128 MODERN PIG-STICKING 



out the three weeks of our camp. Several were cut 

 by pig, noticeably Weinholt's Hawke, which was 

 cut in the shoulder. We had lost a pig in some 

 jhow, and were looking about for him when a pig 

 the hunted one or another literally jumped at 

 Weinholt and cut his horse's shoulder (see photo). 

 This was a big Waler, and I have never seen a horse 

 cut so high. I also had the bad luck to get my 

 plum Vedette cut on the gaskin the first day I rode 

 him, and he was not able to take the field again. 

 Stubs of burnt jhow, however, were the most 

 frequent causes of injury, but these were only 

 temporary. 



The personnel of the expedition were also 

 frequently on the sick list. I took rather a heavy 

 toss the very first day, Weinholt was next, then 

 Cheape hurt the point of his right shoulder and 

 for the remainder of the time used his spear with 

 his left hand. Palmer got the worst fall, hurting 

 his back badly ; he spent the rest of the time in camp, 

 and distributed the remains of his stud amongst the 

 survivors. De Tuyll, after a succession of tosses, 

 had both his eyes bunged up. Gosling had the 

 most amusing fall or rather lift. He had just 

 arrived, and as he had only three or four days in 

 which to show his dash he started off " hello bello " 

 after a pig through some thorn jungle, and was 

 speedily removed from his saddle by a mimosa-tree. 



Though we had six officers in camp, and 

 whilst Lyall was with us seven, on only one day 

 could we put more than five spears in the field. 

 The temporary convalescent used usually to sit on 

 a pad elephant and direct the line, and, if his ail- 

 ments permitted, used to shoot a few partridges, 

 snipe, hares, quail, or green pigeon. 



