430 A LION-SPEARING SAFARI. 



Colonel Roosevelt, during his hunt along the Nile, killed two 

 bulls and one cow of the rare giant Eland type. He was much 

 elated at his success. 



The eland is the largest of all the antelopes. It reaches the size 

 of a large horse and may weigh as much as i lOO pounds. The 

 expression of the face is gentle and sheep-like ; the body is thick and 

 heavy, but the limbs are slender. Its disposition is in keeping with 

 its looks. Easily domesticated, it is a valuable animal for Africa. 

 The meat is said by many to be superior to beef, but has a peculiar 

 venison-like flavor. 



THE ELAND ALWAYS RUN AGAINST THE WIND. 



The eland is the one antelope that is naturally fat ; and in good 

 pastures it becomes so heavy that it is easily run down in the wild 

 state by dogs or horses ; but it has been observed that the eland will 

 always run against the wind whenever possible if pursued, and this 

 gives it an advantage over the horse. Like the majority of ante- 

 lopes, the eland seems to be independent of water, frequenting the 

 most desert localities far from streams and rivers. The striped 

 eland is a rare specimen and seldom seen. 



Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit, together with the members of 

 their shooting party, who returned to Gondokoro on the evening of 

 Saturday, February 26, on the Belgian boat Boch, spent Sunday in 

 resting up, their experiences during the past few days in search of 

 giant elands having proved rather fatiguing. 



In the evening the party dined with the district commissioner, 

 who remarked on Colonel Roosevelt's fine health. The others 

 showed need of rest after an arduous year's trip. 



The Colonel confessed to his first malady since leaving New 

 York — a slight attack of homesickness. The confession came after 

 the receipt of a message from his wife and daughter, who had 

 arrived at Naples, preparatory to going to Khartoum to meet him. 

 When notified that a committee of Westerners would meet him in 

 Khartoum in an efifort to get him to return to the United States by 

 way of the Pacific coast, the ex-President shook his head. 



" I want to get home as quickly as possible," he said. " When 



