Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chase and Every Other Diversion Interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprize, and Spirit, Volume 13Rogerson & Tuxford, 1799 - Hunting |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 46
Page 6
... battle fhip , com- manded by Captain Thompfon , an Englishman , at whofe requeft he was placed there , and from whom he received the greatest kindness . propriate fpeech , delivered with the utmoft propriety and elegance ; to which ...
... battle fhip , com- manded by Captain Thompfon , an Englishman , at whofe requeft he was placed there , and from whom he received the greatest kindness . propriate fpeech , delivered with the utmoft propriety and elegance ; to which ...
Page 19
... ex- traordinary feats , to be found no- where elfe upon the face of the ha- bitable globe , have ever been rara aves even in England . To speak a C 2 truth , 24 Battles running , are to I 23 out of Treatife on Horfes , & c . 19.
... ex- traordinary feats , to be found no- where elfe upon the face of the ha- bitable globe , have ever been rara aves even in England . To speak a C 2 truth , 24 Battles running , are to I 23 out of Treatife on Horfes , & c . 19.
Page 20
... . If we are indebted to blood for all our advantages , it is equally certain , that an injudici- ous ufe is too frequently made of it . ( To be continued . ) For TH 36 Battles running , are 35 out of 36 20 Treatife on Horfes , & c .
... . If we are indebted to blood for all our advantages , it is equally certain , that an injudici- ous ufe is too frequently made of it . ( To be continued . ) For TH 36 Battles running , are 35 out of 36 20 Treatife on Horfes , & c .
Page 21
... battles , or lefs . to I 68719476735 1857283154 to I 34 out of 36 are 103027700 to I 33 out of 36 are 8802288 to I ... battles in 36 are 65 to 1 35 Battles running , are 34359738367 to I ) 34 out of 35 are 954437175 to I 33 out of 35 are ...
... battles , or lefs . to I 68719476735 1857283154 to I 34 out of 36 are 103027700 to I 33 out of 36 are 8802288 to I ... battles in 36 are 65 to 1 35 Battles running , are 34359738367 to I ) 34 out of 35 are 954437175 to I 33 out of 35 are ...
Page 22
... battles in 34 are 63 to I 33 Battles running , are 8589934591 to I 32 out of 33 are 252645134 to I 31 out of 33 are 152284580 to I 30 out of 33 are 1427372 to I 29 out of 33 are 183004 to I 28 out of 33 are 39216 to I 27 out of 33 are ...
... battles in 34 are 63 to I 33 Battles running , are 8589934591 to I 32 out of 33 are 252645134 to I 31 out of 33 are 152284580 to I 30 out of 33 are 1427372 to I 29 out of 33 are 183004 to I 28 out of 33 are 39216 to I 27 out of 33 are ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt agft alfo amufement animals ball Battles running birds cafe Captain caufe chace cife clofe colour confequence confiderable courfe Court daugh defired Delville ditto Dubbed fafe faid fame fcene feather fecond feems feen felves fent fervant ferved fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhoe fhort fhould fide fifh filk fince firft firſt fituation fmall fnow fome fometimes foon fpecies fport frog ftand ftate ftill ftrike fubject fucceffive events fuch fufficient fuppofed fure gentlemen Guimbarde Hambletonian himſelf horfes horſe houfe hounds houſe hunting ibid inftance intereft juftice King Lady Ricketts laft lefs lofes Lord marriage Mifs miles moft moſt muft muſt neceffary neral Newmarket obferved occafion paffed perfon play prefent preferve purpoſe reafon refpect SPORTING MAGAZINE thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion ufual uſe weft whofe wife wings wins young yrs old
Popular passages
Page 147 - ... when suddenly a huge alligator rushed out of the reeds, and with a tremendous roar came up, and darted as swift as an arrow under my boat, emerging upright on my lee quarter, with open jaws, and belching water and smoke that fell upon me like rain in a hurricane. I laid soundly...
Page 134 - But to throw one's self into cold spring water, when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun, is an imprudence which may prove fatal.
Page 247 - ... to the House of Correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three calendar months...
Page 134 - I was drawn along the surface of the water in a very agreeable manner. Having then engaged another boy to carry my clothes round the pond, to a place which I pointed out to him, on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over without the least fatigue, and with the greatest pleasure imaginable.
Page 148 - In the forepart of the upper jaw, on each side, just under the nostrils, are two very large, thick, strong teeth or tusks, not very sharp, but rather the shape of a cone: these are as white...
Page 147 - ... upon another, nearly to the top. I believe they commonly lay from one to two hundred eggs in a...
Page 94 - ... by a cypress swamp, covered with water, which below was joined to the shore of the little lake, and above to the marshes surrounding...
Page 148 - ... in the head, by means of the prominency of the brows; the nostrils are large, inflated and prominent on the top, so that the head in the water resembles, at a distance, a great chunk of wood floating about.
Page 92 - ... trout. About one hundred yards above my harbour began a cove or bay of the river, out of which opened a large lagoon. The mouth or entrance from the river to it was narrow, but the waters...
Page 92 - The shores and forests resound his dreadful roar, together with the triumphing shouts of the plaited tribes around, witnesses of the horrid combat. My apprehensions were highly alarmed after being a spectator of so dreadful a battle.