CHAPTER I 



Tiger — The King of jungle sports — Tiger country — Knowledge of 

 country necessary for successful beating — Aid of native shikaris — 

 Tiger 'pugs' or tracks — Size of tigers — Number of cubs born — 

 Beating up tiger with elephants — Thrilling work — Glorious jungle 

 scenery — Waiting for the beating elephants — ' Stripes' unwilling — 

 The broken line — Different behaviour of beaten tigers — A difficult 

 beat and a long wait — Some queer neighbours — ' There's many a 

 slip ' — Beating out a cur — Breaks back — Rout of the tiffin elephant 

 — Half-hearted charges — Lies close — The cur meets his deserts — 

 Padding the tiger. 



BEATING FOR TIGER 



IT does not fall to the lot of the average 

 shikari man in India to enjoy tiger-beating 

 par excellence with a long line of elephants. 

 Those whose luck it has been to participate 

 in this luxurious form of sport will surely agree 

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