Stable Talk and Table Talk: Or, Spectacles for Young Sportsmen, المجلد 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
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... once , for we must not be beat on Wednesday if we can help it . " There certainly does not appear any thing very unreasonable in supposing that a man has a right to forego winning money if he chooses to do so : but the betting ...
... once , for we must not be beat on Wednesday if we can help it . " There certainly does not appear any thing very unreasonable in supposing that a man has a right to forego winning money if he chooses to do so : but the betting ...
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... once draw a distinct line between such men as keep race- horses merely as machines to win money with , and those who keep them from a patriotic wish to en- courage the breed of superior horses , to enjoy sport themselves , and ...
... once draw a distinct line between such men as keep race- horses merely as machines to win money with , and those who keep them from a patriotic wish to en- courage the breed of superior horses , to enjoy sport themselves , and ...
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... once : now , only two years since , the same horse won seven Queen's Plates in the same season — a good horse certainly , but still o flyer . It is flattering to the Turf to be patronised y Royalty , and Queen's Plates add to the ...
... once : now , only two years since , the same horse won seven Queen's Plates in the same season — a good horse certainly , but still o flyer . It is flattering to the Turf to be patronised y Royalty , and Queen's Plates add to the ...
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... once , and begin it de novo . We have , however , still a few ( and God knows a very few ) men on the Turf whose character and position in life place them beyond suspicion ; but among the Nobility of the United Kingdom - which amounts ...
... once , and begin it de novo . We have , however , still a few ( and God knows a very few ) men on the Turf whose character and position in life place them beyond suspicion ; but among the Nobility of the United Kingdom - which amounts ...
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... once see him back his horse in any thing like a heavy bet , from that moment ( and particularly should he be so unfortunate as to win ) I will back him at 50 to 1 to be ruined in a very short time : indeed a few meetings will sew him up ...
... once see him back his horse in any thing like a heavy bet , from that moment ( and particularly should he be so unfortunate as to win ) I will back him at 50 to 1 to be ruined in a very short time : indeed a few meetings will sew him up ...
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