CHAPTEE VI. 



Antelope-shooting on the Samburmuttee Meytal Peafowl-shooting Ride 

 Wounded Buck Do. with Dog "White Antelopes Nylghae Dog 

 attacked by them Three shot Rock Snakes Panther shot at Surla 

 Invigorating Drink The "Null" Antelope Coolen and Duck-shoot- 

 ing Shooting in Bedfordshire Anecdotes Antelope-shooting from 

 Pits Gun borrowed and returned. 



MY chum, Harrington Bulkley, than whom a better fellow or 

 more keen sportsman never breathed, had invited me and a 

 friend who was staying in my camp to pay him a visit. So 

 we made an early start one morning from the town of 

 Dholka, and, riding eastward, crossed the Samburmuttee 

 river, when a few more miles brought us to his tents. 



He was most comfortably situated, in a good game country, 

 and there was excellent snipe-shooting in the vicinity. On 

 arriving at the tents we were informed that our host was 

 absent in Ahmedabad, but was expected home that morning ; 

 so, after a cup of tea, we ordered out the shooting-cart, and 

 went in quest of a herd of antelopes which we heard were in 

 the neighbourhood. We had not gone a mile before we came 

 upon them, some fifteen in number, and among them four or 

 five very good black bucks. My friend and I tossed for the 

 shot, and the luck was in my favour. The deer had 

 evidently not been disturbed much, for they allowed us to 

 get within easy range. My first shot dropped a fine buck 

 dead, and, as they went off, another fell to the second barrel. 

 They were both large bucks, and, having had good feed 



