242 POSITION FOR THROWING. 



person the best sportsman who kills most hogs, 

 but he who kills the greatest number with the 

 least risk. Young sportsmen are very apt to rise 

 in their stirrups at the time of delivering their 

 spears, and it is an equal chance that they follow 

 them to the ground. From habit, some old hog 

 hunters bend forward when they deliver their 

 spears ; though it is evidently a bad practice, they 

 will not be convinced of it, because they can kill 

 hogs ; it throws them off their balance, and they 

 cannot, in that position, be so well prepared to 

 receive the hog's charge, nor can they throw the 

 spear with the force they might be able, if they 

 sat back firm on the saddle. On the other hand, 

 a person may sit in too stiff a position, and be 

 liable to receive a considerable wrench in the 

 loins from the horse turning suddenly, or from the 

 hog charging unexpectedly, which I, as well as 

 many others, have experienced. 



The best position, and also method of throwing 

 a spear, can only be learnt by practice, yet these 

 few hints may enable the inexperienced to acquire 

 it sooner, and save them some falls. Good hog 

 hunters fall occasionally with their horses, but 

 seldom if ever without them. 



Whenever a spear is jabbed into a hog, it 



