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By NAT GOULD.
Author of 'The Double Event,' etc.
Sporting Sketches (of Horses and Horsemen).
A Racecourse Tragedy. A Sporting Novel.
Warned Off. A Sporting Novel.
Settling Day. A Sporting Novel.
By FOX RUSSELL.
Author of 'The Haughtyshire Hunt,' etc.
Outridden. Third Edition.
A Judas of To-day.
Tricked.
By 'THORMANBY.'
Author of 'The Horse and its Rider,' etc.
Romances of the Road.
Boxers and their Battles.
Captain Mounsell in Love, War and Adventure.
By G.G. (H.G. Harper).
Author of 'Winkles a Winner,' etc.
Snooker's Racing Adventures.
On the Grass.
Horses I have met.
By C. DUDLEY LAMPEN.
Barcali, the Mutineer. A Tale of the Great Pacific.
By CHAS. JUNOR.
Author of 'Dead Men's Tales,' etc.
A Ruby from the Sea. A narrative of Adventure compiled from the Diary of Richard Brice, Esq., Consul at Malaga to the Court of Spain.
London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C.
Press Opinions
By NAT GOULDA RACECOURSE TRAGEDY
'Most of the characters are delightful, and the love scenes towards the close—in which two of Mr Gould's best-depicted characters are the actors—furnish an extremely pleasant ending to an exciting and well-told story.'—Scotsman.
'A good example of a plain, straightforward story, without any mystery, yet strong in human interest.'—Nottingham Guardian.
WARNED OFF
'Nat Gould's stories are so lively and full of "go" that they never drag for a moment, and the topics of the Turf are sure to be found discussed by the characters in the typical style. "Warned Off," the latest of the series, is a capital story of a gentleman rider who suffers an unjust Turf sentence.'—Leeds Mercury.
'The plot affords plenty of scope for the style of writing in which Mr Gould indulges, and the book comes out at appropriate time, inasmuch as some of the most exciting incidents take place at Epsom.'—The Field.
SPORTING SKETCHES
'We are inclined to regard this volume as the best work he, Mr Gould, has yet done.'—The Field.
'These vivid, varied and altogether delightful sketches.'—Glasgow Herald.
By G.G. (H.G. HARPER)SNOOKER'S RACING ADVENTURES
(The Amusing Adventures of a Racing Man)
'We have never read a book where so much of the inner circle is revealed in so brief a space as in this brilliantly-written and most entertaining book.'—Newcastle Daily Journal.
By FOX RUSSELLOUTRIDDEN
'"Outridden," by Fox Russell, is a novel of the orthodox type, and fulfils all the requirements of a rattling good sporting novel.'—Pall Mall Gazette.
A JUDAS OF TO-DAY
'The reader who likes his novels like his wines, "full-bodied," whether there be bouquet or none, will probably pronounce Mr Russell's to be "a rattling good story." There is a certain Count Logrono in it who recalls all the dear old melodramatic memories, and there is also an unfrocked clergyman, who is such a shockingly bad man that one wonders Mr Russell did not end by giving him the command of a piratical cruiser. We have love and beauty in it too, and, of course, they are triumphant over all the devices of the enemy, while the wicked in the closing chapters are cleverly made the benefactors of the good and the true. And all this is as it should be, though why the Count Logrono was ever permitted to run at large so long as he did is one of those mysteries known only to the sensational novelist and his complacent reader.'—Glasgow Herald, 11th July 1901.
By "THORMANBY"ROMANCES OF THE ROAD
'There is a fine old-world flavour about these stories, "The Strange Passenger by the Night Mail," "The Highwayman's Bay Mare" and "The Snow-bound Chaise." There was always romance about the King's highway when the coaches thundered along. Thormanby, who, of course, is a master of all knowledge relating to the road, gives us ten short stories, which will pass the time pleasantly on a wet afternoon. They are full of the life of the seventeenth century, when horses were such important adjuncts to man's life. We hear of runaway couples, and bold highwaymen, and lonely inns, and a lady in a mask. We do not regret one bit that they all belonged to another time than ours, but we own to a certain pleasure in reading about them, just as we may like to turn over a bundle of old sporting prints.—Glasgow Herald, 11th July 1901.
BOXERS AND THEIR BATTLES
'That the author writes well goes without saying. But he writes with point, graphically, a restricted sense of humour, and a capacity to make telling pictures that merits the highest praise. "Boxers and their Battles" should find a place in every English sportsman's library.'—Birmingham Daily Gazette.
London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C.
BOOKS ON HORSES
BY FRANK T. BARTON, M.R.C.V.S.
Author of 'Our Friend the Horse,' etc.
The most recent and up-to-date work on this important subject
THE VETERINARY MANUAL FOR HORSE OWNERS
By FRANK T. BARTON, M.R.C.V.S.
With about Sixty Illustrations from Original Drawings Crown 8vo, well printed and strongly bound, 10s. 6d. nett.
The object of this 'Veterinary Manual' aims at supplying the intelligent horse owner with a thoroughly reliable book upon the general management of the horse in health, and its treatment when suffering from accident or labouring under disease.
Every care possible has been taken to make the work 'practical' in its teaching with an avoidance of technical terms, without sacrificing facts of importance.
SOME PRESS OPINIONS
'The teaching of this book is up-to-date in its character, and it will certainly prove a boon to the farmer or owner when he happens to reside far from veterinary advice, and may require to act in an emergency.'—Glasgow Herald.
'After careful perusal we consider the book sound in its essential facts and certainly much preferable to the older manuals.'—Veterinarian.
