavy piece Of grass
was beaten, in which pig were seen
the move, but were difficult to keep In
sight owing to the thickness of the
| cover.
However, an old and angry boar was
soon hotly pursued, and declining to
run far, was again put up by the line
of coolies, when he hurled himself upon
the honored secretary, who received
and transfixed him with a ready spear,
and he was then given the coup de
grace. No more boar were accounted
for in that piece of cover, and the line
moved along an arm Of the river, which
| here makes an island with the main
stream.
A large crocodile was seen basking In
| the sun on the opposite bank, and an
endeavor was made to add him to the
bag by means Of an old blunderbuss
carried by the Tent club shikari, but
the bullet went high, and the crocodile
was under water before the noise OF
the report was over.
A small patch Of elephant grass, high
over the riders heads, and full OF por-
cupine holes under foot, was now beat
en-, and one boar emerged and gave a
good gallop before reaching another
piece of cover. Disturbed therein, he
emerged and charged the only repre-
sentative Of the civil service who was
out at the meet, who though not be-
longing to the heat which was In pur-
suit, had followed to watch the fun,
and got plenty in return for his trou-
BILE, meeting the charge and killing the
boar with beautifully delivery spear.
After lunch a photograph OF the
thirteen boar, the total Of the morn
ing's bag, was taken; one horse which
had been badly cut on the coronet by
a boar, was successfully doctored, and
| a move was made toward the standing
camp three miles away, thus ending a
| most successful and pleasant morn
ings sport.-Field.