  ROMANCES OF THE ROAD 'There is a fine old-world flavour about these stories, "The Strange Passenger by the Night Mail," "The Highwayman's Bay Mare" and "The Snow-bound Chaise." There was always romance about the King's highway when the coaches thundered along. Thormanby, who, of course, is a master of all knowledge relating to the road, gives us ten short stories, which will pass the time pleasantly on a wet afternoon. They are full of the life of the seventeenth century, when horses were such important adjuncts to man's life. We hear of runaway couples, and bold highwaymen, and lonely inns, and a lady in a mask. We do not regret one bit that they all belonged to another time than ours, but we own to a certain pleasure in reading about them, just as we may like to turn over a bundle of old sporting prints.—Glasgow Herald, 11th July 1901. BOXERS AND THEIR BATTLES 'That the author writes well goes without saying. But he writes with point, graphically, a restricted sense of humour, and a capacity to make telling pictures that merits the highest praise. "Boxers and their Battles" should find a place in every English sportsman's library.'—Birmingham Daily Gazette. London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C. BOOKS ON HORSES The most recent and up-to-date work on this important subject With about Sixty Illustrations from Original Drawings Crown 8vo, well printed and strongly bound, 10s. 6d. nett. The object of this 'Veterinary Manual' aims at supplying the intelligent horse owner with a thoroughly reliable book upon the general management of the horse in health, and its treatment when suffering from accident or labouring under disease. Every care possible has been taken to make the work 'practical' in its teaching with an avoidance of technical terms, without sacrificing facts of importance. SOME PRESS OPINIONS 'The teaching of this book is up-to-date in its character, and it will certainly prove a boon to the farmer or owner when he happens to reside far from veterinary advice, and may require to act in an emergency.'—Glasgow Herald. 'After careful perusal we consider the book sound in its essential facts and certainly much preferable to the older manuals.'—Veterinarian. 'There is no doubt that the horse owner will find the manual very useful.'—Field. 'It is a manual which deserves a hearty welcome from those for whose use it has been designed, for it is a workmanlike, handy and comprehensive book.'—Scotsman. 'Mr Barton has written a book which will be of use to not a few people. The book takes rather a wider scope than most books of this class, as the author has written not only for horse owners but for veterinary students also. By no means the least useful chapter in the book is that on shoes and shoeing, and it is only just to the author to say that he gives more particulars than can be found in any one work with which we are acquainted.'—Saturday Review. 'There is always room for a well-thought-out work by a practical writer who has a thorough knowledge of his subject, and the author has taken every care to render the work ("The Veterinary Manual") practical in its teaching.... Shoes and shoeing receive due attention, and the miscellaneous recipes, with a list of some commonly-used drugs and their doses, will be found extremely useful.'—The Australasian. HOW TO CHOOSE A HORSE . . BY . . CONTENTS Special Parts and their Relationship to Unsoundness—Buying—The Age of the Horse—Horse Societies—Points of Typical Breeds and How to Choose—Objectionable Habits, etc. THE GROOM'S GUIDE . . BY . . CONTENTS Foods and Feeding—Watering—Air—Ventilation—Cleaning Stables—Temperature of Stable—Bedding—Disinfectants. Cleaning Harness Mountings, Stirrups, Bits, etc.—Cleaning Rusty Bits—Cleaning Saddles—Cleaning Harness and Preservation of Same—List of Stable Requisites—Lamps and Candles—Measuring for Harness—Washing and Preservation of Carriages—Treatment of Horses on Board Ship, etc. London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C. A Letter to the Publishers from Earl Roberts, K.G., V.C., etc. 25th March 1901. 'Gentlemen,—I am desired by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of a copy of "Sharpshooting for Sport and War," by Mr W.W. Greener, which you have been good enough to send to him, and which his Lordship will read with much interest.—I am, Yours faithfully, 'H. STREATFIELD, Major, Private Secretary.' Second Edition. Completing 20th thousand. SHARPSHOOTING FOR SPORT AND WAR. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS 'No one who has read "The Gun and its Development" and "The Breech-loader and How to Use It" will have any hesitation in admitting that Mr W.W. Greener has a thorough knowledge of his subject. No less acceptable, we opine, will be the smaller BROCHURE, which has been recently published under the title of "Sharpshooting," and which is, we are informed, already in a second edition. No doubt the present is an opportune time for a discussion of the subject, and in less than two hundred pages Mr Greener has contrived to give a good deal of practical information, made all the clearer by the illustrations which have been selected. In so far as the art of shooting with the rifle can be taught by words, Mr Greener has essayed to make all who read his treatise proficient sharpshooters, and his remarks, both in sporting and military weapons, are eminently practical.'