The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.John William Carleton 1840 |
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... Sporting Periodical was required , of a higher character than any that had yet appeared , we coupled the engagement , that the essay on which we had entered should supply that want . After a twelvemonth's trial we come , with all ...
... Sporting Periodical was required , of a higher character than any that had yet appeared , we coupled the engagement , that the essay on which we had entered should supply that want . After a twelvemonth's trial we come , with all ...
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... sport followed . The second day's sport was held this year , on different ground to what it usually has been . A farm belong- ing to Walter Long , Esq . , at Chitterne , being chosen ( the manor , at present in the occupation of Wadham ...
... sport followed . The second day's sport was held this year , on different ground to what it usually has been . A farm belong- ing to Walter Long , Esq . , at Chitterne , being chosen ( the manor , at present in the occupation of Wadham ...
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... sport , at this meeting , could not have been excelled ; the hares , with a few exceptions , were remarkably stout , and were more than usually abundant . Mr. Kimber acted as Judge , and gave general satisfaction . THE CALEDONIAN GOLD ...
... sport , at this meeting , could not have been excelled ; the hares , with a few exceptions , were remarkably stout , and were more than usually abundant . Mr. Kimber acted as Judge , and gave general satisfaction . THE CALEDONIAN GOLD ...
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... sport . Having been present at many bull - fights , in various parts of Spain , my fellow - traveller and myself replied to the Spaniard's glowing anti- cipations of pleasure in somewhat cool and indifferent terms ; and it was not until ...
... sport . Having been present at many bull - fights , in various parts of Spain , my fellow - traveller and myself replied to the Spaniard's glowing anti- cipations of pleasure in somewhat cool and indifferent terms ; and it was not until ...
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... sport . In fact , it required a good man , on a good horse , to see the end of a Cotswold hare , once driven out of her latitude by this beautiful pack . The only amends I made , or had in my power to make , Sir John Dashwood , for all ...
... sport . In fact , it required a good man , on a good horse , to see the end of a Cotswold hare , once driven out of her latitude by this beautiful pack . The only amends I made , or had in my power to make , Sir John Dashwood , for all ...
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20 added 25 sovs 50 sovs 9 lb 9 st agst allowed 3 lb Angelica colt beat Betting Black Bess Bokhara Capt Club Confederate Crucifix Curragh Deciding Course Derby distance dogs Duke Emilius Fairlie's favourite fillies five-years old four-years old Gambia Glenorchy Graham's bk guineas half-bred Handicap heats hounds hunter hunting Ishmael Lady Lallah Rookh Langar Launcelot LEGER STAKES Leicestershire Lord Douglas's Lord Eglinton's Lord Exeter's Lord G mare Marquis of Douglas's Match Maxwell's bk MEETING miles Muley Ishmael never Newmarket OAKS once round Ottoman owner Priam Prince Albert race Ramsay's ran a bye ride rode season second horse shew six and aged six-years old sport sportsman steeple-chase Sweepstakes Theon THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES three-years old two-years old untried Velocipede Wardan winner won the Cup won the Stakes
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Page 380 - Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along.
Page 380 - There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast — The desert and illimitable air — Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fanned. At that far height, the cold thin atmosphere. Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land. Though the dark night is near.
Page 381 - Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.
Page 200 - ... the old familiar faces. Ghost-like I paced round the haunts of my childhood, Earth seemed a desert I was bound to traverse, Seeking to find the old familiar faces. Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother, Why wert not thou born in my father's dwelling? So might we talk of the old familiar faces.
Page 83 - Full twenty miles from town their voyage take, Obscure in rushes of the liquid lake. The geese fly o'er the barn; the bees in arms Drive headlong from their waxen cells in swarms. Jack Straw at London-stone, with all his rout, Struck not the city with so loud a shout...
Page 259 - ... corded silk plush, made to button over the calf of the leg, with sixteen strings, and rosettes to each knee ; the boots very short, and finished with very broad straps, which...
Page 384 - By David Low, Esq., FRSE, Professor of Agriculture in the University of Edinburgh, etc.; author of "Elements of Practical Agriculture, "etc.
Page 256 - Here, when they have come to town, they must presently be in the mode, get fine clothes, go to plays and treats, and by these means get such a habit of idleness and love of pleasure, that they are uneasy ever after.
Page 37 - Here, with my rifle and my steed, And her who left the world for me, I plant me, where the red deer feed In the green desert — and am free.
Page 146 - ... wrapped in their warm blankets, these old hunters became talkative, and related their individual adventures for the general amusement. The best story was one told by Richardson of a meeting he once had with three Blackfeet Indians. He had been out alone hunting buffalo, and towards the end of the day was returning to the camp with his meat, when he heard the clattering of hoofs in the rear, and upon looking back, observed three Indians in hot pursuit of him. To lighten his horse, he immediately...