'There is no doubt that the horse owner will find the manual very useful.'—Field.
'It is a manual which deserves a hearty welcome from those for whose use it has been designed, for it is a workmanlike, handy and comprehensive book.'—Scotsman.
'Mr Barton has written a book which will be of use to not a few people. The book takes rather a wider scope than most books of this class, as the author has written not only for horse owners but for veterinary students also. By no means the least useful chapter in the book is that on shoes and shoeing, and it is only just to the author to say that he gives more particulars than can be found in any one work with which we are acquainted.'—Saturday Review.
'There is always room for a well-thought-out work by a practical writer who has a thorough knowledge of his subject, and the author has taken every care to render the work ("The Veterinary Manual") practical in its teaching.... Shoes and shoeing receive due attention, and the miscellaneous recipes, with a list of some commonly-used drugs and their doses, will be found extremely useful.'—The Australasian.
HOW TO CHOOSE A HORSE
Or, SELECTION BEFORE PURCHASE
. . BY . .
FRANK T. BARTON, M.R.C.V.S.
Crown 8vo, Cloth, 2s. 6d
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CONTENTS
Special Parts and their Relationship to Unsoundness—Buying—The Age of the Horse—Horse Societies—Points of Typical Breeds and How to Choose—Objectionable Habits, etc.
THE GROOM'S GUIDE
His Duties and How to Perform Them
. . BY . .
FRANK T. BARTON, M.R.C.V.S.
Crown 8vo, Cloth, 2s. 6d.
CONTENTS
Foods and Feeding—Watering—Air—Ventilation—Cleaning Stables—Temperature of Stable—Bedding—Disinfectants.
Cleaning Harness Mountings, Stirrups, Bits, etc.—Cleaning Rusty Bits—Cleaning Saddles—Cleaning Harness and Preservation of Same—List of Stable Requisites—Lamps and Candles—Measuring for Harness—Washing and Preservation of Carriages—Treatment of Horses on Board Ship, etc.
London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C.
A Letter to the Publishers from Earl Roberts, K.G., V.C., etc.
25th March 1901.
'Gentlemen,—I am desired by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of a copy of "Sharpshooting for Sport and War," by Mr W.W. Greener, which you have been good enough to send to him, and which his Lordship will read with much interest.—I am, Yours faithfully,
'H. STREATFIELD, Major, Private Secretary.'
Second Edition. Completing 20th thousand.
Crown 8vo, 200 pp., 90 Illustrations. Price 1s. In Cloth, 1s. 6d. nett.
SHARPSHOOTING FOR SPORT AND WAR.
By W.W. GREENER,
Author of 'The Gun and its Development.'
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
'No one who has read "The Gun and its Development" and "The Breech-loader and How to Use It" will have any hesitation in admitting that Mr W.W. Greener has a thorough knowledge of his subject. No less acceptable, we opine, will be the smaller BROCHURE, which has been recently published under the title of "Sharpshooting," and which is, we are informed, already in a second edition. No doubt the present is an opportune time for a discussion of the subject, and in less than two hundred pages Mr Greener has contrived to give a good deal of practical information, made all the clearer by the illustrations which have been selected. In so far as the art of shooting with the rifle can be taught by words, Mr Greener has essayed to make all who read his treatise proficient sharpshooters, and his remarks, both in sporting and military weapons, are eminently practical.'—The Field.
'Like all men who have had any experience of rifle shooting, insists on training the beginner to shoot, and shoot well, at stationary targets at short distances, and only advancing as each stage is thoroughly mastered. He dilates on the benefits to be derived from having all men trained to use the rifle, and urges the Government to remit the annual tax for a gun license to all who can prove their efficiency as marksmen. The book is thoroughly practical, and is an excellent manual for all who are desirous of becoming sharpshooters.'—Glasgow Herald.
Yesterday, July 20th, 1901, the forty-first annual meeting of the National Rifle Association was brought to a close by the presentation of prizes by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief.
LORD ROBERTS on Shooting.
Earl Roberts, after presenting the prizes, said the war in South Africa had more than ever impressed him that rifle shooting was the most essential part of soldiers' training, and a qualification which took precedence of all others. Full-sized ranges were very necessary for practice, and he appealed to the patriotism of the British public not to unreasonably oppose the construction of such ranges, as it was on the perfect shooting of our men that the efficiency of the British Army mainly depended. He expressed his pleasure at witnessing such wonderful shooting that day.
Shots from a Lawyer's Gun
A Manual of Law relating to Sporting Rights
By NICHOLAS EVERITT
(H.R.E.)
. . A FEW PRESS OPINIONS . .
'We have read this book from end to end with great pleasure. Mr Everitt's style is well calculated to lure any sportsman into reading his lectures to the end. Even the professional poacher may be grateful to the writer. The pages are full of chatty and amusing anecdotes. We may disinterestedly commend Mr Everitt's book, from which readers will obtain both sound instruction and more amusement than they would find in the average sensation novel.'—The Field.
'We can congratulate Mr Everitt on this interesting work. We may say that Mr Everitt's law is thoroughly sound.'—Land and Water.
'A comprehensive survey of all matters likely to interest sportsmen. It is interesting and amusing to note the number of popular fallacies which Mr Everitt explodes. Here hunting men will find that fox-hunting is a trespass in spite of a contrary popular belief; landowners will discern that the popular four-feet rule in connection with ditches is fallacious; shooting lawyers will find how easily they may be "cornered" by difficult questions of game ownership. The author's easy, familiar and yet instructive style will be recognised. The book is really an amusing dissertation in the form of articles and interviews on a subject of interest to all who
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