INDEX.

A. Alwida, 37; prizes, 39 Amory, Ian, hunts Tiverton Staghounds, 118 Amory, Sir John Heathcoat, Staghounds, 118, 119 Asphodel, owned by Prince Henry of Battenberg, 64 Austin, Miss, Covered Court Champion (lawn-tennis), 318 B. Babe, champion of two-and-a-half-raters, 37 Baker, Punts built in Gillingham by, 72 Barbel, dull to catch, 216 Battenberg, Prince Henry of, at Torquay and Dartmouth Regattas, 64 Batthyany, Prince, owner of Stratmann, 54 Bébé, Captain Morency's punt, 90 Bembridge Sailing Club, 40, 64 Bingley, Miss, lawn-tennis victories, 316 Bird o' Freedom, reputation of, 27 Bisset, Fenwick, revived stag-hunting on Exmoor, 118 Black Bess punt, 72 Bodagh race with Tartar, 58 Bosham Fishermen pleasant to deal with, 14 Boulay, Major du, starts Bembridge Sailing Club, 43 Bracewell, Miss and Mrs. Watts, double (lawn-tennis) champions, 316 Bream, dull to catch, 216 Brixham Fishermen pleasant to deal with, 14 Bucknill, Colonel, starts one-design class, 59 Bucknill, Colonel, yacht-racing, 31 Bucknill, Miss, experience in yacht-racing, 31 Bucknill, Miss, steering Cosette, 36 Bull-trout common in some rivers—migratory, 191 C. Carp, shy—prefer muddy, weedy ponds, 216 CHASE OF THE CARTED' DEER, by the Editor, 125 Canteen, for, 140 Coming into field with hounds recommended, 135 Deer closes mouth when beaten, 136 Desirable to drive or train to and from the chase, 131 Equipment for, 139 Hunter, Essentials for, 140 In Surrey and Kent—Vales of Ashford or Aylesbury—With Wards in Ireland, 141 Objections urged against, 126 Qualities necessary for riding with good deer, 136 Quarry, state of, 127 Short day with Staghounds boon for busy women, 129 Stag-hunting, advantages of, 143 Three courses open at meet, 132 CHUB: Flies used for, 226, 233 Game up to certain point, 227 Shy and difficult to catch, 217 Clarke, Mrs. Culpeper, suggestions for article on "Chase of the Carted Deer", 125 Clarke, Mrs. Culpeper, portrait, 124 Clayton, designs Dolphin, 37 Cloutsham, sure find of good stag at, 111 COARSE FISH: Flies recommended for, 232 Kinds included under, 211 Not to be despised either for sport or table, 212 Cock-a-whoop, two-and-a-half-rater, 37 Colinette and Fairy, Race between, 30 Colville, Major, starts one-design class, 59 Cooper, Miss C., in Ladies' Championship (lawn-tennis) 1897, 318 Coquette, half-rater, Nicholson's design, 49 Corolla, bought by Mrs. Schenley, 56 Cosette and Queen Mab, Ladies' match between, 36 Coventry, Lady Dorothy, on Sixpenny, 133 Coventry, Lord, hunting carted deer, 127 Cox, Fred, reception of Editor, 144 Cox, Miss, successes in 1896, 55 Cox, Misses, sailing Colinette, 30 Cresta, owned by Mrs. Schenley, 59 Cruising and small yacht-racing on Solent, by Miss Barbara Hills, 1 Cruising and yacht-racing contrasted, 3 Crystabel punt, 68; racing Nelson, 69 Curzon, Lady Georgiana, hunting carted deer, 127 Cyane (Lord Dunraven's), First Prizes, 44 CYCLING, by Mrs. A. C. Hills, 265 Ankling, 260 Bearings, oiling, 290 Chain, the, 289 Choice of machine, 276; points to consider, 278 Cleaning cycle, 285 Clothing suitable for, 281 Corners, taking, 274 Dismounting, 273 Health, view of, 265 Height of pedals from ground, 281 How to learn, 268 