CONTENTS 



CHAI'TKK PAfiK 



Introductiox . 1 



I. Georgian SrAct-iiUNTiNo 22 



II. The New School 48 



III. Charles Davis 59 



IV. Debateable Land 82 



V. Deer 92 



VI. The Staghouni) 114 



VII. The Harrow Country 142 



VIII. The Forest 158 



IX. 13anks and Ditches 172 



X. Black and White 189 



XI. Kennels and Stables 200 



XII. Ascot Affairs 213 



XIII. Predecessors 222 



XIV. Venerie and the Valois 244 



XV. The Empire and the Republic 258 



XVI. French Horsemanship 278 



XVII. French Horses 290 



Appendix : List of Meeting Places of Eoval Hunt . oOo 



Index 305 



