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exhausted greyhounds. The knife would not be far 
away, and upon coming up, a thrust behind the 
shoulder would finish the career of the noble stag. 
Then the excitement of the pack would break all 
bounds ; a general rush upon the helpless body was 
permitted for about a minute to encourage the 
hounds; they were then whipped off, and they sat 
in a circle in general expectation. The stag was 
grallocked, the distended paunch and viscera dragged 
upon one side, together with the heart and lungs. 
The liver was cut into several pieces, and given to 
the young hounds, who were called from the ranks 
by name to receive the dainty morsels. When all 
was ready, a halloo was given for a “ worry,” and 
the entire pack flew like wolves upon the spoil. 
It would be impossible for me at this great 
distance of time to remember every detail of a 
particular hunt, but as I possess my old diary, 
I will extract verbatim the description of one or 
two runs which were noted down on the following 
day with all the freshness of the recent action :— 
“ 1852. July 27.—Stag sambur (elk) found at 
7.30 a.m. upon the swampy pastures about 2 
miles up Pedro. He first made straight running 
down the mountain, with the apparent intention 
of breaking upon the plain, but being headed by 
some noisy people at the back of the old Rest 
House, he immediately turned and made straight 
up the mountain. From that moment all was 
mute. Three times did I ascend Pedro in the 
hope of hearing the pack at bay in some of the 
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