The Sporting magazine; or Monthly calendar of the transactions of the turf, the chace, and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize1856 |
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... young almost the engrossing business of the winter months ; and Sir Charles was too well situated for its pleasures , not to become an ardent votary of the chase . He was young , spirited , full of energy , and a brilliant rider ; for ...
... young almost the engrossing business of the winter months ; and Sir Charles was too well situated for its pleasures , not to become an ardent votary of the chase . He was young , spirited , full of energy , and a brilliant rider ; for ...
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... young man , he was so remarkable , are but chastened by the lapse of years . He is still one of the finest horsemen that ever got into a saddle - hand , seat , and nerve are all admirable ; and although he has for many seasons discon ...
... young man , he was so remarkable , are but chastened by the lapse of years . He is still one of the finest horsemen that ever got into a saddle - hand , seat , and nerve are all admirable ; and although he has for many seasons discon ...
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... young one " was not equal , or nearly so , to his wonderful talent of riding them . Every man acquainted with the Pytchley country has heard of Sir Marinel and Benvolio ; those names are as " familiar in our mouths as household words ...
... young one " was not equal , or nearly so , to his wonderful talent of riding them . Every man acquainted with the Pytchley country has heard of Sir Marinel and Benvolio ; those names are as " familiar in our mouths as household words ...
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... young Yorkshireman , the son of a farmer near Catterick , and was , we believe , first put into money through John Osborne's advice in The Dutchman year . Since then he has had horses on the quiet with three or four trainers , and has ...
... young Yorkshireman , the son of a farmer near Catterick , and was , we believe , first put into money through John Osborne's advice in The Dutchman year . Since then he has had horses on the quiet with three or four trainers , and has ...
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... young Snowball , the caminarian professor , attired in full May - day costume , in accordance with his ancient order , and " high waving the bush , " already con- gratutates himself as the victor . Young Crocky , the itinerant pur ...
... young Snowball , the caminarian professor , attired in full May - day costume , in accordance with his ancient order , and " high waving the bush , " already con- gratutates himself as the victor . Young Crocky , the itinerant pur ...
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Página 94 - WOODMAN, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand — Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst thou hew it down?
Página 183 - With the loud streams: and often, at the hour When issue forth the first pale stars, is heard, Within the circuit of this fabric huge, One voice — the solitary raven, flying Athwart the concave of the dark blue dome, Unseen, perchance above all power of sight — An iron knell ! with echoes from afar Faint — and still fainter...
Página 199 - Won by half a length, a length and a half between the second and third, and a length between the third and fourth.
Página 122 - Though sluggards deem it but a foolish chase, And marvel men should quit their easy chair, The toilsome way, and long, long league to trace, Oh! there is sweetness in the mountain air, And Life, that bloated Ease can never hope to share.
Página 175 - Muse ? Night and all her sickly dews, Her spectres wan, and birds of boding cry, He gives to range the dreary sky : Till down the eastern, cliffs afar Hyperion's march they spy, and glittering shafts of war.
Página 156 - ... may call in any other members of the Jockey Club to their assistance, or may refer the case to a general meeting, if the importance or difficulty of the matter in dispute shall appear to them to require it. The witnesses examined shall be required to sign their evidence, and if either party...
Página 301 - WHEN Time, who steals our years away, Shall steal our pleasures too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew.
Página 192 - And very often have we heard How men are killed and undone By overturns of carriages, By thieves, and fires in London; We know what risks all landsmen run, From noblemen to tailors; Then, Bill, let us thank Providence That you and I are sailors.
Página 113 - Won by two lengths, three lengths between the second and third. The...
Página 274 - Among the blooming heather," says Burns ; and it is chiefly in those parts of the country, where the moors and mountain sides are purple with the blossoms of the Erica, that tho black grouse must be sought for. It does not, however, mix with the red species, to which it is said to be a determined enemy ; so that some grouse preservers, observing that where the former increased the latter decreased, have latterly determined...