PREFACE 



In response to a suggestion that some of my 

 father's writings upon Fox-hunting should be 

 collected and published in a separate volume, 

 I have chosen the three papers contained in 

 this book. 



His claim to be heard rests upon accom- 

 plishments still fresh in the annals of the 

 chase ; it may, however, be of interest to re- 

 call that he became Master of the Warwick- 

 shire Hounds in 1876, availing himself of 

 the services of a professional huntsman until 

 1 88 1, when he commenced to carry the horn 

 himself, and continued to do so till ill health 

 caused his retirement in the autumn of 1898. 



WlLLOUGHBY DE BROKE. 

 Kineton, Warwick. 



