Indian pictures and problems . enthe struggle begins in deadly earnest. Itgenerally ends by the winner whirling hisantagonist round and round in the air; then,having lifted him high above his head, he flingshim contemptuously on his back upon theground. The conquest is then signalised by thevictor, in an upright and rigid position, jumpingup and down as fast as he can for the space ofat least a minute, whilst the air is rent withthe delighted exclamations of his friends. Most popular of all events, however, and mostpicturesque, is the tent-pegging, for which nopractising is allowed. Neither ho
Indian pictures and problems . enthe struggle begins in deadly earnest. Itgenerally ends by the winner whirling hisantagonist round and round in the air; then,having lifted him high above his head, he flingshim contemptuously on his back upon theground. The conquest is then signalised by thevictor, in an upright and rigid position, jumpingup and down as fast as he can for the space ofat least a minute, whilst the air is rent withthe delighted exclamations of his friends. Most popular of all events, however, and mostpicturesque, is the tent-pegging, for which nopractising is allowed. Neither horse nor manknow anything of the science of it; it is a hightrial of the sporting eye and instinct both forthe rider and his beast. Nevertheless every manrode for the peg as if his life depended on was most exhilarating to see them, one afteranother, careering down the line upon theircoarse-looking countrybreds, with high peakedsaddles and square brass stirrups, their loose flowing robes and coloured sashes in the air 112. SKETCHES ON THE ¥. FRONTIER behind them, waving their lances and whoopingwith excitement. If the peg is missed thepeople are silent and disappointed, if it is takenthe crowd is frantic with delight; and the artist,to exhibit his own satisfaction, with the pegtransfixed upon the head of a very long spear,sways backwards and forwards and across hishorse in the abandon of his triumph. But, if no such congregation of the tribes isbeing held at Sibi, it is best to press on atonce, by whichever of the two routes prove themore convenient, to our destination at Quetta,another important outpost of Empire. I shallnot attempt to say that there is much for thetourist to see or to do in Quetta itself, but itsraison detre as a British possession of paramountimportance may be measured by the number ofnative and British regiments quartered withinits lines. Excursions may occasionally be made,always in company with some high authority, tothe range of hills towards th
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