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... turn over . " Now I recommend all my sporting friends to the opposite practice ; for if they place the rein as the black has got it , they will find they will derive one of two great advantages by it . It will either throw the nag into ...
... turn over . " Now I recommend all my sporting friends to the opposite practice ; for if they place the rein as the black has got it , they will find they will derive one of two great advantages by it . It will either throw the nag into ...
Page 33
... turn out at the Magpies , Stoke Common , or Maidenhead Thicket , Londoners form no inconsiderable portion of the field . For- tunately for Davis , there is as yet no rail within some miles of his residence at the Kennel , other- wise so ...
... turn out at the Magpies , Stoke Common , or Maidenhead Thicket , Londoners form no inconsiderable portion of the field . For- tunately for Davis , there is as yet no rail within some miles of his residence at the Kennel , other- wise so ...
Page 44
... turns his toes out . The first imperfec- tion produces undue strains on the back ligaments of the leg ; the second prevents free space for action of each ligament ; and both together must , with the exertions of a hunter , produce lame ...
... turns his toes out . The first imperfec- tion produces undue strains on the back ligaments of the leg ; the second prevents free space for action of each ligament ; and both together must , with the exertions of a hunter , produce lame ...
Page 46
... turn our atten- tion to the consideration of what is necessary in point of qualifications to constitute a hunter . At the present day , there is no horse in exist- ence requiring such a combination of good qualities as the hunter ...
... turn our atten- tion to the consideration of what is necessary in point of qualifications to constitute a hunter . At the present day , there is no horse in exist- ence requiring such a combination of good qualities as the hunter ...
Page 52
... turning his face to the air the instant a check enables you to do so , by being on the alert to go the moment hounds " hit it off again , " so as not to have ground to make up , which will often beat a horse in three or four fields ...
... turning his face to the air the instant a check enables you to do so , by being on the alert to go the moment hounds " hit it off again , " so as not to have ground to make up , which will often beat a horse in three or four fields ...
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