TO 



THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT 



WHO HAS UPHELD THE WORTHIEST TRADITIONS 



OF THE CHASE 



BY HUNTING A HUGE TRACT OF COUNTRY 



ON SIX DAYS OF THE WEEK 



FOR MANY SEASONS PAST 



AND WHO HAS THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE 



DEVOTED HIMSELF WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO THE 



SCIENCE OF FOXHUNTING 



THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED 



