Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-28
Buffalo Jones Ropes Wild
Rhinoceros on the Open Veldt
tFron, the London DaIy Main
Urom The london Daily NiaiD

/ water left over from the rains " the
night before Into the water the rhlno
splashed and stopping faced the horse
men.
The chase had strung out consider
ably. for the horses with the cameras
had TO carry the men and the cameras
too. and they had been chosen more
FOR strength than speed. Behind these
again came the negro porters with inc
extra film boxes and tripods.
While the chase was coming up mo
rhino kept the horsemcn busy Ii'n'
after time be came piuuEing out ~ the
water 90 charge the nearest assail1nt
and the horsemen had Co ride u1rd 10
escape There were many close calls and
toe ground was dotted with aut-beHr
holcs 30 that a fall would brine dis
a-tar. but the rhino's continual cH1rg-
ing had nevertheless 10 be encouraged
Oh help. however little, 90 weU the 90 j.
mai out
Then "a chance came 90 throw rope.
Means with a quick turn, caught the
rhin1 round tho neck, and the horse
fcll back ou his launches TO hold last
bat the rope parted and the beast was
free once more
so the next attempt L1veless caught
him by one OF his hind legs aud the
rhiuo. decided TO shift his base " 1per-
atoms 10 AN ant-hil IN the adjacent
clearing His mode . progression was
90 walk ON three .-s and t' dag Love
lgss' horse after MIN with the other
lIo reached the ant-h.u ami demolished
10. and paused for q bralthing-s spell
Here the cameras Caug1t up With
the chase Cherry kaartln went Into
action on the north. CoDbert on the
south near small th)rn tree, with
negro porter beside him. The rhine.
saw GobbCtts cama e. and charged.
rho porter went up tne tree Ike flash.
but the tree was 50 small there was
not room for two. ana G1hh"u vas
compelled 20 abandon his camera and
retreat with an uFNaru stroke n DIE
horn the rhino. sent tho apparatus Hy-
ing Then McanI succeeded in at
tracing his attention, and he charged
tho horseman instead Goblet picked
up the debris found that the tripod
head was spl't clean jr two as with an
axe. found the camera Itself undan-
aged found there was enough head lcft
90 support the camera. quickly mount
ed his machine again, and was just I'm
time TO catch the end Of the rhino's
chase after Means
From one position To another, from
aut-hiIl 10 thorn tree, and back 20 ant
hin once more. the fight went on
through the long hot afternoon. Ropes
were thrown and caught and broken
mcnUed, and thrown again. Inc horses
were pulled, AN standing, one way and
another. Rolls Of films were used up
and replaced by fresh ones. The rhino.
sulked and stormed and charged In
turn
once the colonel was nearly caught
There was scarcely daylight between
the horses tail and the up-thrust Of
the rhino's head once. with the rope
on the rhino's neck. Lovelcss' saddle
turned and he had 10 jump clear TO
avoid the impending fall Again il
was Kearton's Nasal boy who poised
his spear aIoft 20 defend his master.
As the afternoon wore away little
by little the rhino showed signs Of
weakening He tottered once and lay
down. then got up and charged feebly
The horses moved him then-dragged
him inch by inch 90 a clump Of thorns
where the cowboys tied him fast.
GUY II SCULL.