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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 II

Fox Russell

• Publisher: Read Country Books
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473338906
• Print ISBN:
  9781473327726

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
• Sporting of the Past and the Present Day
• Down the Beck
• An Apology for Fishing
• Dogs I Have Known
• November Shooting
• Sporting Adventures of Charles Carrington, Esq.
• My First Day’s Fox-Hunting
• My First and Last Steeple-Chase
• Salmon-Spearing
• Carpe Diem
• Newmarket
• Kate’s Day with the Old Horse
• Some Curious Horses
• Sporting for Men of Moderate Means
• Partridge Manors and Rough Shooting
• Who is to Ride Him?
• A Cub-Hunting Invitation
• Told After Mess