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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 653

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eIndian Government in the construction of thekeddah for the capture of wild elephants. Asort of funnel of fencing is, in fact, erected,wide open inland, but narrowing gradually as itapproaches the spot fixed for the final capture.It will, however, be seen from the immensenumbers of the game to be… … driven kangaroos. The enclosure in which theelephants are finally secured is made strong,that there may be no risk of the captives break-ing out, and a mighty barrier of timber isopposed to their attempts at escape, backed bya show of fire wherever a sally appears to bethreatened, and by the…

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