The New sporting magazine, Volume 271854 |
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... length been enacted “ to put down the system of betting ” generally , seeing that it has become a practice “ which in betting offices has been productive of crime . " Either such is the fact , or it must be presumed that which was ...
... length been enacted “ to put down the system of betting ” generally , seeing that it has become a practice “ which in betting offices has been productive of crime . " Either such is the fact , or it must be presumed that which was ...
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... lengths , being valued at minus three stone eleven pounds for his year than Weathergage . How he was put in the balance and found so wanting is hypothesis . There were three - and - twenty entered for the Column , and only four in ...
... lengths , being valued at minus three stone eleven pounds for his year than Weathergage . How he was put in the balance and found so wanting is hypothesis . There were three - and - twenty entered for the Column , and only four in ...
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... length - - officially ; Sittingbourne , the second clear of all the others , by lengths - - in twos , threes , fours , and so forth . Subsequent running will show that referentially - I believe actually _ West Australian is a horse that ...
... length - - officially ; Sittingbourne , the second clear of all the others , by lengths - - in twos , threes , fours , and so forth . Subsequent running will show that referentially - I believe actually _ West Australian is a horse that ...
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... length the bell premonitory tolls . « What will you bet against Australian ? " ( Who ' ll lay ? " “ Davies has done with him ! ” “ It ' s all U P . ” “ Here they are ! " “ One at even agin the field ! ” “ How do you know ? ” “ There ...
... length the bell premonitory tolls . « What will you bet against Australian ? " ( Who ' ll lay ? " “ Davies has done with him ! ” “ It ' s all U P . ” “ Here they are ! " “ One at even agin the field ! ” “ How do you know ? ” “ There ...
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... length ; and Ashton , who would not suffer his companion to descend to the spot where the sack had been fixed , took the cords in his hand and ascended , with some difficulty , to the position where Larry had been left standing . " All ...
... length ; and Ashton , who would not suffer his companion to descend to the spot where the sack had been fixed , took the cords in his hand and ascended , with some difficulty , to the position where Larry had been left standing . " All ...
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Page 157 - ... assurance, undertaking, promise, or agreement, express or implied, to pay or give thereafter any money or valuable thing on any event or contingency of or relating to any horse race or other race, fight, game, sport, or exercise, or as or for the consideration for securing the paying or giving by some other person of any money or valuable thing on any such event or contingency as aforesaid...
Page 157 - ... thereof, betting with persons resorting thereto ; or for the purpose of any money or valuable thing being received by or on behalf of such owner...
Page 153 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man.
Page 80 - ... the common gaol or house of correction (with or without hard labour), as to the justice or justices shall seem meet, for any term not exceeding two calendar months...
Page 3 - O, wither'd is the garland of the war, The soldier's pole is fall'n : young boys and girls Are level now with men ; the odds is gone, And there is nothing left remarkable Beneath the visiting moon.
Page 159 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Page 117 - Ten brace, and more, of greyhounds, snowy fair, And tall as stags, ran loose, and coursed around his chair...
Page 446 - Percé jusques au fond du cœur D'une atteinte imprévue aussi bien que mortelle, Misérable vengeur d'une juste querelle, Et malheureux objet d'une injuste rigueur, Je demeure immobile, et mon âme abattue Cède au coup qui me tue.
Page 2 - ... as or for the consideration for any assurance, undertaking, promise, or agreement, express or implied, to pay or give thereafter any money or valuable thing on any event or contingency of or relating to any horse race...
Page 313 - Nose and chin would shame a knocker, Wrinkles that would puzzle Cocker; Mouth which marks the envious scorner, With a scorpion in each corner, Turning its quick tail to sting you, In the place that most may wring you...