1 His fondness
2 for field sports
3 HISTORY OP THE SIKHS,
4 of marble and red stone; oh the ground-floor, in a
5 capacious and lofty hall., repose the earthly remains
6 of the emperor.
7 Kunjeet is fond of field sports, and makes
8 short excursions every year through the country
9 lying between the Sutlej and Ilavee, and across
10 tue latter river, in search of game, On these
11 occasions he is attended by all his principal sirdars,
12 and a numerous retinue of followers, with a few
13 horse and ■ foot soldiers as an escort. While thus
14 employed, the Maharajah makes very short marches
15 and generally leaves one encamping ground for
16 another about 3 o clock p.m. The dog's employed
17 * chase are large northern, or Persian grey¬
18 hounds, which to great strength, unite considerable
19 speed, though in the latter respect, they are much
20 inferior to either the Knglish, or Italian grey¬
21 hounds. Whenever a hare is started, the dogs
22 and hawks are let loose ; and as soon as the animal
23 has been injured by the birds, so as to diminish its
24 speed, it then becomes an easy prey to the dogs
25 There is not much of sport or excitement in this
26 mode of coursing, and as the hare is quickly des¬
27 patched, few of the horsemen pursue it. Tigers
28 are met with in the dense jungles which skirt the
29 banks of the Sutlej and Ravee, When a tiger has
30 been discovered, a body of soldiers are ordered to
31 attack the animal on foot with sword and shield,
32 no matchlock being allowed; in tins manner the
33 tiger is despatched, though it seldom fails to inflict
34 serious wounds on the assailants, and sometimes