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... thing , and got the Cup . In consequence , however , of some irregularity at Doncaster , the question was transferred for dis- cussion and decision to the Stewards of the Jockey Club at Newmarket . Before that tribunal Sir Joseph Hawley ...
... thing , and got the Cup . In consequence , however , of some irregularity at Doncaster , the question was transferred for dis- cussion and decision to the Stewards of the Jockey Club at Newmarket . Before that tribunal Sir Joseph Hawley ...
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... thing in the world to settle down to regular work ; so we may as well take a turn at the new element of the turf - the list houses . " Since Pindar sung horse races , " no such frenzy has fallen upon the course . A writer in the Times ...
... thing in the world to settle down to regular work ; so we may as well take a turn at the new element of the turf - the list houses . " Since Pindar sung horse races , " no such frenzy has fallen upon the course . A writer in the Times ...
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... or Woolwich , or Blackwall , or that sort of thing . I'm not certain it is'nt Gravesend . " . The number of races appointed for July almost equalled the days of the month . For this reason we take an abrupt THE RACING SEASON OF 1851 . 11.
... or Woolwich , or Blackwall , or that sort of thing . I'm not certain it is'nt Gravesend . " . The number of races appointed for July almost equalled the days of the month . For this reason we take an abrupt THE RACING SEASON OF 1851 . 11.
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... thing for Drayman ! I wonder whether he's what they call a high - blower : he made such a jolly row in the mud . Haven't had a jump yet since I left the riding - school at Knightsbridge . Who the dickens is Old Ard ? the huntsman's ...
... thing for Drayman ! I wonder whether he's what they call a high - blower : he made such a jolly row in the mud . Haven't had a jump yet since I left the riding - school at Knightsbridge . Who the dickens is Old Ard ? the huntsman's ...
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... thing , it has disposed of Mountain Deer's powers of locomotion for the present . Teddington's running in conjunction with Ariosto's bid fair to make Orlando one of the most popular sires of the day ; and when we remember that ...
... thing , it has disposed of Mountain Deer's powers of locomotion for the present . Teddington's running in conjunction with Ariosto's bid fair to make Orlando one of the most popular sires of the day ; and when we remember that ...
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Page 152 - ... a notice of such forfeit being due, with the name of the subscriber to the stake, and the name or description of the horse, with the name, or sufficient description of the stake, and the amount of the forfeit, shall be advertised in...