They thus managed to obtain their desired feast-indeed, they were probably more successful than many human Sportsmen.
"Stories of Animal Sagacity"
W.H.G. Kingston
I beheld a complete confusion among the Sportsmen in the little vale below us.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
She was right about one thing, anyway; the Sportsmen were undoubtedly impatient to be off; and it is to be feared that Lady Rosamund's sketch suffered by the restlessness of her models.
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black