SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 
bucks, two of which he bowled over. He emptied 
his magazine trying to get a third, but failed to do 
so. Without re-charging his rifle he went to ex- 
amine the two antelopes he had dropped. One 
of these jumped up and bounded off after the rest 
of the herd as though unhurt. When I arrived 
on the scene it was too late to do anything, especi- 
ally as there was no blood trail to follow. 
Between Sui-lang-ch’éng and Tabool, which 
place we reached on August 7, our stopping -places 
were Harborrogar, Tavunghaila, Nartainchao, Oola 
Hutaga and Hoborrow, all of whi¢h, except the 
last, were small Mongol camps. MHoborrow is 
the seat of a petty chieftain. We stayed one day 
at Oola Hutaga on account of rain. Here the 
hills are high and inclined to be rugged. 
Tabool or Tabo Ola (meaning Five Hills) is the 
summer home of our friend, Mr. F. A. Larson,! 
whose work is amongst the Mongols. On our 
arrival we received a very warm welcome from this 
kindly missionary family. It had been my pur- 
pose to make a collection of mammals in this dis- 
trict, so we gladly accepted a kind invitation to 
stay as long as we could. A fine large Mongol tent 
was placed at our disposal, and throughout our 
stay we were very comfortable. 
We at once set out a lot of traps, and were re- 
1 Mr. Larson subsequently held for a time the position of 
adviser on Mongolian Affairs to the Chinese Government on 
account of his intimate knowledge of the country and its people. 
He now holds rank in Mongolia equivalent to that of a Prince. 
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