Learning fatiguing, 266 Leg action, 271 Mounting, 272 Oil for lubricating bearings and for lamp, 290 Pedalling, 269 Precautions against chills, 284 Puncture, directions for repairing, 287 Rigidity of frame, 278 Rule of the road, 273 "Skirts", 282 Steering, 289 Valves, 287 Weight of Machine, 280 Width of "tread", 280 CYCLING, Fancy Figures and Musical Rides, by Miss Van Wart, 295 "American Circle Ride," figure iv., 305 "Centre Circles," 300; figure ii., 294 "Cross bows," 302; figure iii., 301 "Double Snake" through clubs, 298; figure i., 294 "Figure riding", 295 "Maypole", 307 Popular entertainment, 296 Rules for, 297 Waltz, only suitable Music for, 296 Cyclists' Pocket Book, recommended, 291 D. Dace, fly-fishing for, 223; flies liked by, 233 Dace take a fly readily and give good sport, 216 Dacia, designed by Charles Nicholson, 39, 44 Daphne and Lil, 7 Dartmouth Regatta, 63 Deer dying in water, 101 Deer's scent on moor, 98 Devis', Charlie, reputation as skipper, 32 Dhulough, co. Mayo, Bull and Sea-Trout in, 191 Dod, Miss L., Lawn-Tennis Champion of England and Ireland, 316 On underhand service in Badminton Library, 330 Dolphin, over-hang of, 37 Downshire, Lady, hunting carted deer, 127 DRIVING, by Miss Massey-Mainwaring, 237 Bearing-rein, 238 Coupling horses, care and nicety required in, 244 Habits and characteristics of each horse should be studied, 237 Jibbing difficult to cure, 246 Lessons from first-class whip essential, 242 Pair, Advice on driving, 243 Position and use of each piece of harness should be known, 237 Rules for, 239 Start described, 238 Tandem driving, 256; Harness for, 257 Team, best way of learning to drive, 247 Team, going down hill with, 254 Team, turning corners with, 251; opposition point, 252 Team whip, management of, 255 Young horse, 245 Dry-fly fishing suitable for women, 211 Dudley, Lord, buys Dacia, 44 Dudley, Lord, owned twenty-rater, 54 Dunraven, Lord, début on Solent, 35 Dunraven, Lord, persuades friends to join twenty-rater class, 54 Dyas, Miss, in Irish championship (lawn-tennis), 1897, 318 E. EDITOR (Frances E. Slaughter). Chase of the Carted Deer, 125 Hunters, 149 Trout and other fly-fishing, 221 Visits Lord Rothschild's kennels; reception by Fred Cox, 144 Elf, 49 Erriff, number of salmon and sea-trout caught during gale in, 193 Exford as centre for stag-hunting, 109 Exmoor-crossings, 97 F. Fairy, owned by Miss Lord, 59 Capabilities of, 24 Steered by Miss Lord, 61 Fairy and Colinette, race between, 30 Fiera, Miss Cox's two-and-a-half-rater, 39 Flat Fish (Mrs. Schenley's), 51; account of, 49 Fleur-de-Lys, owned by Major Montgomery, 50 Florence in ladies' race, 58 Florence—prizes, 56 Follett, Lady Julia, hunting carted deer, 127 Forella, five-rater, 60 Fownes, Ernest K., driving of, 261 Fox, 40-ton yawl, 12 Fusee, one-rater, Mr. and Miss B. S. Hughes sailing, 54 G. Gareth (Mr. Henderson's), champion of three seasons, 44 Gareth—prizes, 48 Gladwyn rescuing ladies, 40 Glycera, 36 Goddess, 15; trawling in, 12 Grayling move in shoals—lie in middle of river, 210 Greek pilot, Miss B. S. Hughes' experience of, 15 Guest, Lady Theodora, on Pembroke, 148 H. Hallows, Miss, member of Bembridge Sailing Club, 43 