Kings of the hunting-field : memoirs and anecdotes of distinguished masters of hounds and other celebrities of the chase with histories of famous packs, and hunting traditions of great houses . the hearts of the sportsmen of that fastidiouscountry, which he was the first to render famous amongthe hunting countries of the three kingdoms. He wasdoubtless, says * Nimrod, the most successful sports-man of his time, nor has he been surpassed by anywho have trodden in his steps. . He was a man ofstrong and vigorous mind, joined with much persever-ance as well as ardour in his favourite pursuit, andb
Kings of the hunting-field : memoirs and anecdotes of distinguished masters of hounds and other celebrities of the chase with histories of famous packs, and hunting traditions of great houses . the hearts of the sportsmen of that fastidiouscountry, which he was the first to render famous amongthe hunting countries of the three kingdoms. He wasdoubtless, says * Nimrod, the most successful sports-man of his time, nor has he been surpassed by anywho have trodden in his steps. . He was a man ofstrong and vigorous mind, joined with much persever-ance as well as ardour in his favourite pursuit, andbringing faculties to bear upon sport as a science whichwould have distinguished themselves in any walk oflife to which he might have applied them. There are some ignorant persons who take it forgranted that a man who devotes his life to sport mustbe a creature of low intelligence. The characters ofsuch men as Peter Beckford, Assheton Smith, andHugo Meynell give the lie direct to that ridiculousnotion, and prove conclusively, if proof were needed,that to the composition of a first-rate sportsman there isnecessary no mean quantity of—what Etty said he mixedhis colours with— .r.^ ^^
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