BLOODLESS SPORT 



as those of a contestant in any other game; 

 the huntsman must exercise his ingenuity and 

 sometimes his daring and endurance against 

 the cunning and desperation of the wild 

 beast. It is obvious from the foregoing ex- 

 planation that no sportsman countenances 

 killing, except for a purpose, and prefers to 

 give the game a chance to exercise its clever- 

 ness and adroitness in making good its escape; 

 if it fails, it has been outwitted. The obser- 

 vance of game laws for the preservation of 

 game find no stronger advocates anywhere 

 than among sportsmen, and it is to their in- 

 terest to prevent the extermination of wild 

 life, because if that should take place their 

 pastime would be gone. 



There are a number of enlightened people, 

 however, who distinctly disapprove of a 

 sportsman's favorite amusement and regard 

 hunting and killing game for recreation as 

 altogether wrong. An examination into this 



state of feeling with a view of ascertaining 

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