108 MODERN PIG-STICKING 



Kincaid-Smith and Fail had gone in. Smith, White, and 

 Poston in centre soon got away after a pig. White led at 

 a good pace and speared. The boar got into thick grass, 

 cut Kincaid-Smith' s horse, whom White was riding, broke 

 a tush, and presently died. A little later these gentlemen 

 again got away. White made the running and speared. 

 The pig fought well, and was finally killed by a good spear 

 which made him spurt blood like a whale. After riding 

 a small pig and a sow the centre ran two good pig into 

 thick grass by jheel. The right rode up to help, and 

 Parsons and Thompson fell heavily. 



A blank afternoon till near close of day, when a good 

 boar got up on the right. Thompson's horse put his foot 

 in a hole, and his master, falling on his already damaged 

 shoulder, broke it. Nixon and Parsons then had a run 

 on the friendly, unselfish principle, and eventually killed. 

 Spear to Nixon. 



February 21. — Smith, Poston, and Stewart put up a 

 good pig. After a short run he took refuge in a bagh; 

 turned out of this, he went well away with Smith in hot 

 pursuit. M'Cullum rode over to lend a hand, and promptly 

 had his horse cut to blazes. This was the only boar seen. 

 The Hon. Sec, on return of hunters to camp, endeavoured 

 to explain non-appearance of pig by story of poachers ; 

 obviously a subterfuge. 



February 22. — Pouring rain. Ran a sow, then lost a 

 boar. About 2 it cleared up, and we restarted. A big 

 boar soon broke. Poston got the spear, and the hog died 

 fighting hard, having ripped Nixon's horse severely. Further 

 on two boar were afoot. One went to the front and was 

 lost; the other went back and, after some two miles of 

 high grass, was speared by Smith, and killed after a further 

 hunt in high jhow. The party then went to camp, and 

 bandaged wounded animals. A wet night, out-and-in. 



February 23. — Killed one boar, and then back to Meerut 

 in " D " R.H.A. Brake. 



Results of meet : 



19 boar. 

 1 lynx. 

 1 horse killed. 



