Question

2. What were Watson's observations on examining the stick? Why did he feel that the owner of the stick was a country practitioner?​

Answer 1

Watson infers that the stick must have been a presentation from a local hunt. Holmes, however, after examining the stick himself, declares most of his friend's conclusion to be 'erroneous'. He points out that the stick must have been presented to the doctor by a hospital and C.C.H.