INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS 



Copy of Letter 



Sent by Harry Worcester S^nith to the Sportsmen of America, 

 in regard to the Herbert Memorial and the Warwick Valley Edition 

 of his greatest sporting book, "The Warwick Woodlands." 



September 15, 1920 



The following as to the Memorial for Henry William Herbert 

 (Frank Forester), the greatest American Sporting writer, deserves 

 your careful attention, not only from you as a sportsman but 

 perhaps as a father of young sportsmen who will grow up to read 

 Frank Forester's writings and enjoy them as you and I have done. 



The success of the work depends on the efforts of the Historical 

 Society of the Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, 

 where the scene of The Warwick Woodlands was laid, and the 

 Sportsmen of America, and I feel sure that the latter will not be 

 found wanting. 



The Historical Society, with the town authorities, have 

 arranged for a sightly location and are transporting a large 

 boulder from one of the spots made historic by Forester's writings 

 and placing it on the ground with proper foundation, etc., and I 

 have agreed, speaking for the Sportsmen of the States, that in 

 memory of the great author they will pay for the tablet and the 

 cost of placing it on the boulder. 



The expense for the tablet, transportation from Boston to 

 Warwick, and aflBxing on the boulder has been contracted for at 

 $700. It will be made of United States statuary bronze and will 

 be a memorial for all time. 



The sketch for the tablet has been carefully thought out and 

 approved by the Forester Society of America, Fred E. Pond, 

 David Wagstaff , of Tuxedo, and myself, and we trust it will meet 

 with your approval. 



As it is the gift of the Sportsmen of America, it certainly ought 

 not to be confined to a few, so as a preliminary I am running off 

 an alphabetical list of sportsmen, friends of mine who may be 

 interested to give $5, $10, $15, or $25. The list speaks for itself, 

 and as you may have friends who you think would like to give, I 

 am enclosing a blank so that you may fill it out with their names 

 and addresses and mail me so that all may feel that they have had 

 a chance to subscribe, no matter how small, towards the remem- 



