This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...Opinions vary as to the best colour for flags, but, as a generality, white is the safest and best. The line of drivers should be slightly horseshoe in shape, but, with a strong cross-wind blowing, the down-yr'md flank ought to be strongly advanced. Allusion has been made to flankers: they are most important, and should ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...Opinions vary as to the best colour for flags, but, as a generality, white is the safest and best. The line of drivers should be slightly horseshoe in shape, but, with a strong cross-wind blowing, the down-yr'md flank ought to be strongly advanced. Allusion has been made to flankers: they are most important, and should be men with an intimate knowledge of the moors and of the usual flight of the grouse. Their duties are to act in advance of the driving-line on either side, and to prevent the grouse from breaking away, and thus not going over the guns. A good "flanker " will not put his flag up till the exact moment arrives, as otherwise he might head the birds back instead of sending them forward, or turn them so much that they would break away over the flankers on the far side. There are, needless almost to say, many occasions when grouse will 450 where they please, even straight back over the drivers, and then no flankers in the world can turn them. The earlier drives of the day should be down-wind, if practicable; for later in the day, the birds can be brought back, aided by their natural inclination, to their original ground, and will carry with them the grouse from the other drive. Shooting over Dogs--Turning to the older branch of grouse shooting, namely, that of walking them over dogs, the points to be insisted on are: (1) The importance of procuring well-broken dogs, whether pointers or setters. (2) The necessity of the sportsman getting himself into some sort of "condition " before attempting to go through the hard work entailed by this method of shooting; and (3) The advisability of working the outside higher ground of the beats early in the day. With regard to the question of dogs, so much of the pleasure of a day's grouse-sho...
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Add this copy of The Young Sportsman to cart. $30.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1900 by Lawrence & Bullen.
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Good. First edition. Good in worn cloth with the joints starting and some foxing to endpapers. An illustrated overview of sports ranging from angling to wrestling.
Add this copy of The Young Sportsman to cart. $39.66, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. First edition copy. Collectible-Good. Clear wrap added; small tears on bottom edge. Boards slightly soiled and edgeworn. Owner's name on pastedown. Text spotted. Some light pencil marks inside. (sports, Great Britain, angling, archery, bowls, boxing, cricket, curling, cycling, fencing, football, golf, hockey, hunting, lacrosse, riding, rowing, sea-fishing, shooting, skating, swimming, tennis, wrestling) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
