A Dictionary of Sports: Or, Companion to the Field, the Forest, and the Riverside. Containing Explanations of Every Term Applicable to Racing, Shooting, Hunting, Fishing, Hawking, Archery, Etc. ... With Essays Upon All National Amusements |
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The head of the nence , and appear to live occasionviper is inflated , which
distinguishes ally on those well known , nutritious it from the common snake .
Catesby substances floating in the atmosays , that “ the difference between
sphere , and ...
The head of the nence , and appear to live occasionviper is inflated , which
distinguishes ally on those well known , nutritious it from the common snake .
Catesby substances floating in the atmosays , that “ the difference between
sphere , and ...
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See Horse . in England ; but none are so safe , AGE OF A HART , is ascer- ( if
safety can be an attribute of such tained from the furniture of his head . a missile )
as those manufactured in At a year old bunches only appear ; the last mentioned
...
See Horse . in England ; but none are so safe , AGE OF A HART , is ascer- ( if
safety can be an attribute of such tained from the furniture of his head . a missile )
as those manufactured in At a year old bunches only appear ; the last mentioned
...
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The proprietor of any river fully break or destroy any head or or fishery , or
persons by them audam of a fish - pond , or shall wrong- thorized , may seize and
keep to his fully fish therein , with intent to take own use any engine which shall
be or ...
The proprietor of any river fully break or destroy any head or or fishery , or
persons by them audam of a fish - pond , or shall wrong- thorized , may seize and
keep to his fully fish therein , with intent to take own use any engine which shall
be or ...
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A disease that freon the sides of the deer , evidently quently attacks the heads of
hawks . where the paws of the chittahs It arises from too much grease or had
struck when they made their blood ; being too long exposed to fling . ” the heat of
the ...
A disease that freon the sides of the deer , evidently quently attacks the heads of
hawks . where the paws of the chittahs It arises from too much grease or had
struck when they made their blood ; being too long exposed to fling . ” the heat of
the ...
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In addiwith the heads of their arrows . tion to the members of the society Roger
Ascham , in his Toxophilus , | ( all of rank ) ... when he men of character and
respectability , presses down his head and bends picked out , among those
under their ...
In addiwith the heads of their arrows . tion to the members of the society Roger
Ascham , in his Toxophilus , | ( all of rank ) ... when he men of character and
respectability , presses down his head and bends picked out , among those
under their ...
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Page 158 - Act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon ; and no plaintiff shall recover in any such action, if tender of sufficient amends shall have been made before such action brought, or if a sufficient sum of money shall have been paid into court after such action brought, by or on behalf of the defendant...
Page 157 - That all Actions and Prosecutions to be commenced against any Person for any thing done in pursuance of this Act shall be laid and tried in the County where the Fact was committed, and shall be commenced within...
Page 157 - Justice before whom the same shall be entered into shall liberate such person, if in custody; and the Court at such Sessions shall hear and determine the matter of the Appeal, and shall make such order therein, with or without costs to either party, as to the Court shall seem meet ; and in case of the dismissal of the Appeal, or the affirmance of the Conviction, shall order and adjudge the offender to be dealt with and punished according to the conviction, and to pay such costs as shall be awarded,...
Page 12 - I would beget content," says Izaak Walton, "and increase confidence in the power and wisdom and providence of Almighty God, I will walk the meadows by some gliding stream, and there contemplate the lilies that take no care, and those very many other little living creatures that are not only created but fed, (man knows not how) by the goodness of the God of nature, and therefore trust in him.
Page 157 - Peace, conditioned personally to appear at the said Sessions, and to try such Appeal, and to abide the Judgment of the Court thereupon, and to pay such Costs as shall be by the Court awarded; and upon such Notice being given, and such Recognizance being entered into...
Page 157 - Majesty's superior Courts of Record ; and no Warrant of Commitment shall be held void by reason of any Defect therein, provided it be therein alleged that the Party has been convicted, and there be a good and valid Conviction to sustain the same.
Page 157 - ... notice in writing of such appeal, and of the cause and matter thereof, within three days after such conviction, and seven clear days at the least before such sessions, and shall also either remain in custody until the sessions, or enter into a recognizance with two sufficient sureties...
Page 10 - ... of the bank perfumed by the violet, and enamelled, as it were, with the primrose and the daisy; to wander upon the fresh turf below the shade of trees, whose bright blossoms are filled with the music of the bee; and on the surface of the waters to view the gaudy flies sparkling like animated gems in the sunbeams, whilst the bright and beautiful trout is watching them from below...
Page 207 - In naming or entering for any race where there shall be any particular conditions required as a qualification to start, it shall be sufficient if the horse were qualified at the expiration of the time allowed for naming or entering, and he shall not be disqualified by anything which may happen after the expiration of that time, unless so specified in the article...
Page 265 - Jockies must ride their horses to the usual place for weighing the riders, and he that dismounts before, or wants weight, is distanced ; unless he be disabled by an accident which should render him incapable of riding back, in which case he may be led, or carried to the scale. 16. Horses' plates or shoes not allowed in the weight.