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