 | 1848 - 508 páginas
...the ordinary recommendation of an Australian hone-dealer, that he can " turn upon a cabbage leaf." The best exemplification of this faculty is in the...two or three hundred yards, that his retreat to the hen! is still intercepted, he doubles short round in the nar of his pursuer, who, were he to continue... | |
 | James Hogg, Florence Marryat - 1885 - 770 páginas
...Australian horsedealer, that ' he can turn upon a cabbage-leaf.' The best exemplification of this faculty is the process of driving, or as it is called, ' cutting...retreat to the herd is still intercepted, he doubles round in the rear of his pursuer, who, were he to continue his onward career, would thereby lose a... | |
 | Thormanby, Willmott Willmott-Dixon - 1888 - 354 páginas
...horse-dealer, that " he can turn upon a cabbage-leaf." The best exemplification of this faculty is the process of driving, or as it is called, " cutting...retreat to the herd is still intercepted, he doubles round in the rear of his pursuer, who, were he to continue his onward career, would thereby lose a... | |
 | 1886 - 790 páginas
...of driving, or as it is called, ' cutting out ' a single bullock, to which he •will not MI! 11 nit without a sharp tussle, from the instinctive dislike...retreat to the herd is still intercepted, he doubles round in the rear of his pursuer, who, were he to continue hia onward career, would thereby lose a... | |
 | 1853 - 432 páginas
..." cutting out " a single bullock from a herd. "At first starting," says Mr. Haygarth,* "the bullock trusts wholly to his speed, but finding, after a trial of two or thee hundred yards, that his retreat to the herd ia still interrupted, he doubles short round in the... | |
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The best exemplification of this faculty is the process of driving, or as it is called, " cutting out " a single bullock, to which he will not submit without a sharp tussle, from the instinctive dislike to separation which all the bush. cattle exhibit.... 