4 i6 REMINISCENCES OF 



foxhound ever bred. The rush, however, of twenty-six 

 hounds on different sides whenever the leopard turned 

 in any one direction seems to have left him neither time 

 nor presence of mind for a single well-directed blow 

 or bite. Eventually, when a second shot put an end 

 to the animal's life, he was found to be a full-grown 

 leopard, measuring seven feet and weighing 7 st. 4 Ib. 



" The pack which performed this wonderful ex- 

 ploit was almost exclusively from the Pytchley 

 kennels, as Mr. Dalyell was in the habit of obtaining 

 an annual draft from his relation, Mr. Anstruther 

 Thomson, but it is satisfactory to all who are in- 

 terested in the ' Kingdom of Fife ' to be made aware 

 that the one hound which was most distinguished 

 on the occasion was ' Royster ' by Fife ' Sportsman,' 

 out of Fife ' Dairymaid,' a three-year-old dog which 

 had been two seasons in India. 



" The skin of the leopard was retained by Mr. 

 Dalyell as a trophy, but the head of the animal, hand- 

 somely mounted by Ward of Wigmore Street, was 

 presented to Mr. Anstruther Thomson by the members 

 of the Madras Hunt as a suitable acknowledgment of 

 their appreciation of his kindness in supplying them 

 with hounds of such wonderful stamina and pluck." 



1868. HOUNDS PRESENT (13 COUPLE.) 



And three others, names not known. 



