The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-20
ROOSEVELT GAME,
SA YSL|ON HUNTER.
Man Who Went With Him on
the Chase Found Him Reso-
lutte and Good Shot.
BAeeINe HIS FIRST LION
The Wounded Animal Was
Charging Close to Him When
a Bullet Felled Him.

New York. June ls,-Expressions OF
the highest admiration for the proves
of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his
son. Kermit Roosevelt, as big game
hunters were voiced yesterday by L. j.
Tarlton. of Nairobi, professional big
game hunter. who accompanied thu
Roosevelt party on its expedition
through East Africa. Mr.. Tarlton said:
~ was with Colonel Roosevelt when
he bagged his first lion. He showed
GOODNESS and steadiness which would
have been remarkable In professional
hunter used to lions. We ran across
male lion when we were mounted
and the colonel alone fired.
THE lion was barely scratched and
kept up its run away from us. bic
fred again and missed The thiro
time he fred the lion was hit again
and fell. We dismounted and ap-
preached within 200 yards OF 1T.
/ The colonels next shot angered the
| lion and he came for us. Now a lion
can cover its hundred yards in abou,
eight seconds, and the colonel had Just
sixteen seconds 10 finish 1t. He fired
| twice without stopping the lion, al
though he hit 1T, and I said
81 guess l had better take a shot at
him.
".All right, go ahead the Colonel
said
~ fired and missed. my shot going
low. The colonel chuckled. and his
/ next TWO shots finished the lion.
| ~ am glad you missed him. he said.
L wanted to get my first lion myself
Now that was most remarkable.
The colonel had never dealt with any
| thinp thap -,
which doesn't compare with the lion
in speed and ferocity, as it is a rather
clumsy beast. A professional hunter
used to lions would have expressed
his dIspleasure "a my miss. because
TO let a lion get within hundred yards
is most uncomfortable thing
| But the colonel is absolutely fear
less. He doesn't know what fear
means He is steady, a wonderful shot,
who surpasses most professional hunt
ers in this respect. He has been quoted
as saying that he regards Kermit as
better huntsnan than himself l am
not inclined to agree with that, al
though Kermit is a remarkable hunter
on his good days. He is the second
hunter that ever shot a bongo.
The only other hunter who ever
basged a bongo Is professional. Ker-
mil got two. He got a koodoo bull,
and that was a record Any one who
has ever hunted koodoo will tell you
how difficult that is. They have
perfectly wonderful sight and sense OF
smell. Get within mile of one and
he Is off. If he gets your scent. The
are very shy. consequently few are
basged.
Wonderful Walker.
Kermit is perhaps the most wonder
| full walker that we have ever had in
our territory. j only know one man
| who could keep up with him. 1 am
| something OF walker myself, but I
can't stride it with him. He can do
| his thirty miles a day over any kind
| of country without turning a hair
"kermits shooting speaks for him
better than anything I could say. He
not only got more varieties. but more
| specimens of the various varieties than
any other huntsman of his age in that
| territory. He got many OF his speci-
| ments while alone. was with him
when he was hunting bongo, but not
| on the day that he hagged his speci-
men.
Colonel Roosevelt got the most note
worthy bag OF game since we have
been outfitting safaris, He was of
great assistance in the actual man
agement OF the expedition, which was
a problem, There We're 800 natives in
the party, and the country through
which we travelled made 1t necessary
| TO carry almost everything on the
heads OF carriers, Only in the most
favorable localities was 1t possible to
use wagon, The colonel's military
resourcefulness and his ability to in
| spire his party Were great factors in
covering the amount of ground which
1.-THE expedition did.
One result of the colonel's visit, I
think, will be that more Americans will
avail themselves of the opportunities Of
British East Africa as big game coun-
TRY. The coloners tri shows that 1t is
/, possible to bag more different kinds of
trophies there than anywhere else In
the world"
Mr.. Tarlton had a Photographic letter
from Colonel Roosevelt, in which he
| said:
"Messrs, Newland. Tarlton & Co.
/ "Gentlemen,--As in less than a fort
! night shall take steamer at Condo