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... rider , and his custom was , after a prolonged debate in the House , to rise at six next morning , to start off from the London terminus of the South- Western Railway by the seven o'clock train , have a long day's hunting , and return ...
... rider , and his custom was , after a prolonged debate in the House , to rise at six next morning , to start off from the London terminus of the South- Western Railway by the seven o'clock train , have a long day's hunting , and return ...
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... riding for the first time over the ground , he encountered a shepherd , from whom he inquired " whether he knew where the land lay which the Duke of Port- land had just bought ? " The shepherd pointed to the spot on which they were ...
... riding for the first time over the ground , he encountered a shepherd , from whom he inquired " whether he knew where the land lay which the Duke of Port- land had just bought ? " The shepherd pointed to the spot on which they were ...
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... . He had an eye , and an exceedingly discriminating one too , for the riding of each jockey , as I have often had an opportunity of remarking when he permitted THE DUKE'S IMPROVEMENTS . 17 His me to occupy a 16 EARLY YEARS .
... . He had an eye , and an exceedingly discriminating one too , for the riding of each jockey , as I have often had an opportunity of remarking when he permitted THE DUKE'S IMPROVEMENTS . 17 His me to occupy a 16 EARLY YEARS .
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... The Duke preferred walking to riding ; but when he rode , it was invariably on a stout trotting cob , which nothing could ever in- duce him to urge into a canter or gallop . In the belief that Lord George Bentinck derived many of his most.
... The Duke preferred walking to riding ; but when he rode , it was invariably on a stout trotting cob , which nothing could ever in- duce him to urge into a canter or gallop . In the belief that Lord George Bentinck derived many of his most.
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... ride in many of the stable trials , and soon gained some reputation for his skill in manag- ing dangerous and difficult horses . On one occa- sion a horse trained by Mr Prince , and looked after by my father , who invariably rode him at ...
... ride in many of the stable trials , and soon gained some reputation for his skill in manag- ing dangerous and difficult horses . On one occa- sion a horse trained by Mr Prince , and looked after by my father , who invariably rode him at ...
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