Sporting Society or Sporting Chat and Sporting Memories

Stories Humorous and Curious; Wrinkles of the Field and the Race-Course; Anecdotes of the Stable and the Kennel; with Numerous Practical Notes on Shooting and Fishing - Volume I

Fox Russell

• Publisher: Read Country Books
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473338890
• Print ISBN:
  9781473327719

This vintage book contains a collection of humorous stories of the field and racecourse, anecdotes of the stable and kennel, and numerous practical notes on shooting and fishing. Entertaining and insightful, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in country pursuits, and would make for a fantastic addition to allied collections. Contents include: "The Influence of Field Sports on Character", "Old-Fashioned Angling", "Partridge Day's it Was and as It is", "Simpson's Snipe", "Podgers' Pointer", "The Dead Heat", "Only the Mare", "Hunting in the Midlands", "A Military Steeplechase", "How I Won my Handicap", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• A Brief Introduction to Fox Hunting
• Contents
• The Influence of Field Sports on Character
• Old-Fashioned Angling
• Partridge Day as it was and as it Is
• Simpson’s Snipe
• Podgers’ Pointer
• The Dead Heat
• Only the Mare
• Hunting in the Midlands
• A Military Steeplechase
• How I Won my Handicap
• The First Day of the Season and its Results
• A Day with the Drag
• Stag-Hunting on Exmoor
• Sport Amongst the Mountains
• A Birmingham Dog Show
• Huntingcrop Hall
• A Dog Hunt on the Berwyns
• Some Odd Ways of Fishing
• Shooting