This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ...31b; twice, 51b extra; the last horse to pay 5 sovs towards the expenses of the course; two miles. Seven subs. (195/.) Sir John Gerard's b h Parthian, by Jereed, 6 yrs, list 91b (Owner) 1 Capt. Boyd's h Dog Billy, 5 yrs, 12st 71b 2 Mr. Baxter's b m Legacy, 6 yrs, 12st 3 Col. Thompson's br f Horatia, (h-b), 4 yrs, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ...31b; twice, 51b extra; the last horse to pay 5 sovs towards the expenses of the course; two miles. Seven subs. (195/.) Sir John Gerard's b h Parthian, by Jereed, 6 yrs, list 91b (Owner) 1 Capt. Boyd's h Dog Billy, 5 yrs, 12st 71b 2 Mr. Baxter's b m Legacy, 6 yrs, 12st 3 Col. Thompson's br f Horatia, (h-b), 4 yrs, lOst 51b 4 Mr. E. Haworth's br g John Davis, 4 yrs, list, carried list 51b 5 Won cleverly by a length. The pace good all the way. The Burton Constable Stakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for two and three-yr-olds; two-yr-olds, 6st 71b; three, 8st 101b; fillies and geldings, allowed 31b; the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; half a mile. Four subs. (130/.) Sir John Gerard's br f Camelia, by Voltaire, 3 yrs.... (Holmes) 1 Mr. William Scott's b c Mr. Mansfield, 3 yrs 2 Mr. E. R. Clark's b g Socrates, 2 yrs 3 Mr. Lane Fox's br f Hannah Raine, 3 yrs 4 Won cleverly by two lengths. The Scurry Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 20 added; half a mile. Three subs. Sir John Gerard's br f Camelia, 3 yrs.. (Capt. Broadley) walked over. CONTENTS. PAGB Calendar of the Spouting World for June Editorial Table Talk with Readers and Correspondents...61 Wit of the Woods, by T. B. Thorpe.65 The Use of a Manton, an Anecdote of Lithuanian Sport, by H. R. Addisov 73 Editorial Stop-gaps......... 76 The Cold Hand of White Hall. 77 Editorial Stop-gaps......... 83 The Old Mill, by Sylvanus SwANauiLL 84 Lines to a Trout.......... 88 Sporting Trial--Trimmer versus Pike--by Charles Willowdalk. 89 Hair of the Horse 92 Personalities of the Sporting World, --No. 2.--Little Tom, the Boy at the Hall (Illustrated by Wildrake).. 93 The Sons of the Forest (Illustrated by Wildrake)..98 Cije Spotting SHmartarit of tije-JWontl). TurBana of the Month (Illustrated by...
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