The Wild Sports of India: With Remarks on the Breeding and Rearing of Horses, and the Formation of Light Irregular CavalryTicknor and Fields, 1860 - 283 páginas |
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... Standing , as I was , behind a hedge con- siderably higher than my mare's head , I did not see the boar . The duffadar , who was some thirty yards to my left , but looking over a lower part of the hedge , shouted out " Look out ! here ...
... Standing , as I was , behind a hedge con- siderably higher than my mare's head , I did not see the boar . The duffadar , who was some thirty yards to my left , but looking over a lower part of the hedge , shouted out " Look out ! here ...
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... standing position , cleared with one bound the boar , spear and all , as this was carried out of my hand ; then , suddenly turning , was in a moment in her stride after the hog . The latter had but seventy yards to reach the edge of the ...
... standing position , cleared with one bound the boar , spear and all , as this was carried out of my hand ; then , suddenly turning , was in a moment in her stride after the hog . The latter had but seventy yards to reach the edge of the ...
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... standing ; and seeing her at this advantage , before she could get her head out of the noose , I made a rush at her , and speared her through the heart . We were at some distance from a village ; so - cut- ting off the end of the tail ...
... standing ; and seeing her at this advantage , before she could get her head out of the noose , I made a rush at her , and speared her through the heart . We were at some distance from a village ; so - cut- ting off the end of the tail ...
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... standing . The boar made a bound at him . By a short spurt , my horse was just in time , as the big brute's head passed behind the rider's loins and over the horse's back . My horse was round and inside of the two in a moment ; and when ...
... standing . The boar made a bound at him . By a short spurt , my horse was just in time , as the big brute's head passed behind the rider's loins and over the horse's back . My horse was round and inside of the two in a moment ; and when ...
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... standing pretty close to them ; for thus much may be necessary , in the event of your own rifle missing fire or being unloaded , and there not being time for you to take the weapon from their hands . These shikarees should also be able ...
... standing pretty close to them ; for thus much may be necessary , in the event of your own rifle missing fire or being unloaded , and there not being time for you to take the weapon from their hands . These shikarees should also be able ...
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