X CONTENTS. 



and Provisions. — Poaching in the Rivers. — A Pack of 

 North Wales Fox-hounds . . . page 252 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Scrutator in his Shooting-jacket. — A quick Method of filUng 

 the Bag. — Accidents arising from the imprudent handUng 

 of Fire-arms. — The Poaching Fraternity. — A Sporting Poet. 

 —The Habits of the Partridge.— Old Ponto.— What Pointers 

 can do when well Trained. — The distinguishing Attribute of 

 Pointers common to the whole Canine Race. • 260 



CHAPTER XX. 



Partridge-shooting continued. — Hints on the method of 

 handling the Gun.— Accidents arising from the imprudent 

 handling of Fire-arms. — Grouse-shooting. — Varieties of the 

 Grouse species. — The Capercailsie. — Intimate connection 

 between Poaching and Pilfering. — An obliging Communi- 

 cation. — A short digression about Babylon and Bandanas. — 

 The First of October. — Speech is Silver, but Silence is Gold. 

 — Hints on the Beating of Coverts. — The best plan for 

 Rabbit-shooting. — An Easy Method of keeping Hares at 

 Home. — Scrutator has another fling at the giant Battue 

 System. — An Extempore Duel . . . 274 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Horse-breaking. — What Mr. Rarey has, and what he has not 

 done. — Can the Zebra be really tamed ? — Nervous Tempera- 

 ment of the Horse. — Its Docihty. — Difference between the 

 trained Hunter of the last Century, and those of the pre- 

 sent time.— Sporting Men of the Old School and the New. 

 — Proofs that a few things were known about Horse-tam- 

 ing before Mr. Rarey's time.— Essential point in which the 

 system of modern Horse-trainers breaks down . 293 



