NOTE 



ALTHOUGH there are, of course, some things 

 in this work which are not quite "on all- 

 fours" with our views of sport, yet I feel 

 certain that most sportsmen on this side the 

 Atlantic will read Mr. Pattillo's pages with 

 great appreciation. 



As it was to be printed in London, and 

 required some little revision and making up 

 into chapters, I went through the original 

 manuscript for this purpose, and if the 

 author's unvarnished but bright, fresh, and 

 straightforward narrative of his sport gives 

 other readers as much pleasure as it did me, 

 there need be no fear as to its success. 



If I can get one, I hope to give his portrait, 

 for Mr. Pattillo writes with such verve and 

 is such an enthusiast, that reading his pages 



