CONTENTS. 



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I'AGB 



A NEWMARKET STORY ........ 7 



THEODORE'S ST. LEGER 



THE ROUT OF THE THIMBLE-MEN 



25 



30 



THE FIRST OF THE PLUNGERS 34 



A CURIOUS RACE 40 



THE PARSON'S JOCKEY 44 



BLIND JACK OF KNARESBOROUGH , . . ,' . 49 



THE TOUT'S TIP 54 



'THE STAR OF PICCADILLY' 58 



BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON 63 



THE RETURN MATCH y6 



HUNTING IN THE MIDLANDS 89 



INFLUENCE OF FIELD SPORTS ON CHARACTER . 97 



'FOR SALE— A THOROUGHBRED NAG. UNBROKEN' . 106 



HALF AN HOUR WITH A SPORTING PROPHET . . 125 



