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And Just What Happened When the Jungk Terror Metthe Slashing, Be-Tusfyed Porter in a Three-Round Bout DM Lovely BrMt, Prineeu Vijaknweka, Pktared Jut After the Wtridlac Ceremony. At Her Left Ike Hfflfcmaire Makara jak of Udalpar, WUk the CWe Haibaad, PIaauu4 taw Unlike Aalaul Combat. 1 BOMBAY By A Sptetal Corrupoitdcnt. -i--OR weeks the great and wealthy. Maharajah of Udajpur had de- 1 voted himself to planning the three-day festival that was to mark the wedding of hii lovely, young blue- blooded cousin, Princess vijakunweba, and Raj Kumar Shri Partab Singhi, scion of one of the proudest and most powerful families in all India.

The wedding waa described as an alliance of "the sun" and "the moon" and naturally the Maharajah was eager not only that the great event should be celebrated with all the traditional pomp and magnificence, but should also include some unique event But the day of the great ceremony was approaching rapidly and the Maharajah in his beautiful white palace, situated on a bank of the Lake IV Palace of Makanlak of lUalnr, ea bind IB Lake PtekoU, Wkkk Ike SpeeUodar WUjAmhMl Slued at 0.1--diM Funn Uw Tkm-Dir Feu. day tie bridegroom arrived riding en art elephant that was gaudily caparisoned and decorated with silver and gold bells and ornaments studded with pre- cioui There was only drawback to the gaiety of the event. The heat was so terrifically, intense that K. S. Duleep- sinhji, celebrated cricketer and brother of the groom, could not attend.

Curing the ceremony and the festival that followed--in which a thousand beautiful slave girli danced to native tunes played by the greatest musicians of the empire, elephants fought battle! in the pit outside the palace--all gasped at the host's prodigality. Like-a shrewd stage manager, however, the ruler of Udaipur had saved his surprise treat for the very end of the celcoration, towards sunset of the third day. Then all-of the visiting notables and a of Pichola, could of nothing new and groom were invited to i--L--11--L --u 1: round the sides 01 tte wuo. aw- to stage that would forever linger the minds of the attending potentates who were coming from all over India to participate the feasting and revelry. For hundreds of years, the great raaharajahsof his country nad arranged wedding feasts and festivals and it seemed that they had exhausted all possibilities of novel entertainment.

In the end, the Maharajah called in the prospective bridegroom. The young man thought for a few moments and then whispered a few words io, the ear of the mighty ruler. a i i the Maharajah told him. "It shall be done, and none of my illustrious predecessors ever thought of such a thrilling spectacle. Which is strange, for they were imaginative and ingenious men." And he brought his finger to his lips, in token that no one--not even the bride should be told in advance of the great treat they planned.

Rajahs and maharajahs from the far coiners of the empire arrived on elephants and in motor cars, with their families and retinues, days before the wedding. None of ths great people of India wanted to miss the festival, it seemed. On the long-awaited weddir.g- mal pit. They wan amastd at what they aaw there. First a Bengal tiger was aent into the pit The great cat strode around the arena, sniffing at ground and howling his terrifying jungle hymn of hate.

"They win have two tigers fight," one rajah to another. "It is always done. A little boring, if I may be permitted to say so." But when the gate at the-other side of the pit opened, there emerged Into view not another tiger, but a huge and ferocious-looking wild boar. A cry of delight came from the bride. A just mated bride of the Occident would have looked upon such entertainment during her wedding party as most distressing, but to the yonng girl of India, it was the highest honor her distinguished could have paid her.

Jo her, it was a superb "Her knifht tame a-rldine; on an eJe- At Lett Is Srra Ihe Blue-Blooded Groom--Raj Kumar Shri Firtib Sinahi --At He Armed for the Ceremony on a Caparisoned Pachyderm. The Bengal tiger set hloucl to spring but before he could fling his tarar striped body'at eaemy, the boir wu upon him, tlashinr away with hii tuiki and bobbin! and Heaving hi: head like a Maxie Baer of the animal kingdom." piece of homage to her youth and beauty, one never to be ior- While she and the hundreds Other Sportinc Enimiiamenti it the t'dalpnr KVddinj TWi Flajfct Brtweta ElepkinU. wall PrcfenU thr Miinmnth Tombitajitf From Trampling F.irh Othrr to Urath. BJden Spar the Hofc Baltlen lalo BatIrrioa: Each Othrr't and Tukt. of guests watched with tingling blood and popping eyes, the boar rushed, head down, at the tiger.

Straight as a bullet he came, with the two horned tusks of his lower jaw giving off an evil gleam in the fast-fading sunlight As though he knew just where his moat important audience was seated, the had-edged on velvet paws along the side'of the arena.until he was directly under the eyes of the bride and her young and handsoms husband. Then the Bengal set himself to spring but before-ha could fling his tawny, striped body at his enemy the fierce boa.r was upon him, slashing; away with his tusks, bobbing and weaving like a Maxie Baer of the animal kingdom. Taken his feet, the growling tiger fell back upon his haunches but his claws were busy, ripping away at the foe's coarse akin. Just as though the bell had sounded for the end of round one, the boar drew off. The round had been even, for though the boir had torn a hole in the side of the tiger, his head had been cut open and blood oozed from his many wounds.

Once again the boar charged at the tiger. Round two had begun. But this time the big cat was ready for him. The Bengal sprang, they met with a dull, sickening Impact. The boar scored with his left tusk but now the tiger had him by the throat, was grinding away with his sharp teeth and clawing like a wild animal gone mad.

It an American crowd of sports- lovers had been watching they would have been chanting in going down, going o-u-tl" And it certainly looked for a time as though the bear waa about to be knocked out. But suddenly, even while he grunted loudly with the agonizing pain, the boar tore free. Once again he ran a little distance away to charge gallantly at the silken-backed foe whose jaws were now covered with blood. And this time, as at first, he caught the tiger off balance. Down went the boar's head then up came his tusks.

But here the tiger's flashing footwork aided him immensely. More often than not he sidestepped the dangerous attacks of his foe. Then the tiger again seized with his teeth the swamp terror. He had him by the neck this time, and he was shaking the cumbersome beast as a cat shakes a rat. Everyone looking on was rooting now for the boar, who had put up luch a gallant fight for his life.

A cheer went up as the be-tusked monster again got free of the great cat and dashed away. Would he turn again and charge? But even as he ran the pretty bnde held op her hand as a signal that she thought the hruisif battle had gone far enough. And iuit as the referee halts a ring battle, her ended ths fight A Qosenp Stndy of the Bridegroom, Kumar Shri Partab Slna-hi, Member of One of Ihe Oldest and Veallklot Kimi- litt in All India. door in the wall was opened and the boir was glad enough to scoot through it Infuriated at being cheated of hii prey the Bengal tiger rushed wildly around the arena, roaring until the whole structure seemed to shake. But.

in the end, he allowed himself to be coaxed into a cage. The grateful smile that lingered on the girl's lips was reward enough for her groom and her uncle. Both considered themselves well-repaid for tho trouble of having the wild boar transported hundreds of miles from native swamps. And not at all unpleasant to the ear) of the master of Udaipur's were the praiees of the other maharajaha, "You are an innovator," one said. simple tribute was welcome, more so than ar.y hoaeyed eemplinxot could kara been.

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