274 THE MASTER OF HOUNDS 



"Humours of the Hunting Field." By G. Finch 

 Mason, n.d. (1886.) Oblong folio. Illustrations. 



"Sporting Recollections." By G. Finch Mason. 

 1885. 8vo. Pp. XV. 200. With 102 illustrations. 



My wish is that Messrs. Fores would publish Mr. 

 Finch Mason's stories in volume form, for they would 

 be a valuable addition to a sportsman's library. 

 Let me take this opportunity of stating how much I am 

 indebted to Mr. Finch Mason for his illustrations to 

 the stories from my pen which have appeared in Fores' 

 Magazine. 



I hardly know how to write about my friend " Thor- 

 manby" (Mr. Wilmott Dixon), for he would be the 

 first man to censure me if I treated him with any 

 extravagant praise in these pages. As a friend and 

 brother author I have the deepest regard for him, as 

 have all of us who have the pleasure of his acquaint- 

 ance. Mr. Dixon and myself possess many things in 

 common, the chief of which are Rugby reminiscences. 

 Mr. Dixon's contribution to hunting literature deserves 

 the highest praise, for it is the work of a conscientious 

 author, who has done his best to contribute to the 

 literature of fox-hunting. 



" Kings of the Hunting-Field ; Memoirs and Anecdotes 

 of Distinguished Masters of Hounds and other Cele- 

 brities of the Chase, with Histories of Famous Packs, 

 and Hunting Traditions of Great Houses." By " Thor- 

 manby" (Wilmott Dixon). 1898. Demy 8vo. With 32 

 portraits. 



I regret that I have only been able to place before 

 my readers a bird's-eye view of what has always proved 



