Produced by Roberta Staehlin, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) W. BELCH'S _British Sports_. (Price 6^d. Col^d.) [Illustration] _Printed, Published & Sold by_ W. Belch, _Newington, Butts, London_. W. BELCH'S EDITIONS OF CHILDREN's BOOKS. _PRICE 6d. COLOURED._ Entertaining Views Scenes from Nature Rural Scenes Youthful Sports Birds Beasts Fishes and Insects Fruit and Flowers Alphabet of Nations British Sports Foreign Sports Capitals of Europe Nursery Calculations, or a Peep into Numbers. 1s. & 1s. 6d. CHILDREN's BOOKS, Plain and Coloured. _PLAIN & COLOURED LOTTERIES, very great Variety._ 6d. 9d. 1s. and 1s. 3d. DRAWING BOOKS, Plain and Coloured. BRITISH SPORTS, for the Amusement of CHILDREN [Illustration: PHEASANT SHOOTING.] See the Fowler takes his aim, To bring down the feather'd game; September Season is the time, When these birds are in full prime. LONDON. _Printed, Published & Sold by W. Belch, Newington Butts._ [Illustration] RABBIT SHOOTING. How happy & frisky the Rabbits appear, Prancing & skipping without any fear; But alas, their enjoyment is like to be short, By the aim of a Gunner who seeks them for sport. [Illustration] BADGER BAITING. Baited by Dogs, the Badger dies, A cruel sport it thus supplies, The Skin is by the Furriers bought, And thus for gain & pleasure sought. [Illustration] HORSE RACING. Goaded with Spurs they seem to fly, Like lightning to the human eye, Stretch out their necks to gain the post, While thousands on the course are lost. [Illustration] STAG HUNT. The timid Stag with eager bounds, Strives to escape pursuing Hounds; In vain he flies he's doom'd to die, Whilst shouts of Huntsmen rend the Sky. [Illustration] COURSING. They beat the Bush to find a Hare, And thus for a long chace prepare; Poor gentle Puss thy fate is hard, And it with pity I regard. [Illustration] FOX CHACE. The Fox is Reynard sly and cunning, Often with our Poultry running; To hunt him yields a manly sport, And numbers to the chace resort. [Illustration] ANGLING. Angling will oft our patience try, Ere we a dish of Fish supply; Yet many love the rural sport, And to the Brook or Lake resort. SCHOOL PIECES, (IN VERY GREAT VARIETY) with THREE WHOLE-SHEET FLOURISHING DITTO, _Plain and Coloured_.