Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1911 — LION HUNT BEFORE MOVING PICTURE MACHINE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LION HUNT BEFORE MOVING PICTURE MACHINE

CHERRY KEARTON, a famous animal photographer, recently organized a remarkable lion hunt in order to obtain cinematograph films and the films were exposed at a distance of only 15 yards from the man-eater which the riatives were slaying The beast was flrstHunted out by men on horseback, and then the natives, armed with spears, made the attack, in company with Mr. Kearton’s little dog, who went in after the king of beasts and hung on to his tail, even until the quarry was dead. It need scarcely be said that this feat of cinematography called for great courage and skill on the part of the onjerator.. especially—as Abe--natives would mot allow Mr. Kearton to carry any firearms, as they were afraid that he might fire at the lion and shoot one of them while they were surrounding the beast.