Sporting Days and Sporting WaysDuckworth & Company, 1910 - Broj stranica: 317 |
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Stranica 106
... England is now , except upon rare occasions , almost unknown . The days when thousands could be risked upon a throw of the dice are over , and most rich men fond of excitement now speculate instead - generally , let it be said , with ...
... England is now , except upon rare occasions , almost unknown . The days when thousands could be risked upon a throw of the dice are over , and most rich men fond of excitement now speculate instead - generally , let it be said , with ...
Stranica 114
... England . All the county families went there in state , and the display of beauti- ful animals , and of fine carriages with four or six horses , must have been wonderful to behold . A great feature of this race meeting for many years ...
... England . All the county families went there in state , and the display of beauti- ful animals , and of fine carriages with four or six horses , must have been wonderful to behold . A great feature of this race meeting for many years ...
Stranica 121
... England , rigged out like coachmen , or like the whippers - in of a pack of hounds . In one place master and man consulted about the purchase or the sale of a horse ; in another a person of rank would be taking advice of a horse jockey ...
... England , rigged out like coachmen , or like the whippers - in of a pack of hounds . In one place master and man consulted about the purchase or the sale of a horse ; in another a person of rank would be taking advice of a horse jockey ...
Stranica 125
... England , and may be added , with equal truth , in any part of the world , who could equal him , except one , the celebrated Abraham Carter , who kept the tables at the corner of the Piazzas , Russell Street , Covent Garden . Andrews ...
... England , and may be added , with equal truth , in any part of the world , who could equal him , except one , the celebrated Abraham Carter , who kept the tables at the corner of the Piazzas , Russell Street , Covent Garden . Andrews ...
Stranica 128
... England at a day's partridge shooting . The two competitors began their operations at daybreak , each of them having with him a friend of his rival , a boy , and a pony . Mr. Bretts won the toss for the choice of direction , both being ...
... England at a day's partridge shooting . The two competitors began their operations at daybreak , each of them having with him a friend of his rival , a boy , and a pony . Mr. Bretts won the toss for the choice of direction , both being ...
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amongst amusement appearance August Strindberg battle Belcher birds blow boxer boxing called Captain celebrated century champion character Charles G. D. Roberts Charles Livingston Bull coach cockney Colonel colour Common Cribb deer Demy 8vo dogs Duke Edition England English Epping Forest fair favourite Fcap field fight Ford Madox Hueffer fought gentleman gilt guineas Gully hand hare head highwayman honour horse hounds hour hundred hunting huntsman illustrations instance John Galsworthy keeper killed known lady Langan latter lived London Lord master match Mendoza Molineux never night Novel o'clock occasion once partridges pheasants photogravure plates play poachers poaching pointer pounds prize-fighters prize-ring pugilist replied ring round Shilling shooting shot soon sporting sportsmen Spring squire Street town turf W. H. Hudson W. K. Clifford whilst whiskers wild Wimbledon Common young
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