The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-23
Big GAME HUNTING
IN RUSSIAN FOREST
Cosmopolitan Sportsman Tells
Of Stalking Wapiti
and Bison.
KILLED GIANT AUROCHS
1000 Pound Bull Had "a Inch
Horn Spread--Trophy to
American Museum.
KILLED GIANT AUROCHS

Waiter wlnans a we'll known sports
man, an American born In Russia who
holds his American citizenship and who
has an estate at Surrender Park. PLUCK
le., Kent. England. relates IN the cur
rent number Of the American Museum
Journal, which will be issued to-day. his
adventures In hunting big game on the
reservation OF Count Josef Potocki. in
Nolnyn!a. Russia.
one OF his trophies Of the hunt was
II record aurochs, or European wild on.
the largest ever known. II tipped the
scales at more than two thousand pounds.
and had u remarkable spread OF horns.
These horns resemble those OF an Amer
can buffalo, and cast will be presented
later 10 the American Museum OF Nat
ural History.
''Through tho courtesy OF Count Jose.
Potock," says MIR. Winans 81 was allowed.
two days shooting in his game preserve
at P!lowin. where there is Il greater
variety Of different species Of big game
than anywhere else in the world.
I "Yesr by year the count has Increased
the area OF ground fenced so that now
A
/ Potocki received three aurochsen lbisoul
from the Emperor OF Russia, from the
Imperial Preserves OF NieiowicZ. and In
/ 1905 he imported Il pair Of American
buifalocs. All OF these sDecles Of big game
/ including the aurochs, have increased NC
that now there are large herds OF deer
and q considerable herd of aurochs
''Ou September % ] went shooting In
the Pilowin forest. taking Il stand behind
. rGf nj ~ a -
came past on q gallon in srTfle file fol
lowed by q Very large, horned stag, whiCl
rnot Then followed a rush Of SOM
my wapiti stays and kinds. herd OF
maral ue.r u,Yt passed with n very eooc
stag among them. This stag. however
the count did not wish shot
~ Immediately went To examine Ia,
stag I had shot and found IL weighed IS,
pounds ~ il fell. II had ifteen point,
Oh the horns-very good horns-and Wa.
more OF the European red deer type tnal
of the wap!t!. Next day | took my stan,
In the part OF the forest whore the lary
est aurVchs WIS known TO DC. This bu!
aurochs was thought to be about .,
years old. and had become bad tempered
taking to killing everything h. met. The.
had been Obliged 10 srett him like
rogue elephant. and turn hin out OF III
herd, Before this took place, however
nc killed = wapit. stag ana an America
buffalo. and ;.ttaCl<ed one Of the keeper
who was passing On horseback, killing til,
horse.
In preparation for the hunt. an Of,
peasant had tracked the aurocns and KEEP
n,U uluer Cis-rN alton for several day
ana lhht5. when h. saw me he s.oppr'.
and s,.v. him q light and left shot iron
my rifle. tie J4rIvd and started gallon
ias off, never staggering although he LA,
received TWO outlets, one in the heart an,
one IN the lungs. After going II shor
distance. however. he stopped I'm dels
th!cket, where / had 10 give him severa
more Shots 10 bring him down. lie Il
the largest auroChs ever accurately meas
ureu, ara has horns i've inches lone.
ana seven inches wider spread than H.,
record uurochs in Wards Records OF Ri
Game The horns near the head arr
like an American buffalos, but have
turn at the end rather like a gnus. Thu
greatest width between tho horns ex
ceeded tweuty-four inches. His meas
uren.nts ana weight are Officially T"
ccrded in Count Potockis Estates Records
After the aurochJ fell, heard SOM
wapit roaring. and succeeded in shoot
lag one, which weighed SO. pounds Tuii
wapi,i had horns with sixteen points
On mis- return. Mr., Winans shot an Ell
that weighed more than 700 pounds an,
this ended his second days hunt OIL th'
lis game reservation in Russia. rhi
Russian gam reservation Is consdsrc,
by Mr.. Wnuns most Valuab!. and In
terestLg experiment In animal preserve