. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry; CHR 1892; PRO Stewardson, Misses (donor). K'OOK HAWKING 283 she is, is almost that of a bullet. So thinks her quarry apparently, for, shutting his wings, he tries to drop like a stone into a clump of trees now nearly beneath him. Swiftly as he drops there is a swifter behind him, and down from that terrific height comes the falcon like a thunderbolt. Lord I what a stoop ! By the powers, she has missed ! And now surely he must escape. But no ! shooting. Falcon flying rook upwards like a rocket, the old falcon puts in one more straight swift stoop, an
. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry; CHR 1892; PRO Stewardson, Misses (donor). K'OOK HAWKING 283 she is, is almost that of a bullet. So thinks her quarry apparently, for, shutting his wings, he tries to drop like a stone into a clump of trees now nearly beneath him. Swiftly as he drops there is a swifter behind him, and down from that terrific height comes the falcon like a thunderbolt. Lord I what a stoop ! By the powers, she has missed ! And now surely he must escape. But no ! shooting. Falcon flying rook upwards like a rocket, the old falcon puts in one more straight swift stoop, and the rook is taken just as he enters the sanctuary which he has had his eyes on from the first. Whoo-who-op ! A grand ring! a magnificent stoop ! a splendid flight I—Bravo,' Bois-le-duc !' All flights are not of course so long or so good as this one, but generally afford some sport. As many as nine and ten. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cox, Harding, 1854-1944; Lascelles, Gerald, 1849-1928. Falconry; Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU. Boston : Little, Brown, and Co. ; London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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