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_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

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