FOREWORD 



FOXHUNTING is not only a recreation 

 and amusement, but the science of an art 

 in which but few obtain proficiency. It is 

 one of the few sports that is not more or less 

 tainted with professionalism. My experiences 

 in the field and saddle during a quarter of a 

 century of breeding and hunting hounds are 

 given herein, and I trust may prove of benefit 

 to the rapidly increasing devotees of a sport 

 that eminently encourages companionable qual- 

 ities in man, is conducive to good health, and 

 is frequently the means of cementing lifelong 

 friendships. 



This book is written more for the benefit of 

 the country gentlemen of moderate means who 

 " rides to hunt " than for the fashionable an- 

 glomaniac with money who "hunts to ride" 

 and thinks foxhunting a most fascinating and 

 enviable pursuit in the abstract. 



