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of nine nilghau, consisting of two bulls and seven 

 cows, broke into the plain. 



We immediately laid the dogs into them, and, after 

 a smart burst of about a mile, two of the hindermost 

 cows were brought to a stand- still, Hassan and Slogee 

 pursuing one, whilst Bran and Ali fastened on the 

 other ; the greyhounds yelping and giving tongue, 

 but not having the pluck to lay hold. Leaving the 



fallen to the care of D who, being but indifferently 



mounted, was pounding along in the rear, B and 



I each selected a bull, and after sundry purls 

 and divers charges, in which we were often the 

 pursued, both of us managed to " bring our game to 

 grass." The one I was after charged repeatedly, 

 and, notwithstanding I was admirably mounted on my 

 pet hog-hunter Lall Babba, it was not until we had 

 covered a good four miles of ground that I managed 

 at last, when the quarry was swerving about from 

 side to side, breathless and exhausted, to drive my 

 spear in behind the shoulder and out of the chest, 

 when he succumbed and bit the dust. 



The bull-nilghau (from the Hindostani nil, blue, 

 and ghau, cow) is about the height of a galloway, 

 and somewhat resembles what a hybrid would be 

 between a deer and a cow; he has curved pointed 

 horns, a short mane, but hardly any dewlap. The 

 cow is smaller, and of a dun fawn-colour. Both 

 have beautiful black eyes, like those of the deer. 



