. The encyclopaedia of sport. orns, gives this king of wild goats a trulymajestic appearance. The finest horn the writerever measured was a single one of most excep-tional length, purchased at a village in the KajNag range. It was 63 inches long, following;the twist. The usual size, however, of whatmay be termed fine horns of this variety, is from40 to 50 inches, with two and sometimes threecomplete corkscrew shaped turns, and a basecircumference of nearly a foot. The doe,. MILITARY sports] THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SPORT 15 termed buckree or she-goat, is only about halfthe size of the full-grown b
. The encyclopaedia of sport. orns, gives this king of wild goats a trulymajestic appearance. The finest horn the writerever measured was a single one of most excep-tional length, purchased at a village in the KajNag range. It was 63 inches long, following;the twist. The usual size, however, of whatmay be termed fine horns of this variety, is from40 to 50 inches, with two and sometimes threecomplete corkscrew shaped turns, and a basecircumference of nearly a foot. The doe,. MILITARY sports] THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SPORT 15 termed buckree or she-goat, is only about halfthe size of the full-grown buck. She carries com-parativelj thin spiral horns which seldom exceedabout 15 inches, and she is hardly distinguish-able in a band from the rind, as the young buckis called. The hoary old bucks only are termedMarkhor, and they generally herd separatelyfrom the does and young bucks, except duringthe latter part of the year, from October. The horns of the variety met with in themountains of Astor and its neighbouring V \^?/ M.\RKHOK. Azerage height at shoulder^ 44 in.: average horn tneasiireTitent,45 in. ; iua-ximmn horn measurement, 63 in. northward of the Kashmir \ale, are muchwider spread and have fewer twists, but theyare about equal in length and circumference. The markhor of the type found on the hillsnorth and east on the Peshawur Valley, intrans-frontier and Afghan territory, carry hornsof a shape and twist something midway betweenthe above two varieties, and those found on thecomparatively low and arid Sulimani range inthe Derajat country north-west of the Punjab, aresomewhat smaller and less shaggy, with hornsscrewing more sharply, like a twisted ribbon. Equipment—The two Kashmir varietiesaffect very precipitous craggy ground, more orless forest-clad, and intersected by terribly steepslopes of short grass, and immense slips of barestony earth or old snow. Consequently their pursuit is attended with much difficulty, and oftenwith danger. The surface of thes
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