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nected with my subject. I have also to acknow- 

 ledge gratefully the assistance which has been 

 rendered to me by a dear lover of the sport, in 

 revising my manuscript, and preparing these pages 

 for publication. I am also indebted greatly to the 

 gentleman who has furnished me with the spirited 

 illustrations of this little work, the merits of which, 

 I believe, every sportsman will recognise and 

 appreciate. 



