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Page iv
... sportsman . Neither theory nor precept could do this , however good might be the former , or how- ever ably advanced might be the latter . Practice and observation must be called in to achieve this . PREFACE . 66 But as to becoming a ...
... sportsman . Neither theory nor precept could do this , however good might be the former , or how- ever ably advanced might be the latter . Practice and observation must be called in to achieve this . PREFACE . 66 But as to becoming a ...
Page v
Harry Hieover. PREFACE . 66 But as to becoming a sportsman , a man must be able to ride with hounds ; if a book affords such in- structions to the tyro as will enable him to do this with safety to himself and horse , it has some claim to ...
Harry Hieover. PREFACE . 66 But as to becoming a sportsman , a man must be able to ride with hounds ; if a book affords such in- structions to the tyro as will enable him to do this with safety to himself and horse , it has some claim to ...
Page xv
... Sportsmen personified . Masters of Fox - hounds : their distinctive Features . How to form a Sportsman . Difference of Packs . Il- lustrative Anecdotes · CHAP . II . · Page 1 Qualifications of a Hunter . Amount of Work that may be ...
... Sportsmen personified . Masters of Fox - hounds : their distinctive Features . How to form a Sportsman . Difference of Packs . Il- lustrative Anecdotes · CHAP . II . · Page 1 Qualifications of a Hunter . Amount of Work that may be ...
Page 1
... SPORTSMEN PERSONIFIED . MASTERS OF FOX - HOUNDS . - THEIR DIS- - TINCTIVE FEATURES . HOW TO FORM A SPORTSMAN . - DIFFERENCE OF PACKS . - ILLUSTRATIVE ANECDOTES . THE Field ! Not , reader , the far - famed one of Waterloo , nor the more ...
... SPORTSMEN PERSONIFIED . MASTERS OF FOX - HOUNDS . - THEIR DIS- - TINCTIVE FEATURES . HOW TO FORM A SPORTSMAN . - DIFFERENCE OF PACKS . - ILLUSTRATIVE ANECDOTES . THE Field ! Not , reader , the far - famed one of Waterloo , nor the more ...
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... sportsman , these trifles neither hurt his pocket nor mind ; if poor , he is sure to be remunerated . account . We will now look to the creditor side of the In the extent of country over which a pack of fox - hounds has its fixtures ...
... sportsman , these trifles neither hurt his pocket nor mind ; if poor , he is sure to be remunerated . account . We will now look to the creditor side of the In the extent of country over which a pack of fox - hounds has its fixtures ...
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