The Encyclopaedia of Sport and Games

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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13 entries in this part of The Encyclopaedia of Sport and Games.

All the Plates

and with few exceptions the text-cuts, have been specially executed (under the supervision of Mr. Hedley Peek) for this work, which when it…

Antelopes

DISTRIBUTION OF (R. LY- RUSSIA (FRED WISHAW) 220 DEKKER). • 71 SCANDINAVIA (GERARD FERRAND) 222 ANTELOPE SHOOTING (H. A. BRYDEN) 73 BIG…

Africa

Whether naturalists are justified in creating so many sub-species on such slender distinctions in marking and colouring may well be…

Aeronautics

i. 1-36 Antoinettee IV., i. 5, 6, 10, 15 balloons, i. 19, 21 Bayard, the Clement, i. 34 biplanes, i. 16 Blériot, the, i. 15 Blériot, No…

America – Ainslie

(Viceroy of Egypt), ii. 430, 434 "Abington." See Baird, George Duke of the, iii. 203, 205; iv. 393 Abu Obeidah (Arabian commander), ii. 427

Alba – Ali Pasha Sherif

Duke of, iv. 422 Albacore (Germo), iv. 314 Prince (Consort of Queen Victoria), ii. 13

Allan – Ancaster

Mrs. H. G., iv. 365, 419, 420 All-England Club (Lawn Tennis), iii. IIO Henry, ii. 152 Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), i. 36-38

Anderson – Archer

John (Falconer), ii. 183 Anderson (Naval architect), iv. 365 Book of the, ii. 408 Antelope coursing, i. 85 shooting, i. 73-85 Antelope…

Archers – Ascot

i. 85-95 positions, terms. etc., i. 36 Grand National, i. 85 - Shooting regulations of, i. 94

Atherley

Major, ii. 151 Athletics (Athletic Sports), i. 95-125 Sports), Cross Country Running, i. 97 High Jumping, i. 98 Hurdle Racing, i. 100 Long…

Ascot Stakes – Autocar

Sir C. G., ii. 443 T., iv. 386 R. L., ii. 240 Astraled (Arabian Horse), ii. 428

Automobile Association

i. 148, 150 Automobile Commercial Protection Association, i. 136 Automobile Club (now the Royal), i, 132, 133, 135, 138, 139, 141, 143…

Automobiles – Auvergne Circuit

Mechanical, i. 161-182 Carburettors, i. 165 Car Gear, i. 163

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