Hammersley, Misses, in Colinette, 30 Hampshire Stour, hours for salmon rising in, 194 Harbourer's business, 94 Harrington, Lord, got up ladies' race in one-raters, 58 Harvey, E., yacht-racing, 36 Harvey, Miss, steering Queen Mab, 36 Haslow, discoverer of "lob" (lawn-tennis), defeated Spencer Gore, 341 Heads at Watermouth Castle, 115 Heathcote, C. A., on essential points of lawn-tennis racket, 323 Hill, Lord (late), hunted otter for ten hours, 180 Hills, Mrs. A. C., article on cycling, 265 Hills, Mrs. A. C., portrait, 264 Hillyard, Mrs., and E. Renshaw, win All-England mixed doubles championship, 317 Hillyard, Mrs., lawn-tennis victories, 316, 318 Hounds of Devon and Somerset Pack, 99 Hounds tailing on moor, 98 Howcutt, Mark, in Vale of Aylesbury, 137 HUGHES, Miss Barbara S. Article on Cruising and Small Yacht Racing on Solent, 1 Commencement of racing career, 24 Sailing Meneen, 56 Sailing White Rose, 54 Hummer carries off honours, 35 Hummer, end of prosperous career, 37 Hummingbird, account of, 32 HUNTERS, Article on, by the Editor, 149 Consummate horsewoman rare, 150 Double bridle recommended, 166 Each hunter should have its own saddle and bridle, 165 Essential points in woman's hunter, 150 Good carriage of head and neck, 152 Good manners, 153 Well-laid shoulders, 151 Height desirable, 157 Horsewomen should be able to open gates, 154 Price of good hunter, 158 Price of small hunter, 161 Saddles should be fitted to each hunter, 165 Women's "hands", 158 I. Iernia—prizes, 39 Isolde, owned by Baron von Zeduwitz, 54 J. Jackson, Mrs. Hardie, in Meneen, 47 Jessop, owner of Molly and Coquette, 49 K. Kismet, Miss Cox's two-and-a-half rater, 48 L. L'Espérance, G. C. Kerr's punt, 90 La Cigale (property of Gordon Canning), 155 La Fontaine—Autrefois, carpillon fretin, etc., 185 Lady Nan, 35 Langrishe, Miss M., pioneer of Women's Lawn-tennis Championships, 316 Langrishe, owner of Iernia, 39 Las Casas act as whippers-in to Ian Amory, 118 LAWN-TENNIS, by Miss Maud Marshall. "All England Croquet and Lawn-Tennis Club", 315 "All England Mixed Doubles Championship", 317 Back-handed stroke, 334; figure D, 339 Balls, weight of, 323 Bisques abolished, 317, 325 Clothing suitable for, 326 Championships, 315, 375 Courts—Dimensions, 320 Margin, 319 Plans of single and double, 321 Covered Court Championships, 318 First authentic record of, 314 First championship meeting at Wimbledon (1877), 315 Fore-handed stroke, 334; figure C, 335 Good style in, 329 Half volley, 338 Handicapping, 326, 363 Ladies' championship (1897), 318 "Lawn-tennis Association", 317 "Lob", 341 Measuring court, 322 Net, Height fixed, 317 Overhand service, figure A, 327; figure B, 312 "Placing," Art of, 342 Position of feet and body, 337 Prototypes, 313 Racket, C. A. Heathcote on essential points of, 323 Scoring: Lawn-tennis Association's laws, 324 Scorer's position, 331 Service, difficult to acquire good, 330 Service-line, distance from net, 317 Tennis scoring adopted, 314 Volley, 337 Women champion, 316 Lawn-tennis Rules, 353 Lil, description of, 29 Loch Arkaig, great lake trout in, 191 Lollypop, 35 Lonsdale, Lord, owned twenty-rater, 54 Lord, Miss, steering Tatters, 57 Lord, Miss, winning prizes with