Sporting Anecdotes; Original and Select Including Characteristic Sketches of Eminent Persons Who Have Appeared on the Turf. - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804. Excerpt: ... JOURNAL OF TIMOTHY TAPE. Hose at seven--spent an hour in balling doeskins, colouring boot-tops, Sec. Sec.--Stupid boy had lost one of my spur-leathers--obliged to use packthread. Got to the stable by nine--spurs wrong put on--gave ostler a pint of beer to alter 'em. Mounted on the off-side in such a hurry, that, losing my balance, I pitched over head foremost into the horse-trough--got out half-suffocated; wig so wet Mas forced to take it off and dry it--stable-boys laughed, dogs barked, I swore; but at length, being mounted by the help of a step, set-off, and reached TottenhamcourtKoad without any material accident, except that a hackney-coach splashed me all over. N. B. Took his number. Whilst paying the turnpike, dropped my glove--afraid to get off, for fear of not being able to mount again--so rode on, putting my naked hand in my pocket--Mem. Its genteel to sit easy. Just by Mother Red-Cap's horse made a trip--pulled at him with all my might, but, breaking the rein, fell backwards, and came to the ground with my foot in the stirrup--luckily, horse was no run-away--mended the rein with my garter, and led my horse till I came to a mile-stone, where, with some difficulty, I re-mounted. Finding that I should be too late for the ordinary, squared my elbows, turned out my toes, flourished my whip, stuck in the spurs, and away I trotted--by the time I had got a mile found myself very sore, though I rose in the stirrups at least a foot every second--however, persevered, and by two o'clock reached Highgate Hill, at the bottom of which, as the devil would have it, the saddle turned round, and down I came once more--to complete my misfortune, the girth (for there was but one) broke; so, with the saddle on my back, and leading my horse, I fagged up the hill, and ...

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