The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
GOOD HUNTING IN NAIROBI
ans TO JOIN HEAT-
LEY'S TN.RD ACRE CIIB.
Yankee spertsmrn welcome the Idea ef
shooting Elephants and such With.
out Having to Fit Up Expeditions
Of Their Own African Al, ant ages

Hugh H. Heatley of Nairobi. British
East Africa. who has been in the United
States since October difusing informa-
ton about the international big game
club which he 10 organizing and which
preserve belonging To himself and W
" Mcmillan. the American sportsman,
who has been shooting in that part Of
the world for six years. left yesterday
for England on his way home. Mr.
HeatIsy said before sailing that he had
been delighted with the reception given
him by sportsmen over here. He felt
that the club would have many American
members
Paul Rainey and Stewart Edward
White will join the club The former
will start for Nairobi soon for bag shoot.
The number OF Americans who have
shot in tn" country In tn. past twelve
months - considerable said Mr. H.atley.
i can recall orhand. besides Col. Ronse-
welt. Dr.. Ramon Guiteras. Major Louis
L. Seaman. Col. Max FleIschman. Percy
Madeira, Herbert Litchfield. Bayard Dom
mick and Henry sampson and there
are Others. Several noted English sports
men will be members Of the club, among
them Lord Lonsdale. Sir John Harring-
ton and r &. S"lous.
One Of these DAYS IA" country will
De -hot out. aud our aim is. using Mr.
MclliIlan's IN ia farm and nv own KANT
ranch "a a nucleus. Ia obtain preserves
aRgregating from 5Oo.OOO to l.oGo, 900
acres in the best parts Of the colony
The club membership will be limited to
800 The organization will make its own
rules.
During my seven years stay in the
country ] have gone IN for farming as
well "a shooting raise cattle and sell
them and dairy products. and carry on
a sufficient amount of agricultural work
to pay rxpcnsea That in my opin-
ION. IL a great hog country. for the corn
raised is OF a superior quality Wheat
yields thirty bushels to- tn, acre. though
Sairobi farming cannot bs described ~
.cisntific Tn. country l. likely To- ho
settled soon. for in the highlands the
products Of America and Enga can be
grown successfully. and III III" lowlsnds
NAV 10 grown rubber, cotton and all
tropical and semi-uopIcal products The
Temperature Of III" highlands Is about
wha- an English june ought IN be Th.re |
are more than ora. 40 natives. of whom |
arr naturally farmers !
They grow all their own foodstufrs and |
tobacco
TN. man WIZ, goes into that country
for NJ. first time to shoot il up against /
the fact that -vsryhody Is trying to tind I
him 81, He wastes . lot Of money IN .
his preparations II hs u making a cir /
:ui, OF the country he " likely 20 take out |
Ave or ak hundred sofari which Ia TN
iss- W oo af s 8, 500 q. s,Psd.,,on W.
anticipate that a member OF the club
who wishes TO shoot In .ha country will
be able TO do 10 on half tbs money n com
plete stranger would spend. Al a man
who belongs 20 the club vi u have 10 do
will be To pack his bag and come along
He can got ~ good an outfit In Nsirobi
a. In New York or London. and he will |
not buy 10, OF unnecessary things
What wild animal. In your opinion. fur
u FISHES tine best SPORT" Mr. Heatiey was
asked
Personally I regard elephant hunting
Az the greatest sport there H. But i! |
vou meet any big animal of bad character
you can &c, rough time. Long expert
snce with wild animals has conv incsd |
me that there are differences in the tenn
Of beasts jus, as there arc in |
thOse OF human beings Wheth.r n animal |
shows fight depends on iis character,
whether it be- lion, a buffalo an ele-
plant or rhino. There are many mon
that won't show nRnt Wnen attacked
and hunters have killed lions Who had
no eight in them even after being wounded
On III. other hand you might meet one
W hose breakfast had di-agTeed with him
and he would be full 81 fight
Have Won ever tanned any Wild ami
,nai-t"
Well. I brought 10 England two ~ild /
hunting dogs which had Rslloped down.
D,it I should not like to sIy thsy have
been tanned They destroy other AM
mails I have seen Wild dogs Kill 10
read Of ~ I'D animals on INV place in Twelve
months BeFOr. came away I trapped
very rare specimen for thai mart ~ he
World. a black leopard. which - the first
,Yer caught there Since | left my farm
nv man has trapped lnoparIf that 4
measured fOas inches la leuStl, and