238 Incidents of Foreign Field Sport. 



wounded, ultimately escaped. Another bear was 

 spied by a coolie, but I failed to see him. 



" 4th June. Grhur-Chunda. Went out very early 

 but saw nothing. Followed yesterday's bear by the 

 blood, but failed to recover the game. About 1 1 A.M., 

 while sitting in the tents, Meer Saib reported that 

 there were four bears coming across the maidan to 

 the hill, but though we got on our horses as fast 

 as we could, we were too late to prevent them 

 reaching their stronghold. In the evening we sat 

 over the dens. After dusk, one came out and took 

 up a position under a tree. Scott fired and hit 

 him, and as he attempted to run, I sent a ball through 

 his body, but although we then lost him, owing to 

 the darkness, his body was found a little way off. 

 In the night we were roused by a cry of " Bears ! " and 

 now occurred rather an uncommon adventure. 

 Taking our guns, we ran out as we were, in our 

 f pyjamas/ and slippers, and after pursuing the 

 animal for some distance without getting a sight of 

 him, I got disgusted, and was returning to the tents 

 when the horses were brought up. The moon at 

 this hour was very bright, so I mounted, and after 

 cantering a short way saw an enormous male bear. 

 As soon as I came within some thirty yards, he turned 

 and charged with a loud roar. I rode at him and the 

 spear entering his neck, broke by the force of the 

 collision. I soon got another weapon and continued 

 the ' run.' Scott in the meanwhile rode after him, 

 but on bruin charging, his horse, a very high-caste 

 Arab, shied off, which was not to be wondered at, as 

 we were riding without spurs, almost bare-footed. 

 The bear chased him for some distance, but on my 



