The Sportswoman's Library.
Vol. I.
THE MARCHIONESS OF WORCESTER.THE SPORTSWOMAN'S LIBRARY.
EDITED BY FRANCES E. SLAUGHTER.
VOLUME I.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS AND OLD PRINTS.
WESTMINSTER:
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO.,
2, WHITEHALL GARDENS,
1898.
DEDICATED
BY PERMISSION TO THE
MARCHIONESS OF WORCESTER
A KEEN SPORTSWOMAN AND WIFE
OF ONE OF THE FOREMOST
SPORTSMEN OF THE AGE.
BIRMINGHAM:
PRINTED AT THE GUILD PRESS, 45, GREAT CHARLES STREET.
THE SPORTSWOMAN'S LIBRARY.
Vol. I.
Contents.
| Preface. | |
| 1. Englishwomen And Sport. | The Editor. |
| 2. Fox Hunting. | Mrs. Burn. |
| 3. Hare Hunting. | The Editor. |
| 4. Shooting. | The Hon. Mrs. Lancelot Lowther. |
| 5. Fishing For Tarpon. | Mrs. Murphy-Grimshaw. |
| 6. Archery. | Mrs. Berens and Miss Walrond. |
| 7. Skating. | Miss May Balfour. |
| 8. Golf. | Miss Starkie-Bence. |
| 9. Croquet. | Mrs. Spong. |
| Appendix A. Golf Rules and Glossary. | |
| Appendix B Croquet Rules. |
PREFACE.
When I look at the completed MSS. of the first volumes of theSportswomans' Library, I feel deeply grateful to the many goodsportswomen who have aided me in my work, not only for the great storesof practical knowledge they have brought to bear on the several subjectsof which we have treated, but for the way in which they havecollaborated w