The latter was averse to the contest, but upon some firecrackers being thrown close behind him, he sprang at the buffalo, who had been watching him warily.

As the tiger launched itself into the air, the buffalo lowered its head, received it on its sharp horns, and threw it a distance of ten yards away.

No efforts could goad the wounded tiger to continue the fray, so it and the buffalo were taken out, and two others brought in.
The second tiger was a much more powerful beast than its predecessor, and was, indeed, larger than any of those in the cages of the Palace.
It had been captured four days before, and was full of fight.

It walked round the buffalo three or four times, and then, with the speed of lightning, sprang upon it, breaking its neck with a single blow from its powerful forepaw.

Six buffaloes in succession were brought in, and were killed, one after the other, by the tiger.
Satisfied with what it had done, the tiger paid no attention to the seventh animal, but walked round and round the arena, looking for a means of escape.