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feet, and Manajee opportunely handing me the 

 spare spear, I drove it with all my might into the 

 boar, who was now getting weak from loss of blood, 

 and had the satisfaction of seeing my gallant foe 

 roll slowly over and expire with a surly grunt of 

 defiance. 



I think these few anecdotes, which I could con- 

 siderably multiply were I not afraid of wearying 

 my readers, will tend to show that hog-huntirig 

 is essentially a manly sport, and that to par- 

 take in it successfully both horse and rider must 

 have pluck, nerve, and judgment, for all these 

 qualities will be called into play. In conclusion 

 let me devote a few lines with regard to the 

 horses used for hog-hunting. They are of all 

 sorts Arabs, Walers (as Australian horses are 

 called), Persians, country-breds, and even occa- 

 sionally a good ' tattoo,' or pony, is pressed into 

 the service. Of course, if you can afford the long 

 price that a good Arab generally commands, there 

 is nothing like him. He is very sure-footed over 

 bad ground, can stand heat, hard work, and 

 knocking about, has an excellent constitution, 

 and, though generally very gentle, is exceedingly 

 high-couraged, a very necessary quality for a hog- 

 hunter. Walers are also good, though in many 

 instances they do not stand heat and the rains so 

 well as Arabs, and as a rule their tempers are 



