The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Comp. from the Best Authorities, Ancient and ModernWilliam Hamilton Maxwell E. Wilson, 1833 - 616 páginas |
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... taken between the first of August and twelfth of November . Statutes of Geo . I. and II . , for- bid the same fish to be taken in the rivers Severn , Wye , Ware , Ouse , & c . , under eighteen inches long . It is held that when the lord ...
... taken between the first of August and twelfth of November . Statutes of Geo . I. and II . , for- bid the same fish to be taken in the rivers Severn , Wye , Ware , Ouse , & c . , under eighteen inches long . It is held that when the lord ...
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... taken should be two or three years of age . In an arrow , it is remarkable that two out of three feathers are commonly white , as they are plucked from the gander ; but the third is usually brown or grey , being taken from the goose ...
... taken should be two or three years of age . In an arrow , it is remarkable that two out of three feathers are commonly white , as they are plucked from the gander ; but the third is usually brown or grey , being taken from the goose ...
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... taken up and obliged to go back , that is , re - enter at the table they came from . in the outer table , and secures the cinque in the thrower's table , whereby the adversary's two men upon the thrower's ace point cannot get out with ...
... taken up and obliged to go back , that is , re - enter at the table they came from . in the outer table , and secures the cinque in the thrower's table , whereby the adversary's two men upon the thrower's ace point cannot get out with ...
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... taken from any point , it must be. he should endeavour to leave it upon doublets preferable to any other chance ; because the odds are thirty - five to one that he is not hit , whereas it is only seventeen to one but he is hit upon ...
... taken from any point , it must be. he should endeavour to leave it upon doublets preferable to any other chance ; because the odds are thirty - five to one that he is not hit , whereas it is only seventeen to one but he is hit upon ...
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... taken from any point , it must be played , if two men are taken from it they also must be played . Third , If a player has only fourteen men in play , there is no penal- ty inflicted ; because by his playing with a less number than he ...
... taken from any point , it must be played , if two men are taken from it they also must be played . Third , If a player has only fourteen men in play , there is no penal- ty inflicted ; because by his playing with a less number than he ...
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The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom: Compiled from ... William Hamilton Maxwell Visualização integral - 1833 |
The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Comp. from ... William Hamilton Maxwell Visualização integral - 1833 |
The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Comp. from ... William Hamilton Maxwell Visualização integral - 1833 |
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Página 282 - ... tenacious. As this bird often builds against a perpendicular wall without any projecting ledge under, it requires its utmost efforts to get the first foundation firmly fixed, so that it may safely carry the superstructure. On this occasion the bird not only clings with its claws, but partly supports itself by strongly inclining its tail against the wall, making that a fulcrum ; and thus steadied, it works and plasters the materials into the face of the brick or stone. But then, that this work...
Página 494 - ... inches from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail when spread as far as possible flat.
Página 405 - I believe, however, that it depends chiefly on two things, the condition the ground is in, and the temperature of the air; both of which, I apprehend, should be moist, without being wet: when both are in this condition, the scent is then perfect; and vice versa, when the ground is hard, and the air dry, there seldom will be any scent. - It scarce ever lies with a north, or an east wind; a southerly wind without rain, and a westerly wind that is not rough, are the most favourable.
Página 361 - C, to put an equal sum each into a hat; C, who is the handicapper, makes a match for A and B, who, when they have perused it, put their hands into their pockets, and draw them out closed ; then they open them together, and if both have money in their hands, the match is confirmed : if neither have money, it is no match. In both cases the handicapper draws all the money out of the hat; but if one has money in his hand, and the other none, then it is no match : and he that has money in his hand is...
Página 14 - ... tallow, which will make a good light; and you must have a pan or plate made like a lanthorn, to carry your light in, which must have a great socket to hold the light, and carry it before you, on your breast, with a bell in your other hand, and of a great bigness, made in the manner of a cow-bell, but still larger ; and you must ring it always after one order.
Página 51 - It likewise makes a farther use of it in defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey. On such occasions, it throws out the water with such violence, as not unfrequently to baffle the pursuit of its enemy.
Página i - ... indiscriminately ; the little children are often seen upon the body or the neck of the mare, while these continue inoffensive and harmless, permitting them thus to play with and caress them without any injury. The Arabians never beat their horses : they treat them gently ; they speak to them, and seem to hold a discourse ; they use them as friends ; they never attempt to increase their speed by the whip, nor spur them but in cases of necessity. However, when this happens, they set...
Página 220 - This mighty army begins to put itself in motion in the spring: we distinguish this vast body by that name, for the word herring is derived from the German, Heer, an army, to express their numbers.