The Sportsman1869 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 84
Página 3
... head defeat of The Speaker the day before , as he beat Shafto by a neck over a mile at Northampton the next month , when Zuyder Zee , King - at - Arms , In- difference , Tournament , and Fisherman were in the ruck , and next day easily ...
... head defeat of The Speaker the day before , as he beat Shafto by a neck over a mile at Northampton the next month , when Zuyder Zee , King - at - Arms , In- difference , Tournament , and Fisherman were in the ruck , and next day easily ...
Página 5
... the Eltham sire good service . The principal owners have almost as close a fight as the sires , but here Beadsman triumphs over Buccaneer , and Sir Joseph Hawley comes in at the head of the poll with £ THE OMNIBUS . 5.
... the Eltham sire good service . The principal owners have almost as close a fight as the sires , but here Beadsman triumphs over Buccaneer , and Sir Joseph Hawley comes in at the head of the poll with £ THE OMNIBUS . 5.
Página 6
... head , for cach of the other two . Tenedos , who comes next with five wins worth £ 5,540 , is in rather a false position , as he walked over for one race and two of the others were rich sweepstakes . The £ 5,130 won by Pero Gomez was ...
... head , for cach of the other two . Tenedos , who comes next with five wins worth £ 5,540 , is in rather a false position , as he walked over for one race and two of the others were rich sweepstakes . The £ 5,130 won by Pero Gomez was ...
Página 10
... head , Flatcatcher being beaten two lengths from Lord Poulett's grey . Globule was fifth , and old Alcibiade , whose day has passed , did not go the course . Lord Poulett's luck was most tantalizing , as he ran second for both the great ...
... head , Flatcatcher being beaten two lengths from Lord Poulett's grey . Globule was fifth , and old Alcibiade , whose day has passed , did not go the course . Lord Poulett's luck was most tantalizing , as he ran second for both the great ...
Página 15
... head well set on , but " when I looked down at his feet " -but that's a fable . I have frequently longed to see them naked ; if they were not cloven , they at least gave you that impression ; he was certainly the worst walker that I ...
... head well set on , but " when I looked down at his feet " -but that's a fable . I have frequently longed to see them naked ; if they were not cloven , they at least gave you that impression ; he was certainly the worst walker that I ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
Admiral Rous Agnes amusement animal appeared Ascot Bay Middleton beat beautiful bird Blair Athol boat breed bull-baiting called Captain carried chase chesnut Chester Chester Cup colt course court Crafty creditors Derby Doncaster Duke Earl Epsom favourite feeling feet filly fish Flying Dutchman four gentleman give Goodwood Cup Grand hand handicap hare head horses hounds hunting Jockey Club killed King King Tom lads Lady length look Lord mare Master meeting Melbourne miles morning never Newmarket Newminster night once Piggy Pytchley Queen's Plate race ridden ride river round season seems shooting soon sport Stakes started Steeplechase Stockwell thing Thormanby tion took turf turn two-year-olds untried Vatel Waterloo Cup wild winner yards yearling young
Pasajes populares
Página 277 - I was with Hercules and Cadmus once, When in a wood of Crete they bay'd the bear With hounds of Sparta : never did I hear Such gallant chiding ; for, besides the groves, The skies, the fountains, every region near, Seem'd all one mutual cry : I never heard So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.
Página 277 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Página 329 - TO one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven, — to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament. Who is more happy, when, with heart's content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair And gentle tale of love and languishment...
Página 327 - COME, gentle Spring, ethereal mildness, come ; And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, veiled in a shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend.
Página 117 - To sweet repast th' unwary partridge flies, With joy amid the scatter'd harvest lies ; Wandering in plenty, danger he forgets, Nor dreads the slavery of entangling nets. The subtle dog scours with sagacious nose Along the field, and snuffs each breeze that blows ; Against the wind he takes his prudent way, While the strong gale directs him to the prey ; Now the warm scent assures the covey near, He treads with caution, and he points with fear ; Then...
Página 189 - It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts ; to see the bear with his pink eyes leering after his enemies approach, the nimbleness and wait of the dog to take his advantage, and the force and experience of the bear again to avoid the...
Página 188 - ... tired. To this entertainment, there often follows that of whipping a blinded bear, which is performed by five or six men, standing circularly with whips, which they exercise upon him without any mercy, as he cannot escape from them because of his chain ; he defends himself with all his force and skill, throwing down all who come within his reach, and are not active enough to get out of it, and tearing the whips out of their hands, and breaking them.
Página 195 - The fiery courser, when he hears from far The sprightly trumpets, and the shouts of war, Pricks up his ears ; and, trembling with delight, Shifts place, and paws, and hopes the promis'd fight.
Página 188 - If there be a bear or a bull to be baited in the afternoon, or a jackanapes to ride on horseback, the minister hurries the service over in a shameful manner, in order to be present at the show.
Página 195 - Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. His horny hoofs are jetty black and round ; His chine is double ; starting with a bound He turns the turf, and shakes the solid ground. Fire from his eyes, clouds from his nostrils flow : He bears his rider headlong on the foe.