Show I Hawking Horseback Sport Popular With Hungarians Hawking If Is done mostly on horseback horse horse- I back and much the same sort of I terrain is 11 required as for or following I hounds The plains of Hungary I where the country is Just rough I enough to be exciting and where I birds are numerous is favorable for hunting and that doubtless Is it one I of th the reasons reason that falconry hat has neves never never nev nev- er es died out there observes a writer write r in the New York Times Training the birds either those thos e born in captivity or captured hawks hawk s these are the haggard is fa a an n important and difficult part of preparation preparation preparation prep prep- for hunting The hawks are taught at first to follow a lure a avery avery very short distance and the lure comes to mean food to them Later Late on the live prey takes the place o othe of the lure Hawks are taken out hooded hooded hood ed and leashed on the wrist of th the mounted huntsman and cast o of off ft game is 11 sighted Then th the e I trained bird mounts until it is ii a ai i speck in the sky Then she stoops stoop as s that that is 11 launches herself like a a- a t plummet from high above to strike e I the pre prey The hunter follows the th thi ee e j I pursuit to tobe be In at the death and reCa re re- Ca tura the hawk |