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... Turf anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century . 173 CHAPTER XIV Match between Mrs Thornton and Mr Flint - Its sequel - Daniel Dawson poisons horses - Origin of Bookmaking — Turf frauds — The " Ludlow " scandal - The " Plenipo " fraud ...
... Turf anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century . 173 CHAPTER XIV Match between Mrs Thornton and Mr Flint - Its sequel - Daniel Dawson poisons horses - Origin of Bookmaking — Turf frauds — The " Ludlow " scandal - The " Plenipo " fraud ...
Page 144
... turf , having lost his ready money , borrowed three hundred pounds in counters , and , having lost these also , gave a cheque for the amount ; but with this condition , that it should not be sent in to his banker's in the country for ...
... turf , having lost his ready money , borrowed three hundred pounds in counters , and , having lost these also , gave a cheque for the amount ; but with this condition , that it should not be sent in to his banker's in the country for ...
Page 151
... turf episode . Samson bet without any means of paying , if he lost he lost , and was a defaulter . But , to pay this " debt of honour , ” he had recourse to wholesale murder and robbery - to satisfy men , who to his own knowledge , had ...
... turf episode . Samson bet without any means of paying , if he lost he lost , and was a defaulter . But , to pay this " debt of honour , ” he had recourse to wholesale murder and robbery - to satisfy men , who to his own knowledge , had ...
Page 173
... Turf anec- dotes of the Eighteenth Century . BUT this style of betting is harmless compared to that curse of the England of our time , betting upon horse racing , which can be compared to nothing but a social cancer , eating into the ...
... Turf anec- dotes of the Eighteenth Century . BUT this style of betting is harmless compared to that curse of the England of our time , betting upon horse racing , which can be compared to nothing but a social cancer , eating into the ...
Page 179
... turf was again under royal patronage . The Queen was fond of racing , and gave £ 100 gold cups to be raced for ; nay , more , she not only kept race horses , but ran them in her own name . Her six year old grey gelding Pepper , ran for ...
... turf was again under royal patronage . The Queen was fond of racing , and gave £ 100 gold cups to be raced for ; nay , more , she not only kept race horses , but ran them in her own name . Her six year old grey gelding Pepper , ran for ...
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afterwards appeared betting Buckinghamshire Buckley Square called Captain Cards chance cheating Club Coffee House Committee course Court Covent Garden Crockford's cross and pile croupiers d'Eon dice dinner Doncaster Duke Faro bank fortune gamblers gambling houses GAMBLING IN ENGLAND gamester gaming house gaming-house gave gentleman George give Groom Porter guineas hand hath hazard honour horse racing hundred pounds Insurance John John Outlawe Justice keeper King Knave lady letter London Lord Lordship lose loser lost Lots lottery luck Mayor morning never Newmarket night paid Parliament parties person play players prize proprietors Queen Railway Railway Mania reign says servants shillings Sir George Chetwynd speculation sport St James's Street stakes Stock subscribed SUNDAY HOUSES tells Thornton thou thousand guineas thousand pounds ticket tion town Turf wager whilst White's White's Club witness
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Page 55 - At every word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Meanwhile, declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray; The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jury-men may dine; The merchant from th' Exchange returns in peace, And the long labours of the toilet cease.
Page 150 - Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.
Page 56 - In heaps on heaps; one fate o'erwhelms them all. The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts, And wins (oh shameful chance!) the Queen of Hearts. At this, the blood the virgin's cheek forsook, A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look; She sees, and trembles at th' approaching ill, Just in the jaws of ruin, and Codille.
Page 56 - What boots the regal circle on his head, His giant limbs, in state unwieldy spread; That long behind he trails his pompous robe, And, of all monarchs, only grasps the globe?
Page 151 - What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?
Page 150 - And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments: but if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments.
Page 156 - They have put in the papers a good story made on White's: a man dropped down dead at the door, was carried in; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet.
Page 150 - And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, entice thy husband that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye called us to take that we have ? Is it not so ? And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not.
Page 151 - And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle.
Page 55 - Exchange returns in peace, And the long labours of the toilet cease. Belinda now, whom thirst of fame invites...