Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-13

slowly past at short range. Even
old hand at the game feels his pulse
beat quicker as the splendid animal
approaches him, affording a perfect
picture of muscular activity and grace.
Without making the slightest sound,
even when the ground is thickly COW
cred with dry leaves. the tiger seems
to appear suddenly from nowhere, van
isning as suddenly, and 1t is astonish-
ing into what a small space he can
compress himself, crouching low on
the ground, so as even sometimes to
escape notice altogether. Absolute
quiet and immobility are necessary on
the part of the occupant of the MAJ
chan, the slightest noise or movement
being likely to give the alarm and
start the tiger off at full speed either
out of or back into the beat.
Seldom Looks Up
1t may be thought that the sports,
man is taking an unfair advantage and
keeping himself out of danger by
climbing high UP into a tree, and that
all the risky part Of the work is left
means the case. The chief object OF
his being perched at a height is that
he may escape notice, a tiger seldom
looking up unless attracted by some
noise or movement. AS a matter of
fact, it would be far more dangerous
to the beaters if the sportsman were
on the ground, as on catching sight OF
him the tiger would most probably
break back into the beat and do some
mischief.
A tiger very rarely gives any trouble
or becomes dangerous until wounded.
The heaters have strict orders to stop
the beat and climb trees the moment
the first shot is fired. If this shot is,
as 1t should be, effective. then every
thing is over; but should the tiger be
only wounded, then it is the business
of the rifles and shikaris to follow
him up and finish him off, as a
wounded tiger cannot be left to him
self the chances being that he win
take to man-eating If not strong
enough to kill game or cattle. The
main thing for the sportsman to do
is to keep cool, let the tiger come
within easy range, and not take the
| shot until he is practically certain that
1t will be fatal. Should he, however,
as is sometimes the case, be COM
PEELED to take a snap shot at a tiger
! flashing by, It is good rule not to
shoot until the tiger has gone out OF
| the beat, past the machan, as then, ii
wounded, he viii most likely GO
straight on and not turn back into the
beat. Searching for wounded tiger
on foot is calculated to afford sufficient
1 excitement even for the most blase
person.
One peculiar part OF the anatomy
of tiger is the collar bone, which has
dwindled away until all that remains
is a small thin bone, very similar in
size and shape to half of the merry
thought of a chicken. 1t is found EN-
| bedded in the flesh Of the shoulder
and requires some looking for. II is
a curious fact that, although severa
! hundred tigers must be shot yearly
the number does not seem apprecia5ly
to decrease. When a tiger has beer
shot, another almost invariably take!
his place within few weeks, follow
ing the same runs. The villagers ge
to know the tigers In their neighbor
hood quite intimately, and do not OBJ
ject to their presence so long as they
do not exact too heavy a toll in tn,
way of cattle, and always, Of course
provided that they are not man-eaters
In the latter case the tiger is a pro
scribed outlaw with large price OF
his head, and every mans hand fl
against him. The district infested b.
him knows no peace or security unit
he is accounted for, before which tim,
he VIII probably have caused a lon,
death roll, the unfortunate victims II
some INSTANCES numbering well owe
hundred. Needless to say, the de
struction OF such & mcsster is a sourc.
Of great satisfaction to all concerned