Copyright, 1890, by THE OUTING COMPANY (Limited). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Entered
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CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER, 1890.

Frontispiece. "Half a dozen troopers came clattering after.".

Drawn by J. O. Davidson. Reproduced by Kurtz.

Rancho del Muerto.

Illustrated by Davidson and Watson.

Recompense. Poem.

The Pheasant in Old Britain.

Illustrated.

Muskalonge and Wall-Eyed Pike.

Illustrated by G. W. Bardwell.

My Winter Game Bag in Florida.

Wrestling.

With illustrations.

The National Guard of Minnesota.

Illustrated.

Women and Their Cameras.

With illustrations.

Fox Hunting in the Genesee Valley.

Cycling Round and About My Home.

The Pebble and the Star. Poem.

A Canoe Trip Down the Chippewa.

Woodcock Shooting in Canada.

Illustrated by Watson and Bardwell.

Yacht Clubs of Marblehead Bay.
Illustrated.

Athletics in Washington.

Illustrated from photographs.

Editorial Departments and Records.

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Annie L. Brakenridge

Charles Turner

K. D. Peterson

W. E. Andrews

E. Hitchcock, Jr.

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CONTENTS OF

OF VOLUME XVII.

ADVENTURE.

OCTOBER, 1890-MARCH, 1891.

ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE. By "Honda."

A SHOOTING ADVENTURE IN SOUTH CHINA. By John L. Anderson

ATHLETICS.

ATHLETICS AT WASHINGTON. By Herbert J. Brown. Illustrated

ATHLETICS AT WILLIAMS. By S. G. Tenney. Illustrated.

ATHLETICS IN OHIO COLleges.

THE PRINCETON CANE SPREE.

THE SPORTS OF AN IRISH FAIR.

AZORES. (See Cycling in Mid-Atlantic.)

BIRDS.

BIRD. SONGS OUT OF SEASON. By Leander S. Keyser

BOWLING.

BOWLING FOR "SPARES." By J. Parmly Paret. With diagram

BOXING.

A BOUT WITH THE GLOVES. By Prof. A. Austin. Illustrations by H. S. Watson

CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA ON HORSEBACK. By Chas. Howard Shinn. Illustrated.

SHASTA OF SISKIYOU. By C. H. Shinn. Illustrated .

CANADA. (See Woodcock Shooting in, Turkey Tracking in, and Goose and Brant in.)

CANOEING.

A CANOE TRIP DOWN THE CHIPPEWA. By Geo. P. Mathes

ROUND A CANOEISTS' WINTER CAMP FIRE. By C. Bowyer Vaux

Illustrated by Henry S. Watson and from photos of " Blanche and "Uno."

COLLEGE LIFE AND SPORT. (See Athletics and Rowing.)

CAROLINA, NORTH.

A WORD FOR WINTER IN NORTH CAROLINA. By David Dodge

CURLING.

ABOUT CURLING. By G. E. Gordon. Illustrated

CYCLING.

ROUND AND ABOUT MY HOME. By Dr. Alfred C. Stokes .

THE HIDDEN LAW; A CYCLING STORY IN FRANCE. By H. Francis

MILITARY CYCLING. By Charles Turner. Illustrated

PASTOR PARKS' ASSISTANT; A CYCLING STORY. By J. D. Plumb

FAIR WOMEN ON MODERN WHEELS. By Chas. E. Clay

CYCLING IN MID-ATLANTIC. By Osbert Howarth

Illustrated with engravings by Foy and Chadwick; drawings by Henry S. Watson.

DOGS. (See Kennel.)

FICTION.

RANCHO DEL MUERTO. By Capt. Chas. King, U. S. A.

Illustrated by J. O. Davidson and Henry S. Watson.

THE HIDDEN LAW; A CYCLIST'S STORY IN FRANCE. By Henry Francis

IN A FAR COUNTREE. By Henry Cadle Tenney

With engravings by Foy, Chadwick, Conolly, Burnham and Fraser.

PASTOR PARKS' ASSISTANT; A CYCLING STORY. By J. D. Plumb

A VOLUNTARY EXILE. By Deliverance Dingle.

THE MYSTERY OF A CHRISTMAS HUNT. By Talbot Torrance

Illustrated by Henry S. Watson.

THE LAST PAPER CHASE. By W. Earle Baldwin