The Turf Register and Sportsman & Breeder's Stud-book: Containing the Pedigrees & Performances of All the Horses, Mares, and Geldings that Have Appeared Upon the British and Irish Turfs as Racers : Likewise of Such as Have Been Kept in the Stud as Stallions and for Breeding ...A. Bartholoman, 1822 - Horses |
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afterwards sold aged agst B. C. beating bay colt bay filly Bay Horse beating at three beating Duke beating Lord beating Lord Clermont's beating Mr Vernon's beating Sir betting Bred Bunbury's ches chesnut Clayhall Curragh dam of FOALED Ditch-in Douglas's Duke of Bedford's Duke of Grafton's Duke of Queensberry's Dungannon four miles four-year olds grandam grey colt Guildford Hamilton's Highflyer horses Houghton Meeting June King Herod King's Purse Lade's Lord Egremont's Lord Gros Lord Grosvenor's Lord Grosvenor's bay Lord Ossory's Marske Match'em mile heats Miss Newmarket First October Newmarket First Spring Newmarket Second Spring old colts Panton's Parlington Purse of 100gs Purse of 501 received forfeit second heat Second October Meeting Second Spring Meeting September Sir F Stakes Subscribers Sweepstakes of 100gs three four-mile heats three two-mile heats three years old three-mile heats two-mile heats Verjuice won a Sweepstakes won the King's York August Meeting yrs old
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Page 388 - His sympathetic feelings for distress and his charity for all mankind. Various and wonderful were the means which enabled him, With unsullied reputation, To support his course of life, in which he saw and experienced many Trials And many vicissitudes of fortune, and though often hard pressed Whipped and spurred by that jockey, Necessity, He never swerved out of the course of Honour.
Page 389 - Royalty To obtain so valuable an acquisition By purchase : And though he parted with his Purity At a great price, Yet his honour and good name Remained untarnished To the end of his life. At his death, indeed, slander (In the shape of ingratitude) Talked much of his insolvency, And much of the ruin...
Page 25 - In this meeting, Lord Grosvenor challenged for the whip, and named Pot8o's ; but the challenge not being accepted of, the whip was delivered to his lordship. In the first October meeting, Pot8o's, received 230 gs.
Page 16 - ... broke two locks and got into the stable to Magog, and by cutting his tongue nearly off, and 'giving him something inwardly, rendered him. at that time incapable of starting; In consequence thererf.
Page 388 - He never swerved out of the course of Honour. Once when his finances were impaired He received a seasonable supply by the performance of a Miracle. At different periods he exhibited, which were just emblems of his own life, A Conundrum, an Enigma, and a Riddle; and strange to tell, Even these enriched his pocket.
Page 213 - Bart. Diomed was got by Florizel, out of the Spectator mare, dam of Pastorella, Fame, &c. After the death of the Earl of Derby in 1834, the Oaks estate was sold to Sir Charles Grey, and.
Page 60 - Highflyer was accounted the best horse of his time in England. The sums he won and received amounted to near 9,000/., although he never started after five years' old, He was never beaten, nor ever paid a forfeit.
Page 205 - Tart; after the first heat, 2 to 1 he won : after the second heat, ß and 7 to 4 on Cora : — Three very fine heats.
Page 388 - ... were impaired, He received a seasonable supply By the performance of A MIRACLE. * At different periods he exhibited (Which were just emblems of his own life) A CONUNDRUM, an ENIGMA, and a RIDDLE. * And strange to tell how these Enriched his pocket.
Page 388 - Tho' small his patrimony, Yet assisted by that, and his own genius, He for upwards of thirty years Supported all the hospitality Of an ancient Baron.