368 G UN, RIFLE, AND HOUND. 



quilted flap to match can be attached to this in a few 

 seconds by three hooks and eyes, and thus covers the 

 nape of the neck and the temples. This flap can be 

 carried in the pocket or under the girth-tabs of the 

 saddle. When on it makes a head covering in which 

 I have been out in summer in India till ten a.m., and 

 even later. 



d. Waterproofs. 



Mackintoshes are a necessary evil everywhere. 

 After trying all sorts I got Andersons to make me a 

 long kilt, which buttons on to the brace buttons, and 

 is covered in its turn by a cape which can be thrown 

 back to enable one to shoot. This, I find, combines 

 nearly every requirement of the dismounted man, 

 while two large pockets in front are available to hold 

 cartridges, etc. 



IV. OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS. 



The field glass is the sportsman's alter ego t and in 

 many sports a telescope is equally necessary. There 

 are also other useful instruments, with which, however, 

 I have never bothered myself. Many London firms,, 

 such as J. A. Steward, of the Strand, make a specialty 

 of outfitting sportsmen and explorers. The compass, 

 of course, is indispensable everywhere, and for shooting 

 trips to wild countries more than one should be taken. 



Owing to short-sightedness only slight, I am glad 

 to say I have for the last twelve years shot in 

 spectacles. It is to Steward that I am obliged for the 



