CHAPTER XI. 
LION-HUNTING IN INDIA—ADVENTURES — MAJOR CHARLES DELA- 
MAINE’S FIRST LION-STORY—MARKERS—BEATING THE PATCH— 
LION AND ELEPHANT — DESPERATE STRUGGLE — DESPERATE 
POSITION OF A MAHOUT—GALLANT CHARGE OF WOUNDED 
LION—MAJOR DELAMAINE’S SECOND LION-STORY—PERILOUS 
ADVENTURE—LION-HUNTING BY ROYALTY IN INDIA. 
l^EOM the works of Gerard, Harris, Gordon 
Gumming, Delegorgue, Sir Samuel Baker, 
and a host of others, to say nothing of my own 
humble contributions, on the wild sports of Africa, 
it is pretty well known in what manner lion-hunting 
is conducted on that continent. 'We are more in the 
dark, however, as to the way in which it is usually 
managed in India, in certain portions of which, it is 
said, the lion is found in considerable humbers; and 
though perhaps somewhat out of place in these 
pages, yet, as the subject is interesting to sports¬ 
men, at least, I venture to mention two very re¬ 
markable liondiunts kindly placed at my disposal by 
Mr. Lloyd, who in a note to me says : — 
For the accompanying most interesting narra¬ 
tives I am indebted to my friend. Major Charles 
Delamaine of the Indian Army, to quote the words 
of the lamented Sir Charles Napier (under whom 
