... and develop the instincts of our most disinterested and taithtul companions, the horse surd the dog. England’s greatest poets have paid the highest honours to the canine race. Pope, Scott, and Btbon have been their special eulogists, claiming for their ...

... announced with as much prodigality as if a modern Census had taken up his throne on the north | side of Loudon to encourage horse racing. notice whatever was taken of our correspondent’s queries, which alone created some uneasiness, but the Alexandra Park ...

... to racing (says the Admiral) is owing to want common sense. How can handicaps deteriorate the breed of horses? Racing Is a game of weights, which will equalise the speed of the bare to the tortoise. No person takes an interest in seeing good horse gallop ...

... defendant to man the name turned out, was but his own confederate, and the duced defendant to back certain horses for the it • Each kept a list of the horses and the bets. Alter Mr. Bay ley found that his list contained hah' winner, while those of Tucker and ...

... hundreds of racing-men entertain as to tho subject of breaking-down. In the first place, if . The Ranger or any other horse had broken down ’S/00'inches from the chair, he never could have reached it but bv hobbling there three legs and (in horse-parlance) ...

... It—and came out year after year, defeating all tho best horses of the day, and winning all long-diatanco races, among them two Goodwood Cops in succession; in fact, proved himself as good any horse as-ever trod the turf. went to tho stud; ho had for some ...

... saw, but, having so recently retired from racing, need make no remarks concerning him, further than to say that, although a horse of good substance, he lacks both height and length to be styled weil-made horse. But, as Grittiths has plenty of tho right ...

... the being fixed for quarter to twelve, and accommodatin the f.iitionK. tb. last race was apljolntert ‘rriiithoueban Irom tta dead-beat witb r 'tA'SS «aes for the last race. Tho North-countrymen left at quarter past four o’clock, and the tniui Sheffield ...

... through his horses, and with Scottish Chief went in pursuit of the General,’’ Cambuscan, also making his effort to get up. Half a mile from home, the race was left to General Peel, Blair Athol, and Scottish Chief, hut, at the distance, the race was reduced ...

... race down Hammersmith Bridge'(where Mather was 4ft. the good) ensued, the time being one nwnuie foriyfivc seconds only. Mather was swimming his left side, Beckwith on his right, and they were, therefore, racing face face, first one half-submerged head ...

... to with the his own horse, it is well known that the stewards Newmarket Invariably leave it their brother officials to tl* weights any horses of their own ; but yet it must very bad specimen handicapping for 7 to to offered horse in field twelve why Moulsey ...

... oriler, and the racing very ialr, oonsidering the class of horses which ran. The South flams Handicap -1 sots, for horses belonging to gentlemen or farmers the neighbourhood, was won Mr. Bond's Pam, list wuting four others. The Hurdle Race was won easily ...