The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . tofly, and become an easy prey. This does notaccord with the writers experience. He is ratherinclined to think that, so far from fear paralysing,it lent wings to the flight of the quarry. In this connection a kindred form of sport maybe briefly alluded to, and one which is infinitelymore interesting. This is hare hunting with alynx. The writer was fortunate enough, during ashooting trip in Kattywar, to make the acquaint-ance of a Mahommedan gentleman who kept ahunting lynx and to enjoy several evenings sportwith him. T
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . tofly, and become an easy prey. This does notaccord with the writers experience. He is ratherinclined to think that, so far from fear paralysing,it lent wings to the flight of the quarry. In this connection a kindred form of sport maybe briefly alluded to, and one which is infinitelymore interesting. This is hare hunting with alynx. The writer was fortunate enough, during ashooting trip in Kattywar, to make the acquaint-ance of a Mahommedan gentleman who kept ahunting lynx and to enjoy several evenings sportwith him. The lynx, which was hooded, wascarried in the arms of a keeper along the edge ofthe cactus hedges that bounded the fields, witha few beaters thrashing them from the far were plenty of hares, and, as they bolted, thekeeper unhooded the lynx and threw it forwardin the direction of the hares. Although the sportwas on a miniature scale, it was far more interestingand exciting than cheetah hunting, whilst a goodlybag was the reward of an hours stroll every MMfifevV. **> I
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