RECREATIONS OF A SPORTSMAN.

BY

LORD WILLIAM LENNOX.

"Like a book of Sport, thou'lt read me."

SHAKSPEARE.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,
SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN,

13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1862.

The right of Translation is reserved.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

OCTOBER.

The Advent of October-Remarkable Days-the Months-

Gaudy Pheasant-Nut-Brown Partridge-Unprincipled

Dealers in Dogs-The Pointer and Setter-Tricks of the

Fancy-The late Earl Fitzhardinge's Lines on a Favourite

Blood-Hound-The Modern Battue traced to the Sports

of the Ancient Egyptians-Old Customs-Yachting-

Prospects of Foreign Invasion-Royal Thames Yacht

Club-Statistical Details—Worthing Regatta, and Races

on the Sands-Racing and Hunting in France

NOVEMBER.

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Remarkable Days - Fox Hunting - Gloucestershire—

Berkeley Castle-Sagacity of a Hound belonging to Sir

M. F. Berkeley-Visit to Ross-Worcester Music Meet-

ing-Burrow's Malvern Landscape Glasses-Steeple-

Chasing-A Quiet Gentleman's Horse-The Bishop of

Romford's Cob-Sporting Dogs-The Dean of Hounslow's

Pointer-The English Fox-hound-The Harrier-The

Hon. Augustus Berkeley's Hounds-The Vulpecide-

Yachting-Margate-Horrors of a Watering-place out of

Season .

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"Now Winter old brings frost and cold"-Hints for the

Farm-Operations in the Flower and Kitchen Garden-

Festivals and Remarkable Days-Sports of the Month-

Blondin, sans peur, but not sans reproche-His reckless

daring-Ballooning in the United States-Wild-goose

Shooting — A Dissertation on Sporting Dogs — Anec-

dote of a Celebrated Staghound of former days -

Instinct of a Dog of the present day-Manly Speech of

the late Earl Fitzhardinge in favour of the Turf and the

Stage--Proposed Regulations respecting Salmon Fishing

-Rise and Fall of the Turf-Present Glories-Bygone

Glories-An Episode-Ascot in the time of the Prince

Regent A few Remarks on Race-horses and Hunters-

Hint to the Commissioner of Woods and Forests-Lon-

don Monstrosities-A Foreign Trip-Bayswater to Bor-

deaux
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RECREATIONS OF A SPORTSMAN.

October.

"See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,

And mounts exulting on triumphant wings:

Short is his joy, he feels the fiery wound,
Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

Ah! what avails his glossy, varying dyes,

His purple crest, and scarlet circled eyes,

The vivid green his shining plumes unfold,

His painted wings, and breast that flames of gold!"

POPE.

The Advent of October-Remarkable Days-the Months— Gaudy Pheasant-Nut-Brown Partridge-Unprincipled Dealers in Dogs-The Pointer and Setter-Tricks of the Fancy-The late Earl Fitzhardinge's Lines on a Favourite Blood-Hound-The Modern Battue traced to the Sports of the Ancient Egyptians-Old Customs-Yachting— Prospects of Foreign Invasion-Royal Thames Yacht Club-Statistical Details-Worthing Regatta, and Races on the Sands-Racing and Hunting in France.

AFTER the joyousness of summer-a joyousness

VOL. II.

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