ELEPHANT SHOOTING 



General P. C. (of the Coldstream Guards) who 

 was shooting in Mysore. He had floored a fine 

 tusker which he believed had fallen dead, and 

 was admiring his prize, and patting his shikarrie 

 on the back in his delight at his triumph, when 

 the latter suggested that his master had possibly 

 better reload. Before he could do so however, 

 the elephant recovered his legs, and, despite the 

 Colonel's efforts to detain him, made good his 

 escape. 



A LUCKY CHANCE 



Although elephant shooting frequently entails 

 much hard work before the game is encountered, 

 it sometimes happens that the sportsman chances 

 upon a tusker very unexpectedly. I well remember, 

 many years ago, bagging a tusker when out for 

 an evening stroll in search of spotted deer behind 

 the travellers' bungalow of Karkenkotta in Mysore, 

 but, as is so often the case in elephant shooting, 

 there was nothing remarkable attending the cir- 

 cumstances of his death beyond the luck of the 

 rencontre. 



I have personally shot, and have assisted friends 

 in shooting other elephants at various times, and 

 have had considerable experience of the sport, 

 though I have (alas!) drilled holes through the 

 heads of a good many of these animals which 

 have escaped, and I regard elephant shooting as 

 a very difficult branch of sport, and also as a 

 highly exciting amusement. 



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