The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., Volume 24John William Carleton 1850 |
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... walked over , and received them upon the grounds that there was an arrear of stakes and forfeits due by a former owner of the horse - Capt . Potts . Upon this step , a long comment , accompanied by a complicated account , was put forth ...
... walked over , and received them upon the grounds that there was an arrear of stakes and forfeits due by a former owner of the horse - Capt . Potts . Upon this step , a long comment , accompanied by a complicated account , was put forth ...
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... walked up to London Bridge ; I'd better by far turn a holiday tar , And join a day " cruise in the Midge ; " For what with the bustle and what with the heat , And the " want of a pull , " I soon felt dead beat . The world and his wife ...
... walked up to London Bridge ; I'd better by far turn a holiday tar , And join a day " cruise in the Midge ; " For what with the bustle and what with the heat , And the " want of a pull , " I soon felt dead beat . The world and his wife ...
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... walked to the course , that if visitors to Epsom ” learnt suddenly for a fact , that the world was to end at four o'clock , they would not turn back , but see the Derby over first . I believe him . The excitement is tremendous . ( 5 ) ...
... walked to the course , that if visitors to Epsom ” learnt suddenly for a fact , that the world was to end at four o'clock , they would not turn back , but see the Derby over first . I believe him . The excitement is tremendous . ( 5 ) ...
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... walked over for a 50 sovs . Sweepstakes , the list was run out . Wednesday drew together a company consisting for the most part of the Californian sort - people whose office it is to pick up gold , if they can find any ; at all events ...
... walked over for a 50 sovs . Sweepstakes , the list was run out . Wednesday drew together a company consisting for the most part of the Californian sort - people whose office it is to pick up gold , if they can find any ; at all events ...
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... walked over for a 40 sovs . Sweepstakes for three - year - olds , and the catalogue reached finis . The Ascot Cup day ranks , in modern Olympics , next to the anniver- sary of the Derby . With a brace of great " lines , " having their ...
... walked over for a 40 sovs . Sweepstakes for three - year - olds , and the catalogue reached finis . The Ascot Cup day ranks , in modern Olympics , next to the anniver- sary of the Derby . With a brace of great " lines , " having their ...
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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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?
Página 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...
Página 151 - , 1 1 >. . fillies 8st. 41b. ; the owner of the second horse to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent...
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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,
Página 59 - TUESDAY. — The Tyro Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added; for two yean old colts Sst.