REVIEW, 617 



In putting forward the suggestion that if a fox or jackal goes to ground after 

 a hard run with a bobbery pack, it should, if possible, be always dug out for the 

 reason that in such circumstances it "frequently dies from sheer exhaustion,"' 

 the author is perhaps drawing on his imagination. Such cases, we should 

 think, are the rare exception rather than the rule. Many members of the 

 Bombay Hunt will recall a certain jackal which repeatedly provided the hardest 

 and best of runs some few years ago and showed no signs of suffering from 

 exhaustion. 



In the chapter on Fishing the author admits himself to be only a beginner, 

 but we trust that if he follows up the sport he will bear in mind that sportsman- 

 ship enters as thoroughly into its pursuit as in other sports. This hint is 

 prompted by his recommendation that when bait fishing for Rohu two large 

 treble hooks should be placed hangmg below the small baited hook, so that if the 

 fish is not hooked in the mouth there may be the chance of foul hooking it mth 

 these trebles. We have seen these suggestions in a Bengali gentleman's book 

 on Tank Angling, but the true angler, who fishes for sport, would certainl\- 

 plac^ the idea amongst the equipment of the poacher. On page 149 we see a 

 I'eference to the capture of Rohu on a large spoon. Possibly the identification 

 of the fish was inaccurate as we never heard of this species taking other baits 

 than paste and such like fished on or near the bottom. 



