The Wild Sports of India: With Remarks on the Breeding and Rearing of Horses, and the Formation of Light Irregular CavalrySmith, Elder and Company, 1860 - 307 páginas |
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... - edged , fluted , coming to a keen point , and kept as sharp as possible . There is a spring in the sheath which catches the handle of the blade when it is down in the sheath ; when required for use , WILD SPORTS OF INDIA .
... - edged , fluted , coming to a keen point , and kept as sharp as possible . There is a spring in the sheath which catches the handle of the blade when it is down in the sheath ; when required for use , WILD SPORTS OF INDIA .
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... coming over the brow of a hill about half a mile from the cane , he stopped dead , and pointed to an object in a dhall field below us , saying , " There he is . " In the mist of the morning this appeared to me like a large blue rock ...
... coming over the brow of a hill about half a mile from the cane , he stopped dead , and pointed to an object in a dhall field below us , saying , " There he is . " In the mist of the morning this appeared to me like a large blue rock ...
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... coming on his chest and rolling over , then jumping up and going off unhurt ; while we , the riders , pulled up , seeing that the place was impracticable . I suffered from numerous accidents in riding this little hunter . One time , in ...
... coming on his chest and rolling over , then jumping up and going off unhurt ; while we , the riders , pulled up , seeing that the place was impracticable . I suffered from numerous accidents in riding this little hunter . One time , in ...
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... coming up , with diffi- culty disengaged my foot from the stirrup . The long hunting boot and spur had been thrust through the stirrup with such force that the latter was bent ; and had the horse dragged me but a few yards in this ...
... coming up , with diffi- culty disengaged my foot from the stirrup . The long hunting boot and spur had been thrust through the stirrup with such force that the latter was bent ; and had the horse dragged me but a few yards in this ...
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... Coming to this point , I turned my horse to look for the boar and the riders , since , if they had passed me , they must have been in view on the hill side . Suddenly , and only about fifty yards in front of me , appeared the younger ...
... Coming to this point , I turned my horse to look for the boar and the riders , since , if they had passed me , they must have been in view on the hill side . Suddenly , and only about fifty yards in front of me , appeared the younger ...
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