6 WILD MEN AND WILD BEASTS. 



playing their sunburnt faces to their friends in " The Row," 

 as they gracefully loll against the railings at t( Fool's-corner." 



I calculate that the cost of such a trip as I have described 

 would not be much more for the season than that of a moor 

 in Scotland ; certainly less than a deer-forest. After provid- 

 ing for their passage-money to and from India, and the small 

 outfit they would require, 50 per man per mensem would be 

 ample for all charges. During the cold weather, when em- 

 ployed after antelope and small game, the expenses would not 

 amount to that sum. Large game shooting is more expensive, 

 as rewards have to be given to shikarees to keep them lively, 

 beaters have to be paid for, young buffaloes for baits, and 

 various incidental charges ; but for antelope, gazelle, nylghae, 

 and duck, snipe, and quail shooting, the expenses are but 

 little, as beaters can be got from the villages at about 4d. a 

 head, and, except for quail-shooting, very few are required. 



If large game is shot in British territory, the Government 

 rewards would considerably diminish the expenses. Fifty 

 rupees are given for tigers, 15 for panthers, 12 for bears, and 

 5 for wolves and hyaenas. 



If the sportsman does not intend to hunt hogs, he can 

 mount himself well on the ponies of the country at about 10 

 a head, and two such ponies ought to do all his work. 



A riding camel is a most useful beast in camp, and a good 

 one, with easy paces, should be got in Central India for about 



15. 



COLD WEATHER EXCURSION. 



For antelope-shooting a light cart is very desirable, and a 

 pair of good strong bullocks, fast walkers. The deer are 

 generally in open places, where hardly any cover can be found 

 to conceal the stalker. They are accustomed to see the carts 

 of the villagers, and are not scared by them, but allow them 



