IN PRAISE OF HAWKING 



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Falcons, I can speak with some assurance on the 

 subject. 



There is unfortunately an element of cruelty in 

 every branch of field sports. Would it were other- 



FALCONER AND HAWKS. 



wise ; but if hawking were to be discountenanced 

 on that score alone, the days of coursing and fox- 

 hunting would likewise have to be numbered. 

 Every true sportsman, who is also a lover of the 

 beautiful in Nature, will avoid causing unnecessary 



