A pig had broken forward and an umpire had started to follow with his heat, but did not consider the pig big enough and pulled up
photograph, photograph
Accession Number
NAM.1975-01-22-12
Description
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.