THE BEST MARK HO R 



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to the .303. The horns though thick were short, only 33 

 and 34 inches, and he would not have been shot if I had 

 estimated the length properly before firing. The head 

 was cut off, and the body skinned, and then laden with 

 horns, rifles, and meat, we climbed back to the top, 

 which we reached about 1 1.30 A3i. 



Mark HO R (shot on 26th April). 



Length, straight line, 312" Length on curve, 482 



Circumference, \\\" Tip to tip, 26 j" 



(Measurements by Rowland Ward.) 



After breakfast I took a round with Abdulla in 

 hopes of seeing something. Nothing, however, turned 

 up and we returned to camp pretty early. 



The horns of the markhor shot on the 26th had 

 meantime been brought in. By some extraordinary 

 good luck they had not, though detached from the head, 

 been broken in any way, and I was delighted to find, 



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