Show CAPTURING ELEPHANTS 4 ort that the TT A jax occasionally in 3 r the entera T s a ii 7 zed for the r amusement mu of the maharajah mah arajah and takes I 1 wc acs caly os ly orce in va cut c four y year af ise tin the forest x 01 11 1 1 be b denuded du aed of b M n terae me A 1 smal sisal 1 arm aricy y ting 0 0 about bogac coot en and perhaps perli aps three ele hants and a few horses honses take part in I 1 he hunt bunt says chambe Chambers Ts Journal and zy ly curry tents and provisions ju just lat i if a c my against r pon po en my were in in progress rc when the pad aeils arils of the elephant are found he is steadily trap tracked ked down dotin arad and as soon as aie 1 he is is found a trained train ed fighter of his own species is burgl urged 1 against h him As a rule he steadily r treats retreats upon sight sight of his pursuers and their object is to press him so as is to tire him out oat ne he then stands at bay and the tug of war commences the opposing animals butt atone at one another i ith their heads down and should one show his flanks he is ig quickly brought to earth V when then finally conquered the wild elephant is pressed by his bis pursuers toward water ater of which he is so much in need after his exer exertions Cons that his hind legs ran can be sha cLIed lAed ELS as he be drinks ile he is thoen then kept atta attached clod by ropes to other elephants h gradually becomes accustomed cus tomed to bondage and in a few fen months he is completely under control the sport is a bloodless one and the elephants when captured are most kindly treated |