The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., Volume 17John William Carleton 1847 |
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... fact in all his pursuits , Lord George Bentinck has strictly confined himself to their purely legitimate and proper use ; and so in the field he figured only as a good - that is to say , a far- above - the - average - rider , when , had ...
... fact in all his pursuits , Lord George Bentinck has strictly confined himself to their purely legitimate and proper use ; and so in the field he figured only as a good - that is to say , a far- above - the - average - rider , when , had ...
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... fact , though , all along , whether in or away from Honest John's hard labour , has been - the younger they be , the better they be ; and so the curtain falls in ex- cellent keeping on another strong next - year favourite , LORD GEORGE ...
... fact , though , all along , whether in or away from Honest John's hard labour , has been - the younger they be , the better they be ; and so the curtain falls in ex- cellent keeping on another strong next - year favourite , LORD GEORGE ...
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... fact , with a far shorter string , has played a more successful game ; and if the mere sum total of prizes pocketed , or flyers produced be the argu- ment , we must confess to knowing greater names than that of Lord George Bentinck ...
... fact , with a far shorter string , has played a more successful game ; and if the mere sum total of prizes pocketed , or flyers produced be the argu- ment , we must confess to knowing greater names than that of Lord George Bentinck ...
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... fact is , that he deserves everything that can be said of him , for the country was actually begging , and would have gone begging some time longer but for Mr. Payne's liberality . May he be well supported , for he richly deserves it ...
... fact is , that he deserves everything that can be said of him , for the country was actually begging , and would have gone begging some time longer but for Mr. Payne's liberality . May he be well supported , for he richly deserves it ...
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... fact , as the proprietor observed , he had been a very fair plate horse in his time . " " " THE ROAD , " BY NIMROD . The eighth event in the life of a race - horse belongs entirely to one certain period . Not very many years since , and ...
... fact , as the proprietor observed , he had been a very fair plate horse in his time . " " " THE ROAD , " BY NIMROD . The eighth event in the life of a race - horse belongs entirely to one certain period . Not very many years since , and ...
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