Advantage of hunting.—Libels on.—Great men who have hunted.—Popular notion unlike reality.—Dick Christian and the Marquis of Hastings.—Fallacy of “lifting” a horse refuted.—Hints on riding at fences.—Harriers discussed.—Stag-hunting a necessity and use where time an object.—Hints for novices.—“Tally-ho!” expounded.—To feed a horse after a hard ride.—Expenses of horse-keep.—Song by Squire Warburton, “A word ere we start” [154]
The Fitzwilliam.—Brocklesby.—A day on the Wolds.—Brighton harriers.—Prince Albert’s harriers [176]
Hunting Terms [199]
The origin of Fox-hunting [210]
The wild ponies of Exmoor [218]