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"To my mind the mad joy of a race for

the spear over a rough country can be equalled by nothing on this earth." Major A. E. Wardrop's preference is quite comprehensible to those who read his exhilarating treatise on Modern Pig- Sticking (Macmillan and (Jo., 10s. net), which is one of the pleasantest books on sport that we have seen for a long time.