NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



find and drive a Zebra, and to capture either with 

 the lasso, or by cornering. In company with two 

 others, one being the hero of the first capture, I 

 had ridden to the top of the area now being worked, 

 and commanding a complete view of the area, as 

 well as of the glorious panorama of the mountainous 

 country around. Presently, away down on a lower 

 range, could be seen a small greyish object moving 

 in our direction, and 200 yards beyond it four black 

 dots in line. The one was a Zebra, the four dots 

 were the hunters. On they came, till the Zebra 

 approached the foot of the hill. Skirting this, he 

 turned to the left, only to discover in the distance 

 other horsemen threatening his advance. Doubling 

 back round the foot of the hill again, and cleverly 

 dodging his original pursuers, he made an attempt 

 to get round the back of the hill, only to be met with 

 another line of obstructers. Quick of decision, he 

 now dashed up the face of the mountain, between 

 this last party of horsemen and ourselves, deter- 

 mined to make a bid for freedom in the direction 

 of the morning's field of operations. By the time 

 he reached the comparative level at the top of the 

 hill he found himself running a close race with one 

 of his persistent enemies, Mr. John du Plessis, of 

 Garstlands Kloof. The situation was now desperate. 

 In front was a wire fence, the two upper wires of 

 which were barbed. The opening through which 

 he and his comrades had come earlier in the day 

 was far down to the right, and probably in the 



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