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Every sport and game of the Edwardian world in four volumes — from angling and ballooning to yachting — written by the people who did them, Theodore Roosevelt on big game among them.

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Devonshire's – Dent

Devonshire's

Duke of Ledbury, North.

Pembrokeshire.

Percy.

Plas Machynlleth.

Portman's, Viscount.

Puckeridge.

Pytchley.

Pytchley, Woodland.

Quorn.

Radnor and West Hereford.

Rufford.

Sedbergh.

Davies's

Mr. D.

Kent, West.

Devon

East.

Lamerton.

Devon

Mid.

Leconfield's, Lord.

Devon

South.

Ledbury. (Eastbourne).

Llangammarch.

Teme Valley.

Tetcott.

Dorset

South.

Llangeinor.

Dulverton.

Llangibby.

Ludlow.

Mellbrake.

Meynell.

Middleton's, Lord.

Essex.

Morpeth.

Whaddon Chase.

Wheatland.

Wilton.

Wilts, South and West, Worcestershire.

Wynn's, Sir Watkin W.

Yarborough's, Earl of.

Ynysfor.

York and Ainsty.

Ystrad and Pentyrch.

Zetland's, Marquis of.

SCOTLAND.

Berwickshire.

Buccleuch's, Duke of.

Dumfriesshire.

Dog-fox

The male fox.

Double

To turn back on one's course.

Draft

To remove hounds from a kennel, or pack.

Drag.-(1) The scent left by the fox on his return to his lair. (2) An artificial scent, followed by draghounds. Drag up to. To follow the scent of a fox up to his kennel.

Drain

Any underground passage for water, to which the fox may run.

Draw-Draw a covert.To search for a fox in a covert.

Draw blank. - An unsuccessful draw.

Dwelling

Not responding to the huntsman's call; lingering too long on the line.

Dent

A rocky peak.

Dirt-bands.- Streaks of fine débris extending in curved lines across dry glaciers.

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