He at length took his stand among some large rocks, between which the torrent rushed with great rapidity previous to its descent over a fall of sixty feet.
In this impregnable position young Lancer chose to distinguish himself, and with a beautiful spring he flew straight at the buck's head; but the elk met him with a tremendous blow with the fore feet, which broke his back, and the unfortunate Lancer was killed in his first essay and swept over the waterfall.

This buck was at bay for two hours before he was killed.
A veteran seizer is generally seamed with innumerable scars.

Poor old Bran, who, being a thoroughbred greyhound, is too fine in the skin for such rough hunting, has been sewn up in so many places that he is a complete specimen of needlework.

If any dog is hurt in a fight with elk or boar, it is sure to be old Bran.

He has now a scar from a wound that was seven inches in length, which he received from a buck whose horns are hanging over my door.
I had started with the pack at daybreak, and I was riding down the Badulla road, about a mile from the kennel, when the whole pack suddenly took up a scent off the road, and dashed into the jungle in full cry.
The road was enclosed by forest on either side.