one-raters, 53 LOTUS. On Solent, 87 Race with Sea Maiden, 82 Sailed by Mr. Hope, 82 Louis X. playing tennis at Vincennes, 313 M. Mackerel giving good sport, 190 Madcap, built by Miss Cox, at Payne's, 31 Malmesbury, Susan, Countess of. Article on Salmon Fishing, with Notes on Trout and Coarse Fishing, 185 Malmesbury, Susan, Countess of, portrait, 184 MARSHALL, Miss Maud, Article on Lawn-tennis, 313 Portrait (overhand service), 312, 327 " (fore-handed stroke), 335 " (back-handed stroke), 339 MASSEY-MAINWARING, Miss, Article on Driving, 237 Portrait, 236, 259 Mavis, Miss Cox's one-rater, 55 Mayo, hours for salmon rising in lakes in, 194 Mem Sahib in Ladies' Race, 58 Meneen in ladies' race, 58 Meneen, successes and construction, 47 Miles, knowledge of habits of deer, 95 Mliss, Miss Cox's two-and-a-half rater, 38 Molly, twenty-rater, 49 Montgomery, Lady Sophia, in Fleur-de-Lys, 50 Morwena, Champion of class, 48 Morwena, steered by Miss Sutton, 45 More, Sir Thomas, opinion of tennis, 313 Moreton, Colonel, starts Bembridge Sailing Club, 43 Moreton, Miss, member of Bembridge Sailing Club, 43 N. Nadador, 41 Nautical terms, Glossary of, 345 Nelson punt, 68 Nevill, Henry, story of deer, 128 Nicholson, Charles, designed Dacia, 39, 44 Normania, steam yacht, 15 O. Oliphant, Hon. Mrs., steering Rosmary, 53 One-raters at Cowes, 21 OTTER-HUNTING, article by Mrs. Wardell, 171 Cross-bred hounds, 171 Distribution of dead otter, 179 Drawing up stream described, 174 Followed on foot, 173 Foxhounds used for hunting otter, 171 Management of hounds in kennel, 173 Mixed pack preferred, 172 Otterhound described, 172 Otterhounds, eighteen recognised packs of, 171 Otters' "chains", 177 Season for, 180 Thick boots and short skirt necessary for, 181 Time of meet, 173 P. Payne, Arthur, Yachts built by, 31, 37 Penn-Curzon, Mrs., article on stag-hunting, 93 Penn-Curzon, Mrs., portrait, 92 Percival, Philip, yacht-racing record, 35 Perch caught in Hampshire Stour, 214 Perch, habits of, 214 PIKE: Favourite trick of, 195, 213 Gimp line required for, 200, 213 Jaws like a tiger's, 213 Pike-fishing in Hampshire Stour, 212 Pike-fishing, Trolling-rod for, 213 Porlock as centre for stag-hunting, 109 Portsmouth Corinthians Y. C. matches for small craft, 27 Powerful punt, 89 Princess, Irish mare (property of Mrs. Lewis Mackenzie), 107 PUNT-RACING, by Mrs. W. L. Wyllie, 67 Cost of punts, 68 First punts on Medway, 67 Races for working class, 68 Punts Racing, 79; Crystabel—Nelson, 69 Q. Queen Mab, 35 R. Ready for the start (Mynah, Hoopoo, Stark, and Molly), 25 Red Deer Land, article on stag-hunting by Mrs. Penn-Curzon, 93 Renshaw, E., and Mrs. Hillyard, win All England Mixed Doubles Championship, 317 Ribblesdale, Lord, hunting carted deer, 127 ROACH: Croaking, 215 Hanging itself in a tree, 225 Like flies tied small, 233 Rosmary steered by Hon. Mrs. Oliphant, 53 Rosscommon Staghounds unrivalled, 144 Rothschild, Lord, run with staghounds described, 130 Rothschild, Lord, staghounds' manner of working, 136 Royal Southampton Y. C. matches for small craft, 27 S. Sailing and Steaming—comparative advantages and expense, 5 Salmo Ferox, or Great Lake Trout, method of fishing, 191 SALMON: Born in