The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., Volum 24John William Carleton 1850 |
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... animal which furnished the casus belli . Mr. Glen , who is spoken of as its present owner , does not appear among the masters of race - horses , of which that volume gives a perfect list . It is not necessary here to allude to any ...
... animal which furnished the casus belli . Mr. Glen , who is spoken of as its present owner , does not appear among the masters of race - horses , of which that volume gives a perfect list . It is not necessary here to allude to any ...
Side 5
... animals . This was done by " money , ' as the profes- sional phrase went . How the money was applied , however , was a secret of the craft . As business increased there arose a want of agents - the supply was soon at hand . The leg ...
... animals . This was done by " money , ' as the profes- sional phrase went . How the money was applied , however , was a secret of the craft . As business increased there arose a want of agents - the supply was soon at hand . The leg ...
Side 16
... animal had fallen into Chancery - had intimated that several thousands of pounds should not purchase him - the horse - till after the race : when , I say , you put all this together , you will have little difficulty in understanding how ...
... animal had fallen into Chancery - had intimated that several thousands of pounds should not purchase him - the horse - till after the race : when , I say , you put all this together , you will have little difficulty in understanding how ...
Side 16
... animal had fallen into Chancery - had intimated that several thousands of pounds should not purchase him - the horse - till after the race : when , I say , you put all this together , you will have little difficulty in understanding how ...
... animal had fallen into Chancery - had intimated that several thousands of pounds should not purchase him - the horse - till after the race : when , I say , you put all this together , you will have little difficulty in understanding how ...
Side 17
... animal had devolved , to him from whom they derived their trust . It would have been unholy to have doubted the good faith of their dealing with such a duty . To Mr. Wil- liam Edwards , one of the most experienced and respectable ...
... animal had devolved , to him from whom they derived their trust . It would have been unholy to have doubted the good faith of their dealing with such a duty . To Mr. Wil- liam Edwards , one of the most experienced and respectable ...
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25 sovs 50 sovs added aged 9st animal appearance beat birds called Capt carry colts 8st course demanded distance dogs Duke easily entered extra field fillies 8st fish five years old Flatman four 8st four years old geldings allowed 3lb give half a length half-bred hand Handicap head heats hounds hunting John Lady late length less look Lord Lord Exeter's mares and geldings meeting mile Miss morning neck never old 7st otter owner Plate present quarter race ride season second and third second horse received seen Sharpe six and aged six years old sold sport Stakes Stand starting subscribers Sweepstakes three years old turn upwards walked weights winner winner paid winning young
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Side 44 - ... who will not grieve that such a race has been shortened, though not always keeping the straight path, such a light extinguished, though sometimes flaming to dazzle and to bewilder ? One word on this ungrateful subject ere we quit it for ever.
Side 373 - I have here offered, than that music, architecture, and painting, as well as poetry and oratory, are to deduce their laws and rules from the general sense and taste of mankind, and not from the principles of those arts themselves ; or, in other words, the taste i£ not to conform to the art, but the art to the taste.
Side 266 - I'd ha' you sober, and contain yourself, Not that your sail be bigger than your boat; But moderate your expenses now, at first, As you may keep the same proportion still; Nor stand so much on your gentility, Which is an airy and mere borrowed thing From dead men's dust and bones, and none of yours, Except you make or hold it.— Who comes here?
Side 141 - ... for the evening. The Hottentots, without any reason, made their fire about fifty yards from mine ; they, according to their usual custom, being satisfied with the shelter of a large dense bush. The evening passed away cheerfully. Soon after it was dark we heard elephants breaking the trees in the forest across the river ; and once or twice I strode away into the darkness some distance from the fireside, to stand and listen to them. I little, at that moment...
Side 151 - , 1 1 >. . fillies 8st. 41b. ; the owner of the second horse to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent...
Side 330 - Th' unpeopled rivulet, and gladly hears The huntsman's early call, and sees with joy The jovial crew, that march upon its banks In gay parade, with bearded lances arm'd. The subtle spoiler of the beaver kind, Far off perhaps, where ancient alders shade The deep still pool, within some hollow trunk Contrives his wicker couch : whence he surveys His long purlieu, lord of the stream, and all The finny shoals his own. But you, brave youths, Dispute the felon's claim ; try...
Side 4 - Horses are not entitled to start without producing a proper certificate of their age, if required, at the time appointed in the articles, except where aged horses are included, and in that case a junior horse may enter without a certificate as to age, provided he carry the same weight as the aged.
Side 142 - The rest of my people rushed about, shrieking and yelling as if they were mad. I was at once angry with them for their folly, and told them that if they did not stand still and keep quiet the lion would have another of us ; and that very likely there was a troop of them. I ordered the dogs, which were nearly all fast, to be made loose, and the fire to be increased as far as could be. I then shouted Hendrick's name, but all was still.
Side 142 - Suddenly the appalling and murderous voice of an angry, blood-thirsty lion burst upon my ear within a few yards of us, followed by the shrieking of the Hottentots. Again and again the murderous roar of attack was repeated. We heard John and Ruyter shriek,
Side 59 - TUESDAY. — The Tyro Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added; for two yean old colts Sst.