46 THE GAZELLE. 
amusement with the eastern nations. 
greyhound, the fleetest of dogs, is found 
equal to the pursuit ; the sportsman, thet^ 
fore, trains up the falcon to seize the aniifl^ 
and impede its motions, in order to give 
dogs an opportunity of overtaking it. 
India and Persia the cheetha or hunting h'*' 
pard is employed for the same purpose. T^* 
people of those countries also have recout*' 
to the following stratagem to approach the>* 
within gun-shot. They train a young bullo<^ 
to carry a sportsman on his back. Havii’'^ 
arrived at a certain distance from the gaiH^ 
the man alights, and keeps close behind tl*' 
animal so as not to be seen. In this manfl^ 
he gets pretty close to the antelopes, wld'^* 
continue grazing, unsuspicious of danger, risf 
and fires. It has been ascertained that it ' 
easier to kill a stray antelope than to approa^^ 
a herd, the young ones of which, male a”’ 
female, stationed at some distance from tl’' 
