Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s7.t5.57

v2.c27.s7.t5.57

Fox-hunting: Hyaenas.—This was another desperately cold morning; being unprovided with a great-coat, I turned the dagla, or ‘ quilted brocade tunic,’ sent me by the high priest of Kanhaiya, to account. We had some capital runs this morning with the foxes of Maru, which are beautiful little animals, and larger than those of the provinces. I had a desperate chase after a hyaena on the banks of the Luni, and had fully the speed of him; but his topographical knowledge was too much for me, and he at length led me through a little forest of reeds or rushes, with which the banks of the river are covered for a great depth. Just as I was about giving him a spear, in spite of these obstacles, we came upon a blind nullah or ‘ dry rivulet,’ concealed by the reeds; and Bajraj (the royal steed) was thrown out, with a wrench in the shoulder, in the attempt to clear it: the jhirak laughed at us.