242 ENGLISH SPORTSWOMEN 



aggrieved if their work fails to rank quite so 

 highly as the writings of the author of " Holmby 

 House," &c. &c. 



Amongst influential authors of the present day 

 should be mentioned Sir Walter Gilbey, who has 

 written many interesting books on his favourite 

 subject — the horse. They are accurate and 

 practical. 



