120 THE INDIAN ANTELOPE. 



the buck's existence with his knife, and catching the blood in a wooden ladle, presented it to 

 the Chita, who lapped it up with relish. A haunch was then cut off, and the Chita seizing it 

 bounded back into his cart, where he proceeded to devour it at his leisure. The buck was a 

 fine one, with twenty-three-inch horns. 



The Chita having been fed, it was useless to slip him again that day, but two days 

 afterwards we again took him out. Probably owing to the extreme heat he did not seem to 

 be very eager, and allowed two buck to escape, although he appeared to have no difficulty 

 in overtaking them. As on the first occasion, he allowed the Antelope to have a long start, 

 but when he had once selected his victim he went up to it as if it were standing still. 



