The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-17
TIGER HUNTER VISITS JUNEAU
 ON COAST TRIP
Well Known Artist Tells of Recent Big Game Hunt
 While Tn India. ,

An interesting account of a recent big game hunt in India, detailing the methods employed in heating for the elusive tiger and the willy leop- ard was given by i. S Vernay, ar list of London and New York. who was in Juneau last night on the Prin cess Alice, making the round trip Before coming North MT. Vernay spent two months in Northern and Southern India in game hunts When he returns to Vancouver, he will spend a month. in the Rockies on a hunting trip and may come to Al aska next year and enjoy hunting. in the North.
 In talking of his hunt in India, MT. Vernay spoke first of the effective methods used in beating for tigers. About 16 elephants were used,. 12 Of them being reserved for the beat ing" Early on the day of the shoot trackers, known in India as shikari. natives ofslthe country thoroughly conyersant with the wherea bouts of game, were sent out 10 find pug marks of the tiger. Before a10 o'clock they returned with the ne cessary information and by that. haqr. the party started out for the place the tiger was supposed to be.eavhen the spot was reached conference took place and plans made for the shoot.
 Elephants on Guard
 The person in charge of the party issued his instructions to the ma houts on the elephants, dealing with the course they were to beat" as well as their starting point All was done as Nuietly as possible and talk, ing was even done in a whisper. Po- sitions were subsequently, taken by the elephants, the l2 of them stand ing almost together and not more than 10 feet apart. Natives were also /posted in trees at intervals along the side of the track for the purpose of stopping the animal in case he tried to get out These men carried sticks and when the tiger approached them tkey knocked against the tree This procedure in- Yariably kept the tiger inside the leat where he was wanted Then the beating for the animal com menced
 The elephants started out in line in close formation walking slowly forward through the long grass, often ,e h; ;al, rVhatr was to force the tiger forward to- wards the guns waiting at the other end of the beat" Realizing their approach, the tiger quickly sought cover retreating in the direction, of course, of the guns. Owing to the long grass he could not be seen but when the elephants commenced mak ing Q noise, tapping their trunks on the ground making peculiar squeaks or otherwise contributing to a gen eral orchestra, that was sufficient in dicatioI of his presence. The ele- plants, well trained, always knew when he was around and they quick. ly communicated the information to their riders. Once he was discovered the tiger was invariably "beaten" out to the open and there the guns opened up on him. In his party, Mir Verney said, there were five guns and during his hunt seven tigers out of II chased out to open were shot
 Leopard More Wary
 He intimated that it was a little more difficult to get the leopard. Unlike the 5iger, who kept about 30 feet ahead of the elephants. the leo pard remained almost at the feet of his pursuers, slyly turning his head every few feet seeking an outlet Of escape. He seemed to know that by proceeding ahead he was approach. ing his doom and always aimed to get back through the elephants. Oc- casionally the elephant was attacked by either animal.
 The great part played by trained elephants in the dense jungles of h. dia in hunting wild game, was em phasized by Mir Vernay. They went forward and with their great strength