Sporting Society or Sporting Chat and Sporting Memories
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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 II

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

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 II

About this book

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.

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Information

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

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. A Brief Introduction to Fox Hunting
  5. Contents
  6. Sporting of the Past and the Present Day
  7. Down the Beck
  8. An Apology for Fishing
  9. Dogs I Have Known
  10. November Shooting
  11. Sporting Adventures of Charles Carrington, Esq.
  12. My First Day’s Fox-Hunting
  13. My First and Last Steeple-Chase
  14. Salmon-Spearing
  15. Carpe Diem
  16. Newmarket
  17. Kate’s Day with the Old Horse
  18. Some Curious Horses
  19. Sporting for Men of Moderate Means
  20. Partridge Manors and Rough Shooting
  21. Who is to Ride Him?
  22. A Cub-Hunting Invitation
  23. Told After Mess