PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION 



My object in producing this book is to start a record of Horn 

 Measurements of the Great Game of the World. I only regret 

 that it was not commenced at an earlier date, as in that case it 

 would have been more complete. In my earlier life I had but 

 little help, and often worked thirty hours at a stretch ; my work 

 necessitated attention to specimens that demanded immediate 

 treatment, and my love for reproducing life-like studies prevented 

 me from keeping records. 



The measurements presented here have been taken prin- 

 cipally by one hand, and, for that reason, I value them the more. 

 The dimensions from acknowledged authorities J naturally am 

 not responsible for. This work is not designed to be in any 

 way a scientific treatise, but is prepared for sportsmen and 

 scientific men who are interested to see comparable measure- 

 ments at a glance. I think these have not been produced in 

 like form before. These records can be added to, and I shall 

 feel indebted to sportsmen who will contribute any authentic 

 record measurements. It must be borne in mind that many 

 trophies which have passed through my hands are now scattered 

 all over the world, and the dimensions of them, for the time, are 



