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Title: King Edward VII. as a sportsman
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Watson, Alfred Edward Thomas, 1849-1922
Subjects: Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910 Horses Sports -- Great Britain
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green and Co.
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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t afterit, and it rolled over, proving to be a sloth-bear otextraordinary size and weight. These animals areexceedingly fierce and mischievous, one of themhaving been known to kill eight men in two con-secutive nights. On the 15th a tigress was shot,though not by the Prince, who, however, got onenext day 8 feet 6 inches long, together with a sloth-bearmeasuring these figures reversed, 6 feet 8 inches. Onthe 17th a tiger was seen swimming a river, and oneof the native magnates had a long but unsuccessfulshot at it. On the i8th a line of elephants morethan 600 yards long was formed, the Prince being inthe centre, and a tiger was roused up, which boundedacross in the direction of the Prince ; but some oneelse fired, and the beast turned before His RoyalHighness could get a chance at it. It charged theelephant, and soon rolled over, dead, a magnificentbeast 10 feet long and beautifully marked. Penetrating farther into the country the tentswere sent on to Bunbussa. Next day was Sunday, 358
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