SADDLE AND STEEL. By Lord Dunalley, D.S.O. (Jarrolds. 7s. 6d.)—Sport
and war—particularly the former as the only effective training for the latter—are the themes of these short stories. Lord Dunalley deprecates our present " softness," and looks back wistfully to the halcyon days when tennis and dancing had not in some measure displaced hunting and polo. The longest tale is a miniature novel. Kendon, a retired American industrial " boss," visits England. Anxious to become a sportsman, he engages Captain Darley as his coach. The two men become fast friends during a long stay in Egypt ; and an element of love and mystery enters into their adventures. But the backbone of the story, with its breezy, good-humoured atmosphere, is provided by the intimate and graphic descriptions of life, in the saddle or with the gun. Readers who share his tastes will find Lord Dunalley a pleasant companion.
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