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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1840. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII. The Race-courses in Great Britain and Ireland--The various Stakes run for over each annually, with many other particulars of interest to the British Sportsman. 1 It must be a matter of sincere congratulation to every possessor of true British sentiments, and consequently every admirer of the field sports so peculiar to our native country, that in spite of all the cant and false religion brought to bear against the amusements of the turf by a numerous class whom, in common charity, we will call misled fanatics, racing has still gone on increasing in prosperity and in the national favour. It is indeed strange that we find these puritanical gentry willing enough to appropriate to themselves their fair share of the national glory, the well-earned harvest of many a hardfought battle--strange to see with what complacency they will sit on a fast coach, and perhaps be the very first to complain if they are not whirled along to their " place of meeting" at the rate of about twelve miles an hour. And yet almost in the same breath we find them running down that national pursuit which hath given even our common horses a degree of speed unrivalled among nations, and to our nobility, gentry, and yeomanry a vigour of mind and body which has so often sheltered these discontented drones. Again, in their bigoted protests against the field sports of our nobility and gentry, they appear to have wilfully shut their eyes to the important consideration of the large sums of money circulated in these pursuits, every farthing of which is spent in the country, giving employment to thousands. Were it not for these manly amusements, how, we would ask, would these large fortunes be dispensed? Let us take but one glance at the frivolous dissipations of the effeminate nobility on ...
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