What is "drumfire"

Usage examples of "drumfire".

He broke off the chase after the two other elephants, and reined Drumfire hard down on his haunches.

In doing so Drumfire had proved he was the fastest horse in Africa, and Jim had spurned an offer of two thousand guilders for him from Colonel Stephanus Keyser, the commander of the garrison.

Suddenly docile as a kitten Drumfire came back and nuzzled his chest, snuffling at the pockets of his coat until he smelt the slice of plum cake.

Abruptly Drumfire was into the deep and Jim slipped into the water beside him as he swam.

Without check Drumfire galloped along the edge of the water, running first on the hard wet sand, then belly deep through salt water as the waves came ashore.

He dropped back astride Drumfire and rode on at a more sedate pace towards the castle.

Back in the stables on High Weald Jim rubbed Drumfire down, rather than letting one of the grooms do the job, then left him with a manger of crushed corn, over which he had dribbled molasses.

He took Drumfire back behind the shelter of the dune and tethered him to a low saltbush, then climbed again on foot to the crest.

He turned and ran back through the soft sand to where he had left Drumfire out of the wind.

He sprang to his feet and ran down the back slope of the dune to where Drumfire stood patiently.

Without hesitation Drumfire gathered his forefeet under his chest and leapt over the leading edge of white water as though he were jumping a fence.

Jim saw Colonel Keyser galloping to intercept them, and urged Drumfire into full stride, swinging his head away until Keyser was trailing twenty strides behind.

As Jim urged Drumfire on down the beach he was determined on one thing only.

He knew she had the heart of a lioness and had almost run Drumfire down over the last half mile of the Christmas racing.

Keyser swayed and grabbed at the pommel of his saddle to regain balance and Drumfire pulled ahead.