vi HUNTING. 



that Hunting is the soul of a country life, so I 

 want you to grow up sportsmen — not, mind you, 

 sporting men — for there is a vast difference between 

 a sportsman and a sporting man — the latter is 

 generally a very objectionable person. 



This raises at once the question — What is 

 sport ? Sport is the wit, courage and endurance of 

 man pitted against the instinct, cunning, courage 

 and endurance of the wild animal. 



In England, then, hunting, shooting and fishing 

 are legitimate sport. 



Hunting. 



Wild Stag hunting. 



Fox hunting, 



Hare hunting, 



Otter hunting and the 



pursuit of the carted Stag. 



As for this last, though I personally agree with 

 Mr. Jorrocks that you might as well " 'unt a hass," 

 I include it in the list of sport because the same 

 qualities are required of man, horse and, to a great 

 extent, of hound, for it as in other hunting, and in 

 game countries, where Fox hunting is next to 

 impossible, it is distinctly desirable. Such packs 

 also afford great pleasure to the residents within 

 their limits, and to those professional gentlemen 

 who cannot afford time to hunt with Fox hounds. 

 They are also the cause of large sums of money 

 being spent in the districts in which they hunt. 



