Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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had followed. By the time we arrived it was evident that the Samra could not catch the antelope just so I just Kublai Khan into a gully after it. it was wonderful & on my pony twenty turn after the antelope with - put a trucky theruin, he knew what we were apt to do as well as I did and I had to watch myself & keep in the saddle when he would hastily ride steps to keep his nose behind the animal. in a third time the antelope gave up & laid down so that I could kill it with my knife. When the Samra rejoined us we found that this little grey pony had stuffed in a hole during the chase and badly lamed himself, so with its antelope strapped behind my saddle if I'd went on to camp leaving him to follow. On the way we saw a lone buck and even with the heavy animal on its saddle my gun myself, a load which must have been well over 20 lbs. My gallant pony gave it a hard chase up hill. The animal did not give us a shot however for I always managed to keep a rise of ground between us & himself.