Vol 61, No 411

Articles in this issue

• Sporting Diary for the Month (opens in a new tab)

  A monthly calendar of forthcoming sporting events and results across the range of field sports covered by the magazine.
• Trout Culture, The Hatchery (opens in a new tab)

  A practical article on artificial trout propagation and the management of fish hatcheries for sporting estates.
• Billiards Past, Present, and Future (opens in a new tab)

  A historical and prospective essay on the game of billiards, tracing its development and speculating on its future as a pastime.
• Portrait and Biographical Sketch of Colonel Sir John Hardy Thursby (opens in a new tab)

  A biographical portrait of Colonel Sir John Hardy Thursby, presented with an engraved likeness in the magazine's regular series of prominent sporting figures.
• The Philosophy of Driving (opens in a new tab)

  An essay exploring the art and principles of carriage driving as a sport and pastime.
• Greensward Sermons I, The Amateur Cricketer (opens in a new tab)

  The first in a series of essays using the cricket field as a setting for reflections on sporting character and the spirit of amateurism.
• On a Norwegian Lake (opens in a new tab)

  A travel and fishing essay describing angling experiences on a Norwegian lake.
• Touchstone (opens in a new tab)

  A piece accompanied by a steel engraving, likely a portrait study or profile of a notable horse or sporting figure named Touchstone.
• Are Trout Educated? (opens in a new tab)

  A discursive natural history essay questioning whether trout learn from experience and become more wary after being fished over repeatedly.
• Broncho Days (opens in a new tab)

  A poem evoking the life of the western American frontier and the spirit of broncho riding.
• A Narrow Squeak (opens in a new tab)

  A sporting anecdote or short story describing a close call in the field.
• Bicycling Politics (opens in a new tab)

  A commentary on current affairs within the cycling world, likely touching on club governance, road rights, or racing disputes of the early 1890s.
• Unlucky Racehorses (opens in a new tab)

  A survey of racehorses whose careers were marked by misfortune, injury, or repeated near-misses despite their talent.