To H. B. McCALMONT, Esq. M.P. dx. 



The good old fashion of dedication is a loleasant one, as it 

 enables an author to associate his work with the name of 

 a friend. For several years ^oast I have been indebted 

 to your kindness for so nmich sport and pastime, on land 

 and sea, that I luelcome the 02J2:)ortunity of inscribing my 

 little collection of sporting stories to you— an oioner of 

 winners ranging from 'Isinglass' to ^ Lemon Squash' ! 



Yours ever, 



ALFRED E. T. WATSON. 



