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need there is for recreation and sport. Therefore, for 

 the future, it looks as if sport is to be for the workers, 

 and not for the idlers. 



Let the younger generation get rid of the idea that 

 work is infra dig., or bad form ; the true criterion of a 

 gentleman should be his conduct and character not 

 his trade or profession. Britain is still whole at heart, 

 and our Empire is only yet in its infancy. We are now 

 awake, and there are vast fields of enterprise for honest 

 workers undeveloped. The lazy, dishonest doctrine of 

 the Socialist that robbing the rich will make the poor 

 richer has no hold on the educated sane thinkers of 

 the country. Success in anything requires self-reli- 

 ance, energy, and thrift, and if our youth, whether in 

 sport or business, cultivate these virtues and maintain 

 a high standard of honour, there is little fear of Britain 

 degenerating into a nation of State-fed paupers which 

 is the logical conclusion of the Socialist's doctrine. 



I acknowledge my indebtedness to the many sports- 

 men who have received the book so kindly, and while 

 differences of opinion exist on many of the theories, 

 yet this is so on all subjects. I have no wish to escape 

 criticism ; the object of the book is to encourage investi- 

 gation and draw out the experience of others. There 

 are several new articles which should prove of interest. 

 I am very much indebted to my friend F. G. Aflalo, 

 with whom I fished for sharks while on a journey to 

 Australia some years ago ; I commend his articles 

 on deep-sea fishing, on which he is an experienced 



