Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chase and Every Other Diversion Interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprize, and Spirit, Том 13Rogerson & Tuxford, 1799 |
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... miles within the day for a wager ; a feat which would puzzle a great num- ber of those fine cock - tail nags , fold by the dealers of the present day , at three or fourfcore pounds each . The defire of improvement was fo generally ...
... miles within the day for a wager ; a feat which would puzzle a great num- ber of those fine cock - tail nags , fold by the dealers of the present day , at three or fourfcore pounds each . The defire of improvement was fo generally ...
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... mile in lefs time than a minute ; or to trot the fame diftance in less than three minutes , bating a few feconds . But animals , capable of fuch ex- traordinary feats , to be found no- where elfe upon the face of the ha- bitable globe ...
... mile in lefs time than a minute ; or to trot the fame diftance in less than three minutes , bating a few feconds . But animals , capable of fuch ex- traordinary feats , to be found no- where elfe upon the face of the ha- bitable globe ...
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... miles per hour , all day long , and replaced him with an elegant blood - like , full , and well - proportioned nag , equally adapted to real fervice and parade.ftance ill - placed ; in short , calculated I am fpeaking chiefly of our ...
... miles per hour , all day long , and replaced him with an elegant blood - like , full , and well - proportioned nag , equally adapted to real fervice and parade.ftance ill - placed ; in short , calculated I am fpeaking chiefly of our ...
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... mile heat , for One Hundred Guineas , p . p . between Mr. White- head's bay mare and Mr. Fenton's Polly Peachum ... miles there belongs an Account to be an hour , which he loft only by five found in the work of fome modern minutes ...
... mile heat , for One Hundred Guineas , p . p . between Mr. White- head's bay mare and Mr. Fenton's Polly Peachum ... miles there belongs an Account to be an hour , which he loft only by five found in the work of fome modern minutes ...
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... miles , in one hour , for fifty pounds , carrying ten ftone , which he performed in thirty fe- conds under the time , on the Lea- bridge road . The bets were two to one against the horfe at ftarting , having broke down with Mr. G. in a ...
... miles , in one hour , for fifty pounds , carrying ten ftone , which he performed in thirty fe- conds under the time , on the Lea- bridge road . The bets were two to one against the horfe at ftarting , having broke down with Mr. G. in a ...
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Стр. 92 - The shores and forests resound his dreadful roar, together with the triumphing shouts of the plaited tribes around, witnesses of the horrid combat. My apprehensions were highly alarmed after being a spectator of so dreadful a battle.