WATERBUCK 
107 
CH. V] 
had one of the noted professional hunters of East 
Africa, Mr. H. Judd; and Judd was kind enough to 
take me out hunting almost every day that we were 
at Juja. We would breakfast at dawn, and leave the 
farm about the time that it grew light enough to see. 
Ordinarily our course was eastward, toward the Athi, a 
few miles distant. These morning rides were very beau¬ 
tiful. In our front was the mountain mass of Donyo 
Sabuk, and the sun rose behind it, flooding the heavens 
with gold and crimson. The morning air blew fresh in 
our faces, and the unshod feet of our horses made no 
sound as they trod the dew-drenched grass. On every 
side game stood to watch us—herds of hartebeests and 
zebras, and now and then a herd of wildebeests or a few 
straggling old wildebeest bulls. Sometimes the zebras 
and kongoni were very shy, and took fright when we 
were yet a long way off*; at other times they would 
stand motionless, and permit us to come within fair 
gunshot, and after we had passed we could still see 
them regarding us without their having moved. The 
wildebeests were warier; usually, when we were yet a 
quarter of a mile or so distant, the herd, which had been 
standing with heads up, their short, shaggy necks and 
heavy withers giving the animals an unmistakable 
look, would take fright, and, with heavy curvets and 
occasional running in semicircles, would make off, heads 
held down and long tails lashing the air. 
In the open woods which marked the border between 
the barren plains and the forested valley of the Athi, 
Kermit and I shot waterbuck and impalla. The water- 
buck is a stately antelope with long, coarse grey hair 
and fine carriage of the head and neck ; the male alone 
carries horns. We found them usually in parties of ten 
or a dozen, both of bulls and cows ; but sometimes a 
