TO 

 HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS 



THE PRINCE OF WALES 



K.G., G.M.M.G., G.M.B.E., M.C., &c. 



SIR, 



That fox-hunting is an ancient and honourable 

 pastime all will agree : ancient in that the fox 

 was held to be a beast of venery by our Anglo- 

 Saxon ancestors, honourable because it is a sport 

 that has ever been associated with those excellent 

 qualities of manhood which are the prerogative of 

 our race. That it is a royal pastime is equally 

 plain : for hunting has been regarded, in all ages, 

 as the chief sport of Kings and Princes. Indeed 

 it is due principally to the encouragement and 

 protection accorded to it by the Royal House of 

 England that the noble sport of fox-hunting is in 

 so flourishing a condition to-day. And so it is 

 both fitting and proper, Sir, that this, the fifth 

 edition of a notable contribution to our sporting 

 literature, should be dedicated to you who uphold 

 so admirably the traditions of British sport. 



Your Royal Highness' s 



humble, obedient servant, 



THE EDITOR. 



