The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.John William Carleton 1839 |
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... Racing Stakes . Within a fortnight he won the Lewes Stakes , beating a strong field , and stood consequently the ... Races , a notice was posted in the Subscrip- tion room at Tattersall's , to which I thus alluded at the time : - 66 ...
... Racing Stakes . Within a fortnight he won the Lewes Stakes , beating a strong field , and stood consequently the ... Races , a notice was posted in the Subscrip- tion room at Tattersall's , to which I thus alluded at the time : - 66 ...
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... racing fast approaching ? The Doncaster St. Leger , for the last year , possessed two points of notice Grey Momus , who had been a leading feature in the betting on the race for some months before , was drawn at the eleventh hour ; and ...
... racing fast approaching ? The Doncaster St. Leger , for the last year , possessed two points of notice Grey Momus , who had been a leading feature in the betting on the race for some months before , was drawn at the eleventh hour ; and ...
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... racing as with aerostation ? A court of law is a strange place for the settlement of a question in horse lineage . " You stole my purse , Pat ; I'll get twenty witnesses to swear they saw you take it . " And I'll get fifty to swear they ...
... racing as with aerostation ? A court of law is a strange place for the settlement of a question in horse lineage . " You stole my purse , Pat ; I'll get twenty witnesses to swear they saw you take it . " And I'll get fifty to swear they ...
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... race to prevent his mare being claimed , are of opinion that the whole proceeding was fraudu- lent and disgraceful , and that bets on this race , lost to Mr. Theobald or to Mr. Curwen , should not be paid . " June 24. " " BEAUFORT ...
... race to prevent his mare being claimed , are of opinion that the whole proceeding was fraudu- lent and disgraceful , and that bets on this race , lost to Mr. Theobald or to Mr. Curwen , should not be paid . " June 24. " " BEAUFORT ...
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... RACING . BY " CRAVEN . " CHAPTER THE SECOND : THE OLYMPIC GAMES . THIS renowned Festival is of an antiquity so ... race being of still later adoption , namely in the 33rd Olympiad . Without any actual knowledge of the cause of such ...
... RACING . BY " CRAVEN . " CHAPTER THE SECOND : THE OLYMPIC GAMES . THIS renowned Festival is of an antiquity so ... race being of still later adoption , namely in the 33rd Olympiad . Without any actual knowledge of the cause of such ...
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20 added 25 added 25 sovs 50 sovs 9 lb 9 st agst allowed 3 lb back his stake beat Betting Bloomsbury Capt carry 3 lb Colonel Wyndham course Derby distance Ditto Duke of Richmond's extra favourite fillies five subscribers five-years old following also started four-years old fox-hunting foxhounds geldings allowed Goodwood GOODWOOD CUP half half-bred Handicap Harkaway Hetman horse received back hounds hunters hunting kennel Lady Langar Leger length Lord Eglinton's Lord Egremont Lord Exeter's Lord G Lord George Bentinck master Melton miles never once round owner pack Petworth Plate of 50 Priam Queen's Plate Quorn race season second horse received seven subscribers shew six and aged six subscribers six-years old sold sport sportsman Stakes of 25 Sweepstakes thorough-bred three-years old turf twice round two-mile heats Velocipede winner
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Seite 31 - Refulgent from the stroke of Caesar's fate, Amid the crowd of patriots; and his arm, Aloft extending, like eternal Jove, When guilt brings down the thunder, called aloud On TOLLY'S name, and shook his crimson steel, And bade the father of his country hail! For lo
Seite 41 - the best actors in the world either for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comicalhistorical-pastoral, scene individable, or poem unlimited,—Seneca cannot be too heavy nor Plautus too light.
Seite 356 - a lamp : her eye in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright, That birds would sing, and think it were not night.
Seite 31 - capacious scene With half that kindling majesty dilate Thy strong conception, as when Brutus rose Refulgent from the stroke of Caesar's fate, Amid the crowd of patriots; and his arm, Aloft extending, like eternal Jove, When guilt brings down the thunder, called aloud On
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Seite 32 - name, and shook his crimson steel, And bade the father of his country hail! For lo I the tyrant prostrate in the dust, And Rome again is free.
Seite 196 - so may say ; That there were few, or boys, or men, Who, in my dawning time of day, Of vassal, or of knight's degree, Could vie in vanities with me, For I had strength, youth, gaiety.
Seite 231 - was claimed. The Goodwood Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft. and only 5 if declared, &c.; the winner of any class of the Gloucestershire, Somersetshire, or Tradesmen's Cup at Liverpool July Meeting, to carry 51b. extra; of any two of those stakes,
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Seite 136 - prison is a holy place, Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod, By Bonnivard !—May none those marks efface ; And