Wonderful Hunting Or Yarning, Daily Racing Form, 1918-12-07

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WONDERFUL HUNTING OR YARNING KINGSTON 7C Y November 30 Vernon Kider wellnamed In tlie more or less clear light of tlii story had a thrilling adventure while hunting deet recently When he rode nine miles on the back of an enraged buck buckAfter After following the animal for several hours Rider got a shot at the buck and missed The deer was in an open space and charged Kider did not dare run and stood for the buck which rushed head down at him himTo To keep from being gored Kider seized the en ¬ raged animal by tlie antlers and was throwu astride the deers back Locking his feet under the stomach of the buck Illiter held on to th antlers antlersThe The buck plunged into the forest and as Rider could not let go his hold lie was carried as near as he could estimate about nine miles The in ¬ furiated animal tried to tnrow the unwelcome rider and brushed against trees and rocks Riders clothes were torn to shreds but he held fast 1eter It Markle an old hunter saw the ileei corning with Rider and lie tired a heavy bail through the animals shoulder The buck fejl un Rider landed in the branches of a spruce tree He was badly bruised The buck weighed wore than 2QO pounds


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