—The Field. 'Like all men who have had any experience of rifle shooting, insists on training the beginner to shoot, and shoot well, at stationary targets at short distances, and only advancing as each stage is thoroughly mastered. He dilates on the benefits to be derived from having all men trained to use the rifle, and urges the Government to remit the annual tax for a gun license to all who can prove their efficiency as marksmen. The book is thoroughly practical, and is an excellent manual for all who are desirous of becoming sharpshooters.'—Glasgow Herald. Yesterday, July 20th, 1901, the forty-first annual meeting of the National Rifle Association was brought to a close by the presentation of prizes by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief. LORD ROBERTS on Shooting. Earl Roberts, after presenting the prizes, said the war in South Africa had more than ever impressed him that rifle shooting was the most essential part of soldiers' training, and a qualification which took precedence of all others. Full-sized ranges were very necessary for practice, and he appealed to the patriotism of the British public not to unreasonably oppose the construction of such ranges, as it was on the perfect shooting of our men that the efficiency of the British Army mainly depended. He expressed his pleasure at witnessing such wonderful shooting that day. Shots from a Lawyer's Gun . . A FEW PRESS OPINIONS . . 'We have read this book from end to end with great pleasure. Mr Everitt's style is well calculated to lure any sportsman into reading his lectures to the end. Even the professional poacher may be grateful to the writer. The pages are full of chatty and amusing anecdotes. We may disinterestedly commend Mr Everitt's book, from which readers will obtain both sound instruction and more amusement than they would find in the average sensation novel.'—The Field. 'We can congratulate Mr Everitt on this interesting work. We may say that Mr Everitt's law is thoroughly sound.'—Land and Water. 'A comprehensive survey of all matters likely to interest sportsmen. It is interesting and amusing to note the number of popular fallacies which Mr Everitt explodes. Here hunting men will find that fox-hunting is a trespass in spite of a contrary popular belief; landowners will discern that the popular four-feet rule in connection with ditches is fallacious; shooting lawyers will find how easily they may be "cornered" by difficult questions of game ownership. The author's easy, familiar and yet instructive style will be recognised. The book is really an amusing dissertation in the form of articles and interviews on a subject of interest to all who live in the country. We can promise all buyers their full money's worth in both instruction and amusement.'—Law Notes. 'Mr Everitt has made many a good shot in his book, which mixes the useful with the agreeable. Mr Everitt is a safe guide. He knows his subject uncommonly well.'—The AthenÆum. 'An instructive and, at the same time, an amusing little manual on this interesting subject, a good deal of it being given dramatically in the form of a dialogue between solicitor and client.'—The Standard. '"Shots from a Lawyer's Gun" is one of those books which no country house should be without.'—The Sporting Times or 'Pink 'un.' 'We commend the book to all sportsmen and farmers, and do so because it is packed with information, and at the same time as readable as any novel.'—The Leeds Mercury. 'In reading this volume you can gain knowledge and have a jolly good laugh at the same time. There is not a dry sentence in the entire book. Sportsmen should read it, gamekeepers should read it, and so should tenant farmers and even poachers.'—The Shooting Times. Illustrated 8 pp. Prospectus Post Free. SPECIAL NOTICE.—A copy of this book has been graciously accepted by His Majesty the King. London; R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C. Mrs Maclurcan's A Practical Cookery Book containing over 1000 recipes Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d. PRESS OPINIONS 'The book deals largely with different ways of cooking meats, poultry, fish, game, and the making of different soups, jellies, and sweets generally. A considerable part is devoted to the making of beverages, starting with "How to make Tea," and right through, including punches, claret, and champagne cup, and ending with the homely and refreshing beverage, ginger beer. Under the heading of "Useful Hints," there are receipts for almost every imaginable household matter, from the polishing of furniture down to the cleaning of white straw hats. There are also a host of toilet remedies, which all ladies should carefully read.'—Australasian. 'Up-to-dateness, variety, and a well-arranged collection of recipes accompanied by simple directions, without too many details to bewilder the reader, characterise this most useful book on cookery.'—The Sheffield Independent. 