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" Highness gave a fine holland smock to the soldiers wives, to be run for on these galloways, also bare-backed, and riding with their limbs on each side of the horse, like men. Eight started ; and there were three of the finest heats ever seen. The prize... "
The life of major-general James Wolfe, illustr. by his correspondence - Page 90
by Robert Wright (biographer.) - 1864
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History of the Transactions in Scotland, in the Years 1715-16, and ..., Volume 2

George Charles - Jacobites - 1817 - 492 pages
...galloways are little larger than a good tup, and there was excellent sport. Yesterday his Royal Highness gave a fine holland smock to the soldiers wives, to...Old Buffs ladies. In the evening, General Hawley and Colonel Howard run a match for twenty guineas, on two of the above shalties; which General Hawley won...
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History of the transactions in Scotland, in the years 1715-16, and ..., Volume 2

George Charles (bookseller.) - Jacobites - 1817 - 490 pages
...Galloways are little larger than a good tup, and there was excellent sport. Yesterday his Royal Highness gave a fine Holland smock to the soldiers' wives,...Buffs' ladies. In the evening, General Hawley and Colonel Howard run a match for twenty guineas, on two of the above shalties ; which General Hawley...
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History of the Transactions in Scotland in the Years 1715-16 and ..., Volume 2

George Charles - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1817 - 496 pages
...galloways are little larger than a good tup, and there was excellent sport. Yesterday his Royal Highness gave a fine holland smock to the soldiers wives, to...Old Buffs ladies. In the evening, General Hawley and Colonel Howard rim a match for twenty guineas, on two of the above shalties; which General Hawley won...
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The History of Scotland, from the Union to the Abolition of the Heritable ...

John Struthers - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1828 - 676 pages
...there was excellent sport. Yesterday his royal highness gave the soldiers' wives a fine Holland smock to be run for on these galloways, also barebacked, and riding with their limbs on each side the horse like men. Eight started, and there were three of the finest heats ever seen. The prize was...
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The History of Scotland from the Union to the Abolition of the Abolition of ...

John Struthers - 1828 - 660 pages
...there was excellent sport. Yesterday his royal highness gave the soldiers' wives a fine Holland smock to be run for on these galloways, also barebacked, and riding with their limbs on each side the horse like men. Eight started, and there were three of the finest heats ever seen. The prize was...
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A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans, Volume 3

James Browne - Clans - 1838 - 538 pages
...Galloways aro little larger than a good tup, and there was excellent sport. Yesterday his royal highness gave a fine Holland smock to the soldiers' wives to...was won, with great difficulty, by one of the Old Huff's ladies. In the evening, General Hawley and Colonel Howard run a match for twenty guineas on...
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Scotland, Volume 2

William Beattie - 1838 - 336 pages
...smock to be run for on these galloways, also bare backed, and riding with their limbs on each side the horse, like men. Eight started, and there were...Buffs' ladies. In the evening. General Hawley and Colonel Howard ran a match lor twenty guineas, on two of the above shelties (or ponies), which Hawley...
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A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans, Volume 3

James Browne - Clans - 1843 - 532 pages
...Galloways are little larger than a good tup, and there was excellent sport. Yesterday his royal highness gave a fine Holland smock to the soldiers' wives to...with their limbs on each side of the horse like men. Bight started, and there were three of the finest heats ever seen. The prize was won, with great difficulty,...
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A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans, Volume 3

James Browne - Clans - 1849 - 554 pages
...Galloways are little larger than a good tup, and there was excellent sport Yesterday hiĀ« royal highness gave a fine Holland smock to the soldiers' wives to...like men. Eight started, and there were three of the flneat beats ever seen. The price was won, with great difficulty, by one of the Old Buff's ladles....
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The Celtic Review, Volume 10

Donald Mackinnon, Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine (Carmichel) Watson - Celtic languages - 1916 - 418 pages
...by an officer in the duke's army at Fort Augustus on 10th June 1746 : ' Yesterday His Royal Highness gave a fine holland smock to the soldiers wives, to be run for on these galloways, also bare backed, and riding with their limbs on each side of the horse, like men. Eight started and there...
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