XIX 

 ENGLISH AND GERMAN SPORTSMEN 



C^ OME half a dozen years ago I wrote an 

 ^^~-^^ article with this title for the Field, 

 which I do not reproduce bodily here for two 

 reasons. The first Is that then I only knew 

 North German sportsmen, whereas I have 

 since then become acquainted with those of 

 Southern Germany and Austria. The 

 second, which Is even more important, Is 

 that during these latter years I have become 

 sensible of a rapp7^ochenient in their methods 

 towards ours In several ways, and In ours 



228 



