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Fencing . ; chief differencesin the Devon and Cornishsystems, 225; what constitutesa fair back fall, 226; theheroes of the past, 227 ; lists ofrenowned Western wrestlers,229, 230; the principal Cor-nish and Devon chips, 230 ; WRE a description of the Lanca-shire method, 230-234 ;throttling, 232 ; the DoubleNelson, 233 ; account of Actonand Bibbys contest in NewYork, 233; rules of the Frenchsystem, 235 ; various ordersof fall, 237 ; the * catch-holdfirst down to lose style,237 PRINTED BYSPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARELONDON-T^; BOSTON COLLEGE 3 9031 01580698 7 DOES NOT CmCULAW. IVITH IL
Fencing . ; chief differencesin the Devon and Cornishsystems, 225; what constitutesa fair back fall, 226; theheroes of the past, 227 ; lists ofrenowned Western wrestlers,229, 230; the principal Cor-nish and Devon chips, 230 ; WRE a description of the Lanca-shire method, 230-234 ;throttling, 232 ; the DoubleNelson, 233 ; account of Actonand Bibbys contest in NewYork, 233; rules of the Frenchsystem, 235 ; various ordersof fall, 237 ; the * catch-holdfirst down to lose style,237 PRINTED BYSPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARELONDON-T^; BOSTON COLLEGE 3 9031 01580698 7 DOES NOT CmCULAW. IVITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS LONDONLONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO 1890 All rights reserved v^^ a SGO 20ST0K COLLEGE LIB- ^ -^Om P5 1273 m DEDICA TION TO THE PRINCE OF WALES. Badminton : October^ 1889. Having received permission to dedicate these volumes,the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes,to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,I do so feeling that I am dedicating them to one of thebest and keenest sportsmen of our time. I can say, frompersonal observation, that there is no man who canextricate himself from a bustling and pushing crowd ofhorsemen, when a fox breaks covert, more dexterouslyand quickly than His Royal Highness ; and that whenhounds run hard over a big country, no man can take aline of his own and live with them better. Also, whenthe wind has been blowing hard, often have I seenHis Royal Highness knocking over driven grouse andpartridges and high-rocketing pheasants in first-rate vi DEDICATION workmanlike style. He is held to be a good yac
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