Sport and science on the Sino-Mongolian frontier . Opposite p. SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER shot-gun and rifle combined. As soon as he wassure we had seen the pig, he turned and let driveat him with both barrels of bird shot, followingthis up with the rifle. At the same moment ourown pieces rang out, but the pig, stung into mad-ness, tore up the hill and across the ridge. Downthe other side he went, regardless of every impedi-ment, leaving a trail of scattered rocks and up-rooted bushes. He had gained the bottom of theravine and was well up the opposite slope beforewe reached the top of ours.
Sport and science on the Sino-Mongolian frontier . Opposite p. SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER shot-gun and rifle combined. As soon as he wassure we had seen the pig, he turned and let driveat him with both barrels of bird shot, followingthis up with the rifle. At the same moment ourown pieces rang out, but the pig, stung into mad-ness, tore up the hill and across the ridge. Downthe other side he went, regardless of every impedi-ment, leaving a trail of scattered rocks and up-rooted bushes. He had gained the bottom of theravine and was well up the opposite slope beforewe reached the top of ours. Here in a densepine spinney we lost sight of him and were tooexhausted to trail him further, so he escaped witha dose of No. 4 shot in his hind quarters. Our time, regulated by the duration of ourfriends leave, was almost at an end, so we decidedto finish up with a grand drive, in which we hopedto settle the vexed question as to who should claimthe honours of the chase. Unfortunately for me, it proved to be my offday, so that but for a nice right
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