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for hard exercise, and are free from every 

 annoyance." 



Being a true sportsman, Col. Hawker 

 has the reputation of experimenting practi- 

 cally and intelligently in all matters 

 connected with shooting and his views are 

 interesting if, in some instances, they are 

 not approved by the sportsman of the 

 present day. The last edition of his book 

 which went to press under his own supervi- 

 sion is the ninth and bears the publishers' 

 date of 1844. 



