70 A MEDLEY OF SPORT 



and commences to run up and down the bank, as though 

 debating within himself as to whether he should dive 

 into the spruit and rescue gallant old " three-legs." 



Suddenly the leggy youngster jumped into the stream, 

 and as the tip of the otter's " pole " appeared above the 

 surface of the water he had it ; and the next moment, 

 with a great swing, both dog and otter lay gasping on 

 the veldt, for neither had released their hold, and both 

 were too done to show further fight. 



It was not without a feeling of repugnance that I saw 

 my bobbery pack worry the last spark of life out of their 

 gallant quarry ; but were I to say that I did not enjoy my 

 first and only otter hunt on a South African Klip River 

 I should scarcely speak the truth. 



