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Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes
Coursing and Falconry Coursing
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To those who have worked hard to place Simply and clearly before the reader that which he will find within, the best thanks of the Editor are due. Thatit has been no Slight labour to supervise all that has been written, he must acknowledge; but it has been a labour of love, and very much lightened by the courtesy of the Publisher, by the un?inching, indefatigable assistance of the Sub Editor, and by the intelligent and able arrangement of each subject by the various writers, who are so thoroughly masters of the subjects of which they treat.
To those who have worked hard to place Simply and clearly before the reader that which he will find within, the best thanks of the Editor are due. Thatit has been no Slight labour to supervise all that has been written, he must acknowledge; but it has been a labour of love, and very much lightened by the courtesy of the Publisher, by the un?inching, indefatigable assistance of the Sub Editor, and by the intelligent and able arrangement of each subject by the various writers, who are so thoroughly masters of the subjects of which they treat.
467 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1892
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About the author
Harding Cox
11 booksHarding Edward de Fonblanque Cox (1854 - 1944) lawyer, legal writer, publisher, landowner and sportsman.
Major Cox was born in 1854. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge and made his name as an oarsman (First Trinity First Boat, holder of two River records). In 1914 he became Captain at the Duke of Cambridge Hussars and did service in the war. He worked for the government in several committees, among them The Better Control of Dogs (Home Office 1918).
From an early age he was occupied with rural sports, such as shooting, angling, and hunting. Also at a young age he became Master of the old Berkeley Foxhounds. He also had a career as a promising amateur jockey.
Major Cox was born in 1854. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge and made his name as an oarsman (First Trinity First Boat, holder of two River records). In 1914 he became Captain at the Duke of Cambridge Hussars and did service in the war. He worked for the government in several committees, among them The Better Control of Dogs (Home Office 1918).
From an early age he was occupied with rural sports, such as shooting, angling, and hunting. Also at a young age he became Master of the old Berkeley Foxhounds. He also had a career as a promising amateur jockey.
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