A heat with its umpire riding through good hunting grass followed by Brig P H J Tuck and an ADC
photograph, photograph
Accession Number
NAM.1975-01-22-11
Description
A heat with its umpire riding through good hunting grass followed by Brig P H J Tuck and an ADC. Photograph from an album of 37 photographs, Kadir Cup Competition 1935-1939 (c) compiled by Brig H J Tuck. Pig sticking, the hunting of wild pig by mounted spearmen, was a popular, exciting and sometimes dangerous pastime of cavalrymen. In India, officers took part in the most famous annual pig-sticking event, competing for the Kadir Challenge Cup.