History of the British Turf: From the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1840 - 646 páginas |
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... amusements have an immoral tendency . It is not when the mechanic or labouring man enjoys recreation in public , in the society of his Grant's Travel's in London . wife and family , that he gives way to the xvi INTRODUCTION .
... amusements have an immoral tendency . It is not when the mechanic or labouring man enjoys recreation in public , in the society of his Grant's Travel's in London . wife and family , that he gives way to the xvi INTRODUCTION .
Página xvii
... gives way to the indulgence of drinking . On the contrary the amusement ( of whatever nature ) passing before him , occupies his mind and withdraws his thoughts from less innocent gratification . Among continental nations , where ...
... gives way to the indulgence of drinking . On the contrary the amusement ( of whatever nature ) passing before him , occupies his mind and withdraws his thoughts from less innocent gratification . Among continental nations , where ...
Página xix
... give all the most useful and interesting facts and infor- mation connected with the Turf , from its earliest origin , and which now only exist in so dispersed and broken a form , as to be utterly useless to general readers , and ...
... give all the most useful and interesting facts and infor- mation connected with the Turf , from its earliest origin , and which now only exist in so dispersed and broken a form , as to be utterly useless to general readers , and ...
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... give the following pre - eminently poetical description of this noble animal in his compara- tively wild state , as an introduction to the his- tory of his highest cultivated excellence . The earliest passage we meet with in the works ...
... give the following pre - eminently poetical description of this noble animal in his compara- tively wild state , as an introduction to the his- tory of his highest cultivated excellence . The earliest passage we meet with in the works ...
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... gives the following translation of the above passage , which he considers incorrectly rendered in the common version : " Hast thou given spirit to the horse ? Hast thou clothed his neck with a mane ? Canst thou make him bound as a ...
... gives the following translation of the above passage , which he considers incorrectly rendered in the common version : " Hast thou given spirit to the horse ? Hast thou clothed his neck with a mane ? Canst thou make him bound as a ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
20 added 25 sovs 50 added 50 sovs allowed 3lb April Arabian Arabian horse bay horse Bay Malton beat Lord bred breed BRITISH TURF carry 3lb Childers close and name continue two days course Craven Stakes declared distance Duke of Cumberland Earl Eclipse Epsom extra fillies fillies 8st five years old foaled four mile heats gelding Gold Cup grandam half handicap inhabitants King's plate Leger Leger stakes Lord Grosvenor Majesty's Plate Malton Marc Anthony Marsk match Match'em Newmarket First Spring O'Kelly old colts once round owner Plate of 50 principal stakes Queen's Plate race horse races take place received forfeit save his stake second horse Second October Meeting Second Spring Meeting sire six and aged six years old sold Stakes of 25 starting stewards subscribers subscription Sweepstakes of 50 three yrs town Turk Weatherby weight won a sweepstakes won the King's Yorkshire
Passagens conhecidas
Página 3 - Hast thou given the horse strength ? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder ? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper ? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Página ix - ... whole counties, one would naturally conclude it to be at least decent ; but let me most seriously caution all travellers who may accidentally purpose to travel this terrible country to avoid it as they would the devil, for a thousand to one but they break their necks or their limbs by overthrows or breakings down.
Página 3 - He paweth in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; Neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; And he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Página 154 - ... shall be allowed. All forfeits shall be paid before twelve o'clock at night of the day fixed for the race, and on those forfeits which shall not be so paid the deduction for the timely declaration of such forfeit shall not be allowed. No horse shall be considered as struck out of his engagement, unless the owner, or some person authorised by him, shall give notice to the Keeper of the Match-book, or to his Clerk, or to one of the Stewards present.
Página 169 - ... and if he shall start his horse without so doing, the prize shall be withheld for a period to be fixed upon by the Stewards, at the expiration of which^ time, if the qualification be not proved to the satisfaction of the Stewards, he shall not be entitled to the prize, though his horse shall have come in first ; but it shall be given to the owner of the second horse. When the qualification of a horse is objected to after that time, the person making the objection must prove the disqualification.
Página 327 - Plate Course. — The horses start at the Charlton Down to the north-west of the Stand, run over to the east of the Clump, go the outside circle of the hill, and return to the east of the Clump, about three miles and five furlongs.
Página 58 - I am going to yield thee up ? To Europeans, who will tie thee close, — who will beat thee, — who will render thee miserable. Return with me, my beauty, my jewel, and rejoice the hearts, of my children.
Página 155 - When any person has more than one nomination in a stake, he shall not be allowed to start any horse for it unless the forfeits be paid for every horse which does not start, belonging to him, or standing in his name, or in the same name as the horse which runs, as well as the stakes for those which do.
Página 162 - If for any plate, sweepstakes, or subscription, the first two horses shall come in so near together that the Judge shall not be able to decide which won, those...
Página 162 - Two handicap plates of 100/. each, for four, five, six years old, and aged horses, shall be annually given to be run for ; one in the Second October Meeting, AF, and the other in the Houghton Meeting from the DI And if any horse-keeper shall object to contribute to the above fund, he will not be allowed to start a horse for either of those plates.