CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Chase : its Pleasures. The Fox-hunter and the Farmer. 

 A Case in Point. Plain Facts. Sportsmen personified. 

 Masters of Fox-hounds : their distinctive Features. 

 How to form a Sportsman. Difference of Packs. Il- 

 lustrative Anecdotes - - - - Page 1 



CHAP. II. 



Qualifications of a Hunter. Amount of Work that may 

 be expected of him. Discipline of old and young 

 Hunters - - - - - -41 



CHAP. III. 



Harry HIeover's Visit to a Stud. The Model Stud-groom. 

 Remarks on different Hunters. Racing, Steeple-chasing, 

 and Hunting. Practical Experiments - - 80 



CHAP. IV. 



Hints on purchasing Hunters. Hunters best adapted for 

 Yorkshire; for Leicestershire; for Bedfordshire ; for the 

 Country round London ; for open Countries. Qualities 

 of a Hunting-Rider - - - ••123 



