. o the uttermost,but we had already run about two miles and the game showedno signs of giving in. On they flew: sometimes over openground, or through low brush, which tried the horses severely;then through strips of open forest, until at length the party be-gan to tail off and only a select few kept their places. We ar-rived at the summit of a ridge from which the ground slopedin a gentle inclination for about a mile towards the river; atthe foot of this incline was a thick, thorny, nabbuk jungle, forwhich impenetrable covert the rh
. o the uttermost,but we had already run about two miles and the game showedno signs of giving in. On they flew: sometimes over openground, or through low brush, which tried the horses severely;then through strips of open forest, until at length the party be-gan to tail off and only a select few kept their places. We ar-rived at the summit of a ridge from which the ground slopedin a gentle inclination for about a mile towards the river; atthe foot of this incline was a thick, thorny, nabbuk jungle, forwhich impenetrable covert the rhinoceroses pressed at their ut-most speed. Never was there better ground for the finish of arace; the earth was sandy but firm, and as we saw the winning-post in the jungle that must terminate the hunt, we redoubledour exertions to close with the unflagging game. Suliemanshorse gave in. We had been for twenty minutes at a killing , althongli not a fast horse, was good for a distance, and henow proved his power of endurance, as I was riding at least. a horse! a horse! 707 two stone heavier than any of the party. Only seven remained;and we swept down the incline, Taher Sherrif still leading andAbou Do the last! His horse was done but not the rider, forspringing to the ground while at full speed, sword in hand, heforsook his tired horse and preferred his own legs; he ran likean antelope for the first hundred yards. I thought he wouldreally pass us and win the honor of the first blow. It was ofno use, the pace was too severe, and although running wonder-fully he was obliged to give way to the horses. Only three nowfollowed the rhinoceroses—Taher Sherrif, his brother Roder andmyself. I had been obliged to give the second place to Roder,as he was a mere monkey in weight, but I was a close excitement was intense. We neared the jungle and the rhi-noceroses began to show signs of flagging as the dust puffed upbefore their nostrils, and with noses close to the groun
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