232 Incidents of Foreign Field Sport. 



furiously, made a most determined charge. On the 

 foremost bear coming up, I shot him through the 

 chest, on which they both turned off. The dogs were 

 let loose, and brought the wounded beast to bay, 

 which gave me time to run up to within three paces 

 and to put a ball through the maimed brute's head. 

 I also wounded the second one grievously, but in the 

 dusk, she got into a den and escaped. 



"May 7th. Went at dawn to Trooper's Eock. 

 A large bear was seen coming across the plain towards 

 the hill. After a sharp run of half a mile on ' Dicky,' 

 I came up with him and sent the spear with so good 

 an aim through the heart that he fell dead. A very 

 fine male was then seen, a long way off, and I went 

 to meet him ; but ' Dicky ' began his pranks and was 

 so violent that he ran away with me, and I broke my 

 pet spear over his head before bringing him to sub- 

 jection. Taking another spear I soon overtook 

 bruin, whom I wounded and by whom I was charged 

 * instanter.' After wounding him again, as he turned 

 to make a fresh charge, I drove the blade clean 

 through his heart ; he staggered a pace or two and 

 then fell dead. This splendid bear would probably 

 have escaped, had I not had my shikaries posted 

 on the rocks, for their shouts and the barking 

 of the dogs kept him from his sanctuary until I 

 was able to get ' Dicky ' into a proper frame of 

 mind. 



" Went to Black Hill in the morning, saw no bears, 

 but speared a couple of hyaenas. 



" Tuesday. Out early to the Black Hill. Came on 

 a bear while riding along, but the orderly with the 

 rifle was so ' taken aback ' at the sight that he failed 



