22 REMINISCENCES OF PIG-STICKING. 



Before proceeding further, I may as well mention that 

 two parties were made as to riding the pigs, viz. — Lord 

 Beresford, Archie Hills, Captain the Honorable Harbord, 

 and Lawrie Johnstone made the first; and the second, or 

 home team, was made up of Stocks, Ferguson, Lyall and 

 the Nawab Bahadoor with the rest of his brothers ; and, 

 as to myself, I was appointed a General Commander-in- 

 Chief, and had to look after everyone and everything ! 



As I said before, the pig made for the patiales, but with 

 the good horses and still better riders he had not the 

 ghost of a chance. After one or two jinks, he came 

 in straight into Lord William, who dropped him dead 

 with one spear. Johnstone claimed having first touched 

 the pig; but, there being no blood on his spear and very 

 little mark on the pig, he had to give in. This was a 

 rather good boar, and measured about 33", an old gun- 

 shot wound made him go slightly lame. 



No sooner was this pig killed than there were shouts 

 of another pig being seen in the di&tance coming across 

 the maidan, and evidently making for the patiales. There 

 was a pell-mell rush, and after an exciting chase of a 

 couple of miles — the pig was about a mile off when first 

 seen — Captain Harbord, who was ahead of everyone, was 

 seen to swerve off and put up his spear, of course, that 

 meant sow. This ride brought us considerably out of 

 the line of country we wanted to beat, so we determined 

 not to try any more crops or grass on our way, but make 

 straight for our destination, which was still some three 

 or four miles away. 



