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has companions to back him: often he employs 

 mounted Somalis to round the lion up and get it to 

 stand. The charging lion is quite apt to make for 

 the conspicuous mounted men who can easily 

 escape ignoring the hunter afoot. As the game 

 is largely played in the open, the movements of the 

 beast are easily followed. 



On the other hand, there is room for mistake. 

 The hunter, for example, should never follow directly 

 in the rear of his lion, but rather at a parallel course 

 off the beast's flank. Then, if the lion stops sud- 

 denly, the man does not overrun before he can check 

 his mount. He should never dismount nearer than 

 a hundred and fifty yards from the embayed animal; 

 and should never try to get off while the lion is 

 moving in his direction. Then, too, a hard gallop 

 is not conducive to the best of shooting. It is dif- 

 ficult to hold the front bead steady; and it is still 

 more difficult to remember to wait, once the lion 

 charges, until he has come near enough for a sure 

 shot. A neglect in the inevitable excitement of the 

 moment to remember these and a dozen other small 

 matters may quite possibly cause trouble. 



Two or three men together can make this one of 

 the most exciting mounted games on earth; with 

 enough of the give and take of real danger and 

 battle to make it worth while. The hunter, how- 



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