'As a cookery book to read, it is perhaps a little too matter of fact, but we cannot dip into it without gaining an appreciation to discover some dishes that have been met but never before laid bare.'—Court Journal. A Century of English PRESS OPINIONS 'Fox-hunting is a tolerably well-worn theme; of books on the subject there is an abundance, both ancient and modern; so the author deserves credit for a fair measure of originality and presenting old friends in new dresses. "A Century of English Fox-Hunting" will prove a valuable addition to the libraries of all sportsmen.'—Westminster Gazette. 'The contents of the volume before us are remarkably cleverly compiled, for although many of the facts recorded within the cover will be familiar to the student of fox-hunting lore, yet even the most learned, we believe, will find some little anecdote of field craft that will be new to him. 'Taking the volume as a whole, we consider it extremely well mapped out, and that it will have a large circulation is not only our desire, but our opinion as a sporting writer. We embrace this opportunity of congratulating you, Brother George F. Underhill.'—The Shooting Times and British Sportsman. 'Mr George F. Underhill has written a very entertaining book in his "Century of English Fox-Hunting." He has succeeded in all his purposes, and has produced an admirable volume, notwithstanding the fact that, as soon as he commenced his work, the war denuded the hunting field of many of the keenest fox-hunters. In short, the book is an apologia for, and the exposition of, sport, and will be welcomed in the libraries.'—Army and Navy Gazette. London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C. BOOKS ON SOUTH AFRICA In the Land of the Boers PRESS OPINIONS 'Mr Oliver Osborne belongs to that cheery company to whom hardship is a mere excuse for jocularity, and positive peril seems generally to suggest nothing more terrifying than a pun. It is an eminently readable record, for Mr Osborne was in Kruger's country at a very interesting time—the days of Barberton and the De Kaap Mines, the days when the Outlander first began to loom large in the Transvaal.'—Academy. 'A book with instruction and amusement in it.'—Daily Telegraph. 'Seldom has an unvarnished record formed more pleasant reading than does the account of these adventures.'—Glasgow Herald. 'This is a book of no ordinary literary merit.'—Western Morning News. Royal 8vo, Sewed, 1s. 6d. Giving the political and diplomatic history of the relations and negotiations between Great Britain and the South African Republic, from its retrocession in 1881 down to the outbreak of war, October 1899. CAPTAIN HAYES'S EXPERIENCES AMONG THE BOERS London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C. Are Racehorses Doped? No Racing Man should be without a Copy of 'Dopes' DOPES: By NATHANIEL GUBBINS PRESS OPINIONS 'Remarkably lively reading.'—Glasgow Herald. 'Distinguished for the brightness and style made familiar by the author.'—St James' Gazette. 'The volume may be regarded as a text-book, and so far the best on the market.'—Sportsman. 'A very readable book, ably discussed from an English and American point of view.'—County Gentleman. 'It deals in a thoughtful and fairly exhaustive manner with the present state of the English Turf generally, and with the "American Invasion."'—Westminster Gazette. 'No one is more at home than Gubbins in the world of horses. This book will be read with amusement and instruction. Such a one will lay down the book with a sigh of satisfaction, whisper to himself "Good old pink 'un!" and before the waiter leaves the room call for what he may desire.'—Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C. To be Published on October 7 THE LOVE LETTERS of a Sportswoman By..... THE LOVE LETTERS of a Sportswoman By..... THE LOVE LETTERS of a Sportswoman By..... THE LOVE LETTERS of a Sportswoman By..... Published Price and further Particulars will be announced later London; R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C. Crown 8vo, Illustrated, Cloth, 3s. ed. RACING Famous Racehorses—Horse Owners—Trainers—Jockeys, OPINIONS OF THE PRESS 'It may be recommended as easy and agreeable to read ... and a safe and trustworthy guide.'—AthenÆum. 'He has written a book which contains chapters on "Famous Racehorses," "Horse Owners," "Trainers," "Jockeys," "Steeplechasing," and other matters associated with the Turf. Those who in any way take an interest in horse-racing will not find a dull page in the volume.'—Morning Post. 'For these reasons this new work entitled "Racing," which, being written by that well-known authority, W.C. A. Blew, is naturally full of interesting information in all matters connected with the Turf, and is also written in a light, gossipy, and eminently readable form, will be welcomed and appreciated by all lovers of the sport of which it treats.'—Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 'It is a very readable book, and contains a lot of valuable information.'—Pall Mall Gazette. London: R.A. EVERETT & CO., 42 Essex Street, Strand, W.C.  |
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