The Washington times., 1912-09-17

Facing ferocious lion in the bush,
after hunting dogs have trailed him ia
| cover fighting him at bay, and finally
killing him with one shot, is a far dlf-
| ferent matter. when experiencing this
excitement from a comfortable seat In
| cool theater than when actually en-
gagged In such pursuit.
watching another lion creep closer
| and closer. from a distance OF a hun
dred yards. winding the picture ma
chine meanwhile, until he Is shot dead
within forty inches OF the spot upon
which the photographer stands. Is an
adventure which those who saw the
Paul Rainey African hunt pictures at
the Belasco yesterday were perfectly
willing to leave for some one else. be-
Ing content to experience the lesser
thrill of seeing the finished product of
these operations.
History of Rainey Hunt.
The lecturer, Reginald Darlington,
gave a lucid description of the pic
lures as they were thrown upon the
screen. In introducing the first picture
'he gave short history OF Mr.. Ralney' s
expedition into the depths Of the Nal
robi country. Rainey carried with him
upon this campaign thirty-fve white
men, exclusive of his corps of photog-
raphers, his master of hounds, the
hunters, and his guests. Besides
these he was accompanied by 1856 ma
tive porters. twenty dogs, and a car
load OF sheep, which were used for
bait and provision.
The first picture showed the prep
arauons at Nairobi for the expedi-
tion. Here are depleted the safari on
tne march. the camels loaded with the
swiftly flowing Guasanero river. with
naive boys bathing therein, and. the
tneSinninR OF the long march across
the desert.
Chasing Ostrich Chicks.
Another interesting picture was
the one that showed the party in the
pursuit of baby ostriches, depicting
these same birds six weeks later, as
tame as barnyard chicks. The bunny
hug" the bear cat wiggle," and the
turkey trot" are quite overshadowed
by the exhibition Of the Ostrich wig
gle, which was shown on its native
heath by the originator of this latest
terpsichorean novelty.
A night between an unruly ostrich and
native African boy and the pursuit OF
a leopard which was finally brought to
pay at the top of a tree proved suffi-
ciently exciting to please the younger
portion of the audience. Animals OF
every species visiting the water hole
We're caught in the act, and this local
lty formed an admirable stage setting
for number of little nature dramas
that were enacted before the eve OF
the camera. Two rhinoscerii engaged
IN a battle fer precedence at natures
par were shown. The arrival OF two
glrafres distracted their attention, and
the quarrel was abruptly ended
Baby Elephants Punished.
A, family of elephants feeding in the
jungle paraded up to the water hole for
liquid refreshments. and an interesting
little domestic episode occurred in the
elephant family. 1t seems that ele-
phant babies are sometimes no better
behaved than their human baby sisters
and brothers, and nobody In Yesterdays
audience was surprised when small Miss
Elephant was vigorously punished by
Mother Elephant for teasing her in
about the same fashion that human
babies have a habit of doing.
The method of tracking and killing
the rhinosceros, zebra, oryx, and the
Thompson gaZelle were shown. and the
closed with pictures OF a
lion hunt in which nine
members OF the ROYALTY Of
the animal kingdom were slain.
JULIA MURDOCH.