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the interesting families with which it connects 

 itself. I refer to the Camera Sportsman — ^to 

 that small but growing section of nature lovers 

 which has arisen to demonstrate a new sport, 

 and one which does not always entail the use of 

 the rifie. One of its most recent apostles, Mr. 

 Radclyffe Dugmore has published a splendid 

 work upon the subject, magnificently illustrated 

 by a collection of telephotographs and flashlight 

 pictures of startling fidelity to nature. They 

 form a convincing testimony to the sport and 

 excitement obtainable with little loss of animal 

 life, and although it would be fatuous to imagine 

 that for many years to come the example of 

 this artist-sportsman will be very widely followed, 

 stUl it is a development which promises much, 

 as well from the point of view of game preserva- 

 tion as from that of adding greatly, as I have 

 said, to our knowledge of wild beasts as they 

 exist from day to day. 



In the preface to his book IVIr. Dugmore says 

 that " the life of any animal, be it bird or beast, 

 is far more interesting than its dead body," 

 and he adds that he knows many men '\\'ho a 

 few years ago devoted their holidays to shooting, 

 but who now find greater pleasure and interest 

 in hunting with a camera, whilst the excitement 

 and difi&culty are far greater. With these views 

 I entirely concur, although I am not sanguine 

 enough to suppose that the sport of great game 

 hunting simply for photography is one which is 

 likely to attract many beyond those who, like 

 myself, have already had a fairly liberal share 