shallow reaches of rivers, 186 Clean or "fresh run" fish, 188 "Crimped" salmon, 189 Grilse, weight of, 187 Habits of, 186 Haunts of fish should be known, 195 Journey up stream in shoals, then separate to different pools, 188 "Kelts", 188 Length of incubation, 186 Less clever than trout, 197 Migration to sea, 186 Number caught during gale in Errif, 193 Parr, 187 Proboscis, use of, 188 n. Rank of salmon attained on second migration, 188 Rise at certain fixed hours, 193 Shoal in Killery Bay, 187 Smolts, 187 Sometimes stranded in small streams, 190 Sporting qualities, 186 SALMON FISHING, with Notes on Trout and Coarse Fishing, by Susan, Countess of Malmesbury, 185 Casting line hard work, 196 Casting should be practised on lawns, 203 Casting. That fish lie with heads up-stream should be noted, 204 Casts, Length of, 203, 204 Casts should be stained and tested, 206 Conditions of weather and water desirable for, 192 Costume suitable for, 196, 197 Especially adapted to women, 186 Flies should be tested, 207 Flies, size of, important, 208 Flies, tail, dropper, 202 Flogging river at wrong time, worse than useless, 195 Fly-making, tedious, 206 "Foul-hooked" salmon, 198 and note Gaff, "over" and "under", 209 Gut, method of tying, 201 Heavy reels and coarse tackle unsuitable for women, 200 Hemp or dressed silk line preferable for, 200 Landing-net, 209 Line and cast to be wet before using, 201 Rods, length of, 202 Rods recommended, 198 and note; care in keeping them necessary, 199 "Spey" cast, 203 Samæna sold by Langrishe, 39 Scarlet Runner punt, 71 Schenley, Mrs., owner of Thief and Valentine, 36 Schooners out of fashion, 4 Sea Maiden, punt, 75, 83 At Burnham-on-Crouch, 88 Building of, 72 Imitations of, 90 On Solent, 87 Prizes, 86, 89 Race with Lotus, 81, 82 Sail plan, 77 Sea-trout in Dhulough, Co. Mayo, 191 Silver Doctor (property of Mrs. T. E. Harrison), 159 Skyscraper (property of Lady Gerard), 163 Small boat racing, 27 Snowflake, mud punt, 68 Solent List of yacht-racing clubs of, 64 Soper, Mr. Paget's one-rater, 55 Speedwell, Miss Cox's one-rater, 56, 59 Spencer-Gore, first Lawn-tennis Champion, 315 Spencer-Gore, volleying tactics, 341 Stag at bay, 102 STAG-HUNTING, Article on, by Mrs. Penn-Curzon, 93 Best time for, 110 Centres for, 109 Deer damage fund, Farmers paid for damage to crops from, 118 Different aspects of country in hind hunting and stag hunting seasons, 112 Hind hunting finer, wilder sport than stag hunting, 117 Hind hunting in December, 113 Hind run over Dunkerry described, 111 Horses suffering from sore backs, 96 Horses suitable for Exmoor, 104 Hunting from July to April, strain on hounds, horses, and men, 117 Meet at Culbone stables in August described, 112 Methods of stag-hunting, 93 Story of tripper and 'scarlet bounders', 117 Stags, distribution of dead, 103 Stags' passion for ash shoots, 95 Steaming and Sailing, comparative advantages and expense of, 5 Sutton, Miss, half-rater Wee-Winn, 43 T. Tandem driving, 256 Tarter race with Bodagh, 58 Tatters competition with Florence, 56 Tatters First prize in ladies' race, 57 Team driving, 247 Tench, shy—prefer muddy, weedy ponds, 216 Tennis-courts at Hampton Court and Windsor Castle, 313 