FREDERICK WARXE 6- CO., PUBLISHERS, 



" What Blackstone is to the lawyer, Stonehenge is to the Sportsman."— 

 Manchester Examiner. 



THE VADE MECUM OF BRITISH SPORT, 



In demy 8vo, price 2ij., cloth, gilt top, i.coo pages. 



THE FOURTEENTH EDITION OF 



STONEHENGE'S 



BRITISH RURAL SPORTS 



Completely Re-edited and Re-arranged, 



By STONEHENGE, Editor of "The Field." 



Comprising Athletics, Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Yachtings 



Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, Pedestrianism, and 



the various Rural Games of Great Britain. 



Illustrated by numerous Engravings. 



SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS. 



Part I. The Pursuit of Wild Animals for Sport. Shooting— Hunting- 

 Coursing— Falconry — Angling. 



Part II. Horse-Racing. Steeple-chasing and Hurdle-racing — Riding to Hounds 

 — Match-Trotting — The Principles and Practice of Breeding for Racing Pur- 

 poses— Pedestrianism and General Training of Man— Aquatics, or Racing in 

 Yachts and Boats. 



Part III. Rural Games and Out-Door Amusements. Games played with 

 Ball— Miscellaneous Games — Artificial Modes of Locomotion. 



Part IV. Natural History of the Principal Animals used by Man in 

 Rural Sports. Comparative Anatomy of Man, the Horse, and Dog — 

 General Habits and Varieties of the Dog — General Habits and Varieties of 

 the Horse — General Management of the Dog and Horse. 



Part V. Diseases of the Dog and Horse. General Principles of Patho- 

 logy — Ordinary Drugs used for the Dog and Horse, and their mode of Admin- 

 istration— The Diseases of the Dog and their Treatment — The Diseases of the 

 Horse and their Treatment. 



ENTIRELY NEW EDITION OF A POPULAR HORSE-BOOK. 



In large crown 8vo, price 55., cloth gilt. 



The H0R8E0WNER & STABLEMAN'S COMPANION 



Or, Hints on the Selection, Purchase, and Alanagemetit of the Horse. 



By GEORGE ARMATAGE, M.R.C.V.S. 



Editor of '* Every Man His Own Cattle Doctor." 



"The whole duty of man as regards horses may be found in these pages." 

 — Sporting Life. 



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