Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-22
NEW BOOKS
AT RANDOM

HOUNDS AND HUNTING THROUGH
THE AGES. BY Joseph B. Thomas
M. F. H. With q Foreword by Ma
| son Houghland. M. r. H. New
York: Windward House.
POLO PONIES; Their Training and
Schooling. BY Paul @. Kendall
lieutenant of Cavalry, u. s. A. New
York. The Derrydale Press.
THE THUNDERER. BY q. M. with
York: The Derrydale Press.
In the evolution Of civilization two
noble beasts, the horse and the dog
have kept pace with the ages and have
! contributed steadily and fnvaluably to
the history and the progress Of the
world. OF all OF the four footed crea.
lures which have inhabited the lands
and the waters of the earth, only these
| two have survived to become universal
| in their adaptation to all chimes and
all seasons. The earliest recordings OF
history make occasional references to
them which indicate that they were
both servants and companions to men
| yet very little is known Of their rela-
tionship to a higher order Of life in pre-
|
the horse is believed to have been about
the size Of the domestic cat. Its devel-
| opment into the handsome beast OF to-
| day has been fairly accurately traced
The origin Of the dog is unknown
though It Is believed to be the descend
ant Of the jackal.
That there is an affinity between
horses and dogs and the human race
there can be no doubt. Only on such q
basis could these unrelated beasts have
developed the intelligence which has
caused them to be rated as possessing
qualities more nearly human than any
other animal. It Is therefore but nat
ural that the ancients found In these
friends who served their needs an I'M
Outstanding and loyalty which could be
| turned into a source Of outdoor pleasure
as we'll.
Hunting Is one Of the oldest known
sports. Polo is also so ancient that Its
origin is unknown. Horse racing has q
history Of glamour and romance I'M
equaled in the annals Of equine sport
And here are three books, one Of them
dealing with horses and hounds, another
telling about the great game Of playing
ball on horseback, and the other Just a
pure romance in which q race horse
plays an important part.
/ L
the Ages" the author has gone deeply
into the history Of the sport, giving a
picturesque outline OF the fundamentals
and the traditions Of the chase. The
first half Of the book is devoted to the
art Of hunting as it was practiced In
different countries in centuries long
past, while the latter half deals with
the development Of hounds and the
| technique of fox hunting In modern
! times.
The book has been rated as the most
complete and famous modern classic on
this subject. In addition to its his
torical and practical value. 1t Is q
worthy work Of art. for 1t is profusely
illustrated with reproductions from pic
lures of famous artists and rare tapes
tries, photographers from beautiful etch-
ings and many photographs and draw
ings It Is handsome contribution To
the library Of every sportsman.
Polo Ponies" is virtually text book
on the training and schooling Of those
nimble footed. spirited equines which
have been developed to a high degree
Of efficiency in participating in a sport
so generally engaged In throughout this
country. The book has been written
to meet the needs Of the constantly
growing number of enthusiasts and
players who are entering the ranks a.
! trainers or supervisors in the training
Of ponies.
The principles and rules of training
have been simplified as greatly as pos
sible to enable the student to acquire
quickly the most graphic and explicit
| information in the most compact form
Every effort has been made to adhere te
principles which have been proved en-
tirely sound through practice. by thu
most noted horsemen in polo. The
writer does not claim that the method.
set forth by him are the only ways
of training horses. He acknowledges
that there are many other ways Of
| training and that all Of them contaiz
merit. The procedure which he recon-
mends in this attractively Derrydale'
bound and illustrated volume Is thu
result of his own efforts at perfection
From horses and hounds to a pretty
romance may seem far cry, but mo-
when the outstanding figure in thu
story happens to be a handsome beas
named The Thunderer. So many
romances have been woven around
beautiful horses that it would seem tt
be almost impossible to find the means
| of developing q new plot. But her'
/ is another one. with The Thunderel
|
racing meeting for a background.
| This book is a companion piece II
the Derrydale publication Of las
Spring, entitled Colonel Weatherforc
and His Friends" 1t Is something Of
a continuation of the associations anc
events Of that story, as many OF TIT
same characters participate in the new
story. The volume Is bound in thu
same size and style as its predecessor
the cover being a rich red embossed
! with a gold trim. It's attractiveness 1!
enhanced by full-page illustrations by
Paul Brown.
| As the mails and expresses keep Z
steady flow of new volumes for thu
holiday and Winter seasons pouring intt
i the review rooms there comes thu
thought that, despite the trials and trib.
| ulations of these past few years Of eco.
nomic distress, the people Of this coun-
try still read. A number Of these new
volumes were acknowledged in Thu
column last week and today there Il
another list, as follows:
PARADOX IN HAWAII. An Examina-
ton of Industry and Education and
| the Paradox They Present. By Da-
| vid Livingston Crawford. Boston
The Stratford Co.
ARTISTS IN MUSIC OF TODAY. BY
Helen L. Kaufman and Eva vB
Hansl With Fifty Full Page Draw
ings by Louis Lupas. New York:
! Grosset g. Dunlap.
/ lie BEST PLAYS OF 1928. And
the Year Book of the Drama In
America. Edited by Burns Mantle
With Illustrations. New York: Dodd
Mead & Co.
AicDONALD'S ELECTRICAL DC
| TIONARY. BY George Mcdonald
Boston: Meador Publishing Co.
THE FEDERAL. OCTOPUS IN 1898
BY Sterling E. Edmunds. Char
lottesville, Va: The Niche Co.
Printers.
THE WORLD, THE FLESH, AND THE
HOLY GHOSTS. Poems by Howard
and Geraldine Wolf. Caldwell
Idaho: The Caxton Printers.
HARMS BRIDGE SERVICE. BY Will