X PREFACE 



which ought to have been written, more especially 

 in regard to " Biographies in a Nutshell," and that 

 I have omitted to mention many names which de- 

 serve a place in this history. I must cry " Peccavi ! " 

 But to enumerate all the giants of the hunting-field 

 would have meant a history of national fox-hunters, 

 and would have been far beyond the scope of this 

 modest volume. Besides, the majority of these 

 giants have been written about in the pages of 

 Baiiys Magazine and in Mr. " Thormanby " Wilmot 

 Dixon's book, entitled Kings of the Huntitig-field. 

 Nor have I ventured to deal with the subjects of 

 hound-breeding and kennel-lore, for these subjects 

 mainly interest Masters of Hounds, and when 

 Masters disagree it is not for the author to decide. 

 In conclusion, I only hope that my critics will be 

 to my faults a little blind, and to my virtues, if they 

 can find any, ever kind. 



GEORGE F. UNDERHILL. 



