The Wild Sports of India; with Remarks on the Breeding and Rearing of Horses, and the Formation of Light Irregular Cavalry1860 |
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animal Arab horse ball barrel bear beat beaters bison boar body bone bred breed buffalo bullet bush carbine carry charge colts dead Deccan Deccan horse deer distance dogs double rifle duffadar elephant feet fifty yards fillies fired five foot forest front galloped grass ground half hand head heard heavy rifle herd hill hog-hunting horseman hundred yards hunting hyæna Hydrabad inches India infantry irregular cavalry jungle killed large game length look mahout mares matchlock mechaun miles mounted Nagpore native hunters nearly never nullah pace panther pounds rarely ravine regiment rider riding rock rupees rushed sabre saddle sambur scarcely seen shikaree shoot shooting horse shot shoulder shouted side sight spear speed sport sportsman spot standing martingale stone sword tail thick thoroughbred tiger tigress track tree trooper turned tusker village walk weapon weight Westley Richards wild hog wounded