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SPORT AND WAR. 
CHAP. XXI. 
farmers who had collected, knowing their President, 
Pretorius, was expected to meet the Prince while en 
route that day. The President of the Free State had 
been to the neighbouring Transvaal Republic, and was 
on his return; hence he had not yet met the Prince. We 
had not proceeded far from Wynberg before we met a 
cavalcade of Dutch Burghers, with President Pretorius 
at their head. England’s Royal son and the Dutch 
President met most cordially, and when the latter 
addressed Prince Alfred as 6 our Prince ’ there was 
general applause from both cavalcades. Some time was 
taken up in pleasant conversation ; and when the two 
chiefs parted His Royal Highness presented the Pre¬ 
sident with one of his wagons. We then continued our 
4 trek ’ for some distance and encamped for the night. 
On the 28th we again fell in with vast quantities of 
game, and one fine wildebeast shot by His Royal High¬ 
ness was photographed by the side of his wagon while 
we were out-spanned for a mid-day halt. During the 
whole of this day we were shooting right and left of 
the route, and many head of large game fell to the 
Prince’s rifle. Sir George Grey was also most keen, 
and being well mounted, did good execution. Currie 
or myself generally kept by the side of the Prince. 
At one spot, dismounting under cover of a brow, we 
walked up to it, found that the plain was covered 
with game, and a single great bull wildebeast facing 