Terrible, punt, 89 Thalassa, champion yacht, 31 Thief, owned by Mrs. Schenley, 32, 33 Tiverton, advantages as sporting centre, 121 Tiverton staghounds, 118; Sport shown by, 121 Torquay Regatta, 63 Trawling outside the Eddystone, 12 Troublesome, Mrs. Rudston Reid's two-and-a-half-rater, 38 TROUT. Brown trout, wary and difficult to catch, 192 "First", 229 Fishing, flies for, 208 Fishing, great art in, not to be seen, 204 Game and fighting qualities, 190 Migratory, 190 Require greatest care and delicacy in handling, 197 TROUT AND OTHER FLY FISHING, by the Editor, 221 "First trout", 229 Flies recommended, 232 Habits of fish should be studied, 231 Not an expensive sport, 222 Outfit needed for, 233 Practice from boat desirable, 234 Qualities needed for, 221 Rod recommended, 233 Suited to powers of women, 221 Trout-flies, Natural forms of favourite, 220 Tufting, business of, 96 U. Undaunted, Lord Charles Beresford's punt, 89 Undine, Miss Harvey's two-and-a-half-rater, 39; Collision with Windfall, 40 Usk, Pool Persyn, hours for salmon rising in, 194 Usk, Salmon gaffed on, 209 V. Valeria I., owned by Lord Albemarle—sailed by Miss Hughes, 57 Valeria II., 57 Van Wart, Miss, article on Cycling, Fancy Figures and Musical Rides, 295 Vanguard, 60-tonner, 24 Verena and Lil, race between, 30 Viva, half-rater, Miss Hughes' record with, 59 W. Ward, Mrs. Dudley, member of Bembridge Sailing Club, 43 Wardell, Mr. and Mrs. with Hawkstone otter hounds, 170 Wardell, Mrs., article on otter-hunting, 171 Wards in Ireland, staghounds unrivalled, 143 Watson, G. L., design in five-raters, 36 Watson, Miss N., gained Lawn-tennis All-England's Championship, 316 Wayfarer trawling in between Torquay and Dartmouth, 14 Wee Winn (Miss Sutton's), 43, 47, 49 White Rose, built for Duke of York, 28 White Rose, sailed by Hon. Derek Keppel, 54 Whyte Melville on hunter at end of long run, 157 Windfall (Mrs. Schenley's) collision with Undine, 40 Windfall (Mrs. Schenley's), qualifications and successes, 38 Wingfield, Major, patented "Sphairistike", 314 Wrangham, Mrs., on The Dude, 167 Wyllie, Mrs. W. L., Article on Punt Racing, 67 Wyllie, Mrs. W. L., portrait, 66 Y. YACHT-RACING, Article on, by Miss Barbara Hughes, 1 Amateur described, 28 American boats heading classes, 47 Association Rules, should be known by heart, 19 Chief characteristic, 1 Clubs of Solent, List of, 64 Difference between cruising and, 3 Dresses suitable for, 15 Expense of, 60 Fashionable in, 1895, 53 First race sailed by women, 30 Ideal model of, 60 Ladies' race, 1896, 58 Needs study, 18 One-design class, 59, 63 One-raters in, 1896, 55 Pleasures of, 1 Seq. Prizes barely cover expenses, 2 Qualities necessary for, 23 Races in, 1893, 48 Rivalry between North and South, 44 Secret of, 19 Single-handed matches in one-raters, 20 Suited to women, 18, 24 YACHTS. "After cabin," "ladies' cabin", 9 Each one requires different handling, 20 Discomfort not necessary on, 6 Steering becoming more difficult, 20 York, Duke of, interest in White Rose, 54 Z. Zedtwitz, Baron von, drowned off Isolde, 54 Zephyr, Itchen ferry boat, accommodation on, 10 Zivolo, Hon. Mrs. Oliphant's yacht, 53

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