CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Early Days in Ireland George Hawks Slack-rein Riding The Irish Famine 

 Old Style of Stable Management Putting the Corn into them Lord 

 Fermoy James Hayes, the Privateersman Gentleman Riders Dick 

 Barry Sir John Astley Captain Machell Dr Tanner Mr Dan Horgan 

 Billiards Colonel Warburton The Dutchman Captain John Bayly 

 General ' Begorra ' Brown, page I 



CHAPTER II. 



The Royal Military Academy School Riding Baucher Pugilism Bill Richard- 

 son Joe Nolan Rowing Joe Sadler Jim Pudney Fairplay in England 

 Mitchell Bat Mullins, .... - - - 26 



CHAPTER III. 



India Sport as a Training Cultivation of Pluck Conscience Swadharm My 

 First Book Literary Style Life in India Riding Buckjumpers Steve 

 Margarett Lord Lansdowne Buckjumping defined Buffalo Bill Acci- 

 dents Fear of Death Sir Lyon Playfair Livingstone Rustem Pasha 

 Sir Edward Bradford Sanson Madame Dubarry De Thou Cartouche 

 Durman Dakoits Balthazar Gerard Effect of Nervous Shock on Animals 

 and on Prize-fighters, 34 



CHAPTER IV. 



Training Horses for Racing Watering Horses Stable Management Wasting 

 Charlie Bailey Colonel Locke Elliott Ben Roberts East Indian 

 Horses Australian Horses Arab Horses Sheikh Esa bin Curtas 

 Veterinary Work How Ideas come to Authors Professor Williams 

 Salmon Fishing Professor Dick Dr Fleming Veterinary Surgeons 

 'The Buffs 'Leaving the Service, 5 1 



