PREFACE ©, FIRS! EDITION 
My object in producing this book is to start a record of Horn 
Measurements of the Great Game of the World. I only regret 
that it was not commenced at an earlier date, as in that case it 
would have been more complete. In my earlier life I had but 
little help, and often worked thirty hours at a stretch ; my work 
necessitated attention to specimens that demanded immediate 
treatment, and my love for reproducing life-like studies prevented 
me from keeping records. 
The measurements presented here have been taken prin- 
cipally by one hand, and, for that reason, I value them the more. 
The dimensions from acknowledged authorities I naturally am 
not responsible for. This work is not designed to be in any 
way a scientific treatise, but is prepared for sportsmen and 
scientific men who are interested to see comparable measure- 
ments at a glance. I think these have not been produced in 
like form before. These records can be added to, and [ shall 
feel indebted to sportsmen who will contribute any authentic 
record measurements. It must be borne in mind that many 
trophies which have passed through my hands are now scattered 
all over the world, and the dimensions of them, for the time, are 
