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HAMPTON MEETING

... to the gaze of the multitude, acrobats, jugglers, chaunters, gipsies, and Ethiopian Serena- ders, were as plentiful as. blackberries, whilst cockshies and nut targets, afforded ample amusement to the humbler classes. Oar old friend, Careless, occupied ...

Published: Sunday 13 June 1847
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3179 | Page: 4 | Tags: Sports and Games 

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

... a number of unskilful drivers, so many crazy usacliines, aiid 1 cocktail horsemen, accideitts vere a s 11plentiful as blackberries, bitt inome of them of a nature to make any, demand on our symlpathies; wrangles occurred at every t urn of the road, ...

COURSING

... Harkaway, out of Mtrgecy, beat Mr J. Sutcliffe's Spy, by Snowball, out of Scot Mr Maitby's Star Light, by buckshire, out of Blackberry, beat M1r Coix's Comet, by Dart, out of Fly Mr Jardine's Liddesdale, by Bowhill, out of Lady Seymour, beat MrPreston's Plunder ...

Published: Sunday 27 February 1848
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3377 | Page: 4 | Tags: Sports and Games 

COURSING

... Stakes. The CuAYEN SbTAES. Mr P.Tavlor'sbk a& NYd Smoker beat Mr Snpson's f d Hock Mr Ltom's r b Shiny . . Mr King's bkiI Blackberry Mr Buxton's f b Nettle . .Mr Simpson's f & w b Bitters Sir T. Hesketh's bd d Hyson M. Mr Craven'fs f b Carrelite Smooker ...

Published: Sunday 25 January 1846
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3360 | Page: 10 | Tags: Sports and Games 

PEDESTRIANISM

... Acton Bottom, on Monday, the 21st ult.; but, in consequenee of the peelers, who, on this occasion, were as plentiful as blackberries, refusing to allow stakes to be driven into the ground, for the purpose of marking out the course, the articles of argument ...

Published: Sunday 09 November 1845
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3944 | Page: 11 | Tags: Sports and Games 

OUR GOODWOOD GATHERINGS

... the top round of the ladder- to-day, and at the bottom to-morrow-rumours of trials and failures have been as plentiful as blackberries-and now, at the eleventh hour, people are just about as wise as ever, and the betting is comparatively-at a stand still;- ...

Published: Sunday 29 July 1849
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3871 | Page: 3 | Tags: Sports and Games 

THE EPSOM FIRST SPRING MEETING

... racing days; the innate yearning for the sight of fields and flowers which takes boys miles and miles for birds' nests and blackberries, and springs up in our hearts, and tempts us all, more or less, to shake off the town dirt from our feet to brave the country ...

Published: Sunday 09 April 1848
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5034 | Page: 4 | Tags: Sports and Games 

COURSING

... STAiKES. Mr A. Smith's Moina beat Mr Smith's b d Repealer Mr Henderson's b & w b Wee Maggie Sleeping .. Mr Browne's h b Blackberry Mr J. J. Smith'sl b Sweetheart . A. r Sharp's bl d Rattler Mr Sharp's bl d Smoker .. Capt. Darcy's b b Victoria Mr Henderson's ...

Published: Sunday 08 December 1844
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4796 | Page: 10 | Tags: Sports and Games 

THE RING

... Daddy as well as .i-harleyi we will wait another week before we give our opinion. The pros and cons are as numerous as blackberries; the referee vacillating, or else he. is.. belied. Jones says. he (the referee) :disowns the written desision of Tuesdayj ...

Published: Sunday 08 August 1847
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5044 | Page: 6 | Tags: Sports and Games 

THE TRUE SPORTSMAN'S GAZETTE

... for Burghley, The first fox, found in Salt Springwood, threaded Knipton Plantation, skirted Spi nner, and was killed at Blackberry-hill, where the ladies had fortunately taken up a position after the first burst. The Duke of Cambridge re- ceived the brush ...

Published: Sunday 20 January 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5746 | Page: 12 | Tags: Sports and Games 

THE SPORTSMAN'S GAZETTE

... Princess for the Park Stakes who, under different circumstances, had shown no mercy to bar in the Oaks. Reasons thick as blackberries were assigned for the in and out running, with which I shall not now bother my head, or that of my readers; The Princess ...

Published: Sunday 02 February 1845
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 7135 | Page: 9 | Tags: Sports and Games 

COURSING

... Mr H. Vallebois's Demon, and won. The OAKS STAEES, for Bitch Poppies. Mr Villebois's bk & w Niobe beat Mr Buekworth's bl Blackberry Mr 1H. Villebois's bl Dewdrop .. Ld Stradbroke's r Machine (2) drawn Mr Gurney's bk Aspasia ,. Tr Bagge's blk Tippet Mr ...

Published: Sunday 01 December 1844
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6392 | Page: 10 | Tags: Sports and Games