THE SPORT OF RAJAHS 

 As a matter of fact, pig-sticking 

 may equally claim an affinity with 

 polo and with racing. And to the 

 glorious attractions of these it adds 

 a taste of the best of all hunts — 

 namely, the pursuit, with a good 

 weapon in your hand, of an enemy 

 whom you want to kill. 



In pig-sticking every man rides to 

 hunt, whereas in fox-hunting the 

 majority (although for some occult 

 reason they will seldom own to it) 

 hunt to ride. The first part of a pig- 

 sticking run partakes rather of the 

 nature of a point-to-point race, since 

 each man is endeavouring to be first 

 to come up with the pig, and so to 

 gain the honours of the run ; and, 

 while keeping one eye on the object 

 in view, he has to keep the other on 

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