Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-08
Anuserrients
African Hunt Pictures.

I
Paul j. Rainey, wealthy American
sportsman, who went into the Arctic re-
gfon and returned with some remark
able pictures of polar bears and Of the
animals and birds of the frozen lands
as those creatures were tracked down
with motion picture camera and with
gun. has had even more exciting adven-
ture in Africa, where, under the equa-
tor. heading great expedition that he
equipped and conducted at an expense
Of thousands of dollars, he ran lions,
leopards and other wild beasts to bay
with the aid of American dogs One
of the results of his African expedition
was to obtain the most remarkable
hunting pictures in motion ever made,
and, although the dock strike in London
cost him over 5000 feet OF film through
the miscarriage of an express pack
age, he was fortunate enough to have
preserved other films that are unique in
motion picture photography.
At the Pinney last evening these films
constituted an exhibition that en-
thralled and entertained the spectators.
The difficulties of the taking of each
film and the points Of interest In the
pictupres were carefully and intelligent
~ set ICTtl Wy Il LECTURER.
The hunting pictures that were shown
were, of course. unusuals and were
taken at great personal risk by the mo-
ton picture men of the expedition, but
to the naturalist and to the observer
generally nothing surpassed in interest
the series of views showing water
hole" where animals of the plains and
Of the mountains came to drink. and
where none molested the other, except
to obtain the most desirable spot at
the hole. The rhinoceros drank his fill
while smaller animals of other species
stood close by, and monkeys. birds,
small deer, zebras and elephants at
various times came to the pool. often
encountering each other but making no
demonstrations of hostility. The gil
raffe, who did not like to be disturbed
while he was drinking, did not hesitate
to kick out of the way too-insistent
zebra. and Mamma Elephant was per-
sistent in thrusting aside the little one
of the family who wanted to drink
/ when he already had enough.
| A lion hunt by the dogs was filled
with excitement and thrills, and the
| camera men got within a few feet of
the beast at bay. When ne was quite
exhausted from the attacks upon him
by the intrepid dogs, men of the party
killed the beast with few mercifaul
shots. A rhinoceros was killed as he
charged upon q camera man. and there
WAS also a series of scenes taken dur
ing hunt for leopard. The animal
was freed by the dogs, and the Aire-
dales Of the group. climbing the tree,
chased the wild beast to the ground.
where in few minutes the dogs had
him lifeless The capture of a hyena
whose foot was caught in a trap and
who within close range was seen as he
was put into cage for trip to Amer
| lea, was an exciting adventure, and
there were also highly interesting pic
lures of ostriches, Of the expedition
and of some of the unique incidents that
marked the passage of the 'safarf' or
| guiding party, across the equatorial
regions.
The pictures will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow matinee and night. A
special admission price of Is cents will
be given school children at the Saturday
/ ma Hnee