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Show HUNTING WITH THE FALCON Kirghiz, More Tzn An'Ot'her People, Peo-ple, Probably CaV.ry This Sport , to an Extreme. ' All wanderers aie lovpro of the chas, but tor sheer love of sport and daring exploits the Kirghiz lake the palm Central Asia is the home of fanconry, which wr.s nof Introduced Into Curope until the crusaders brought back lalcons with them from their eastern" 'wandcYinGS. But Im-rglne Im-rglne tho ambition -of , the Jnc who fl their birds atwolves and foxes Instead of .at nuail.: and partridges! Not content with hurting same birds with small falcons, the Kirghiz capture cap-ture and train the great golden eagles, with which they; hunt such game ns gazelles, foxes and even wolves. A woll mounted rlirghlz falconer, carrying on his wrist one of these magnificent bird. Is r fine sight The weight of the cagso Is such that the ow,ner requires a support for hjs wilst, and the hunter3 are usually "to be seen with a llttlo wooden bracket that supports the arm against the hip. Tho eagles are hooded, as all falcons are, but can te used only In winter, when they are hu:gvy and keen. In summer they are. fed on roaxmoLs and live a reatuL lire, sitting sit-ting in the sun In front. ot the tent doors. When gazelles or wolves are the objects of tho chase the eagles are aided by long sleek groyhounds of. a small breed, the doge running In and pjullirig down thp quarry- when the eagles have sunlciently bewildered 1L |