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their mounts to elude the angry rushes of the infu- 

 riated animal. It is a most spectacular method of 

 lion hunting and is only eclipsed in danger and 

 daring by the native method of surrounding a lion 

 and spearing it to death. 



To my knowledge, no one has ever "galloped" a 

 lion in a carriage drawn by two mules, and prob- 

 ably few hunters have ever galloped three lions at 

 one time under any conditions. 



It was a memorable chase. The mules were lashed 

 into a gallop and the carriage rocked like a Channel 



It Rocked Like a Channel Steamer 



steamer. We were gaining rapidly and the distance 

 separating us from the lions was quickly diminish- 

 ing. It seemed as if the three lions were not espec- 

 ially eager to escape, for they moved away slowly, 

 as if half -inclined to turn upon us. 



We hoped to overtake them before they reached 

 the ravine or such uneven ground as would compel 

 us to abandon the carriage. 



Five hundred yards! Then four hundred yards, 

 and soon three hundred yards. The mules were 

 doing splendidly, and we knew that we should soon 

 be within good shooting distance. At two hundred 



