TO MY GRANDCHILDREN. vii 



Shooting. 



All wild shooting. 



But though the pheasant battue requires quick 

 decision and skill in shooting, I rather doubt if it 

 really comes under the head of sport. Still, it is 

 useful in training the mind and eye to quickness of 

 decision and action. 



Fishing. 



All fly fishing, trolling, and, I suppose, sea 

 fishing. 



But what we have to consider here is the grand 

 old national sport of Fox hunting. 



Hunting is a science, and you must remember 

 that what is a pleasure and recreation to you, is as 

 serious a matter of business to the Master of the 

 hounds, and his huntsman and his whippers-in, as 

 law is to the lawyer, or surgery to the surgeon. 



If you study the science of hunting you will find 

 your pleasure wonderfully increased and you will be 

 able to form a more just opinion of huntsmen and 

 their ways. 



The great outlines and rules of hunting remain 

 the same, but the application of them varies with 

 the countries in which hounds hunt. Thus a quick 

 mode is suitable to some countries and a slower 

 mode to others. 



It is therefore well to visit other packs occasion- 

 ally and see what goes on there, and so improve 



