My life as soldier and sportsman

J. Robson Scott

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> •:/n ", i^,:l7t-^?-:tti#s^' AS SOLDIERMYLIFE /\ND SPORTSMAN SCOTTJ.ROBSONHy 3 9090 013 418 864 Webster Family ofLibran; MedicineVeterinary School ofCummings Medicine atVeterinaiy Tufts UnivGi'sity 200 Westboro Road North MAGrafton, 01536 .,hinSt.B03tor y- MY LIFE AS SOLDIER AND SPORTSMAN M> r^^y I'll[OKTHK A MY LIFE AS SOLDIER AND SPORTSMAN BY J. ROBSON SCOTT late 3rd HussarsMajor, I WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON GRANT RICHARDS LTD. ST MARTIN'S STREET MDCCCCXXI Printed in Gueat ]5kitaim by the Riverside Press Limited £dinbuk(;h CONTENTS PAGECHAPTER I. AFRICA: SOME REMINISCENCESSOUTH 13 II. INDIAN REMINISCENCES 68III. FAMOUS GENERALS AND HORSEMANSHIP IV. THE STORY OF A GREAT DUEL 75 81V. HUNTING AND PHILOSOPHY 121VI. FISHING VII. RACING.... 140 VIII. CONFORMATION 156 RACING .IX. MORE 174 THE GRAND NATIONALX. 207 PEDIGREE AND OF GRANDXI. THE COLOUR NATIONAL WINNERS 221 STEEPLECHASEXII. THE HUNT 227 THE CJRAND MILITARYXIII. 237 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE AUTHOR ... Frontispiece FACINC. PAGE LORD KITCHENER ON DEMOCRAT . 72 BADGER DIG..... 84 LORD LONSDALE .... 90 F. FORESTER ONCAPTAIN CHRISTMAS DAISY 96 F. M.F.H. HOUNDS FORESTER, QUORN KIRBY GATE 100MEET, MR GAUNTJOHN 114 L.CAPTAIN A. CLIFFE 118 CLOISTER 142 TRACERY 142 .MR ARTHUR YATES 152 IN 162A STUDY CONFORMATION DERBY WON BY ABOYEUR ON A DISQUALIFICATION 192 BLAKELOCK.... 194 POLLY 202PRETTY FACSIMILE OF LETTER FROM LORD POULETT 218 MARE SHOWN TO THE HON. A. PARKER . 246 REMOUNT OFFICERS .

Sujets

• England
• Biography
• Great Britain
• Fishing
• Horses
• Scott

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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r^^y I'll[OKTHK A MY LIFE AS SOLDIER AND SPORTSMAN BY J. ROBSON SCOTT late 3rd HussarsMajor, I WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON GRANT RICHARDS LTD. ST MARTIN'S STREET MDCCCCXXI Printed in Gueat ]5kitaim by the Riverside Press Limited £dinbuk(;h CONTENTS PAGECHAPTER I. AFRICA: SOME REMINISCENCESSOUTH 13 II. INDIAN REMINISCENCES 68III. FAMOUS GENERALS AND HORSEMANSHIP IV. THE STORY OF A GREAT DUEL 75 81V. HUNTING AND PHILOSOPHY 121VI. FISHING VII. RACING.... 140 VIII. CONFORMATION 156 RACING .IX. MORE 174 THE GRAND NATIONALX. 207 PEDIGREE AND OF GRANDXI. THE COLOUR NATIONAL WINNERS 221 STEEPLECHASEXII. THE HUNT 227 THE CJRAND MILITARYXIII. 237 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE AUTHOR ... Frontispiece FACINC. PAGE LORD KITCHENER ON DEMOCRAT . 72 BADGER DIG..... 84 LORD LONSDALE .... 90 F. FORESTER ONCAPTAIN CHRISTMAS DAISY 96 F. M.F.H. HOUNDS FORESTER, QUORN KIRBY GATE 100MEET, MR GAUNTJOHN 114 L.CAPTAIN A. CLIFFE 118 CLOISTER 142 TRACERY 142 .MR ARTHUR YATES 152 IN 162A STUDY CONFORMATION DERBY WON BY ABOYEUR ON A DISQUALIFICATION 192 BLAKELOCK.... 194 POLLY 202PRETTY FACSIMILE OF LETTER FROM LORD POULETT 218 MARE SHOWN TO THE HON. A. PARKER . 246 REMOUNT OFFICERS ." />

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AS SOLDIERMYLIFE
/\ND SPORTSMAN
SCOTTJ.ROBSONHy3 9090 013 418 864
Webster Family ofLibran; MedicineVeterinary
School ofCummings Medicine atVeterinaiy
Tufts
UnivGi'sity
200 Westboro Road
North MAGrafton, 01536
.,hinSt.B03tory-MY LIFE AS
SOLDIER AND SPORTSMANM> r^^y
I'll[OKTHK A