Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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with antelope of both species -- we decided to go back to cars & camp, we camped in the plain not far from the road & put up our tents preparatory to stay part of the next day. The tents were up at H o'clock and lea ving the girls in camp Mac, Cottman & Owen all started out in the Dodge ca after antelopes. Two animals which Owen had been shooting at quite his army Springfield rifle was right from the tent, tho a long way off. We made for them and they separated. One ran off rather slowly & when we were about 200 yds away I then stopped the car & we all jumped out at the first shot. The antelope flopped down & simply flew over the ground, I fired one & she struck behind her. For the second shot I led her about four feet & she went down like a gun. She struck with a sledge hammer. The savage bullet had caught her squarely in the body & she was deal when we got to her. It was one of the quickest shots I ever made for she was going into the woods; she was a golden girl (g out of a turns) Partly her rather running tra