 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 Seiten
...weapons. Those VOL. II. G on foot stood upon the walls, or got into trees, while the horsemen rode off a Bull from the rest of the herd, until he stood at bay, when they dismounted and fired. At some of these huntings twenty of thirty shots have been fired before... | |
 | John Lawrence - 1809 - 666 Seiten
...inhabitants of the neighbourhood came mounted, and armed with guns, &c. sometimes to the amount of an hundred horse, and four or five hundred foot, who...walls, or got into trees, while the horsemen rode oft' the bull from the . rest of the herd until he stood at bay, when a marksman dismounted and shot.... | |
 | 1821 - 188 Seiten
...four or five hundred foot, who stood upon the walls, or climbed into trees, while the horsemen drove off the bull from the rest of the herd, until he stood at bay ; when a marksman dismounted and fired. At some of these huntings, twenty or thirty shots have been fiied before he was subdued. On... | |
 | 1829 - 494 Seiten
...other weapons. Those on foot stood upon the walls, or got into trees, while the horsemen rode off a Bull from the rest of the herd, until he stood at bay, when they dismounted and fired. At some of these huntings twenty or thirty shots have been fired before... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 392 Seiten
...other weapons. Those on foot stood upon the walls, or got into trees, while the horsemen rode off a Bull from the rest of the herd, until he stood at bay, when they dismounted and fired. At some of these huntings twenty or thirty shots have been fired before... | |
 | Philip Miller - 1835 - 742 Seiten
...inhabitants of the neighbourhood came mounted and armed witlKguns, &c. sometimes to the amount of axhundred horse, and four or five hundred foot, who stood upon walls or got into trees, while the horsemen rode oiT the bull from the rest of the herd, until he stood at bay, when a marksman dismounted and fired.... | |
 | William Howitt - 1838 - 414 Seiten
...and four or five hundred foot, who stood upon walls, or got into trees, while the horsemen rode out the bull from the rest of the herd, until he stood...and shot. At some of these huntings twenty or thirty of these shots have been fired before he was subdued. On such occasions the bleeding victim grew desperately... | |
 | James White - 1847 - 650 Seiten
...weapons. Those on foot stood upon the walls, or got into the trees, while the horsemen drove off a bull from the rest of the herd, until he stood at bay, when they dismounted and fired. Sometimes on these occasions twenty or thirty shots have been fired before... | |
 | 1852 - 618 Seiten
...inhabitants of the neighbourhood came mounted, and armed with guns, &c., sometimes to the amount of an hundred horse, and four or five hundred foot, who...shot. At some of these huntings, twenty or thirty of these shots have been fired before he was subdued, On such occasions the bleeding victim grew desperately... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 832 Seiten
...horse, and four or five hundred foot, who stood upon walls, or got into trees, while the hoi-semen rode off the bull from the rest of the herd, until...stood at bay, when a marksman dismounted and shot him. At some of these huntings, twenty or thirty shots have been fired before he was subdued. On such... | |
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The mode of killing them was perhaps the only remains of the grandeur of ancient hunting : — On notice being given that a Wild Bull would be killed on a certain day, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood came mounted and armed with guns, &c. 
