New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28

hook is written from experience acquired in
hunting deer that had been made extremely wild
by continuous pursuit. Here I'm the East
the present time. with so short an open season.
the quarry is much tanner and is easier TO sur
prise. yet. as he argues. with about a hundred
men killed each year in this country by mistake
for deer. treatise on what the game looks like
TO the man with the gun is surely worth re-
printing. Though sights and bullets and when
and how TO shoot receive some attention. il is
this point that the writer chiefly prefers 10
dwell trying TO teach the wouid-be hunter how
a deer, trying to efface himself in his surround
ings appears and jus. what patches Of light.
shade and color should he looked for. close
perusal Of this book and an application Of its
teachings should lessen the annual list Of those
shot by mistake. The illustrations a re Of inter
est showing how small picture Of deer
can he made, rather than for any decorative or
artistic value.
In his Leaves from the Diary Of Soldier
and Sportsman" Sir Montagu Gerard disavows
all intention OF making consistent. connected
narrative and jots down incident after incident
story after story, his diary or memory may
recall them. Very entertaining reading IL all
makes. Most Of the book deals with the au-
thor's life in India. where his experience as a
huntsman may be judged by this summary OF
'i' VI 4AiS NiAlSs ASSi0cS AIlHty-Iille specimens
Of big game 0ions, tigers. etc. my bag ran TO
about one thousand head of small game. and
hundreds Of fish. killed with spear and rod"
Though he gives brief accounts OF his duty at
Gibraltar and his months Of leave at Buda-
pest and in Egypt. il is in India that his in
terest lies Kping and his followers have
clearly not yet CLEANED all the characters of that
cheerful couutry-witness Sir Montagus English
deputy commissioner. who tore up usurers'
bonds and cowhded the holders. and so en-
deared himself with his district that it remained
quiet throughout the Nutny without the aid
OF q British bayonet. Another kind of officer
IS the one recorded who. when shots were fired
at him from crowd in the street and he per-
ceived It impossible to catch the offender, calmly
gave the order: Hang the twelve nearest
Mussulmen." The following Renaissance gives
idea Of the Importance Of religion 70 the
native:
4 servant OF one Of my brother officers. who
had got days leave IN order 10 get married, re-
and that Padre Sahib refused TO marry them. so
he wanted one mo:c daY 10 become a Christian in.
a number of illustrations by W. d. Adams
illuminate the text but reproductions OF some
sketches Of the authors. depicting horses mar
vel.ously suspended in the air, with all four
legs extended. are perhaps Of more interest.
British point OF VIEWS presented In English
Sport" edited by Alfred Z. T. Watson and COM
posed OF a series of articles republished from
The Badmnton Magazine" in which they ap-
peared under the general title OF Masters OF
Their Arts" From fox hunting to motoring
each sport is treated by a writer whose expe-
rience and reputation make him authority on
his chosen topic. Apparently each has received
a free hand to write fancy moved him. and
We have brief history OF shooting in England
with notes OH the sizes of bags and the date of
the introduction OF driving grouse. by the Mar
quls OF Cranky; advice TO crieketers by Lord
Hawke: a homely treatise OF warning and in
struction for the master. huntsmen and whips
OF the fox hunting fraternity. by the late Lord
WillOughby de Broke; and specimen of special
pleading for that much abused vehicle the motor
car. by Alfred HarmswOrth. Lady Augusta
Fame checks her delightful appreciation OF fox
hunting for women in order TO drop a sugges-
ton for more courtesy on the part OF the riders
telling story Of young man who received a