 | Henry Anthony Murray - Canada - 1855 - 666 pages
...elapse*—whack number one is heard, all ready—whack number two, on they come, snaffle bridles, pnlling at their horses' mouths as though they would pull...Off" is the cry: away they go again; Tacony breaks up—again a gap, which huge strides speedily close up—again Tacony wins. Time, five minutes five... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Sports - 1856 - 804 pages
...bones' mouths aa though they would poll the bit right through to toe tips of their tau*. 'Off!' 1« the cry; away they go again. Tacony breaks up; again a gap, which huge stride* speedily close up again — Tacony wins. Time, 5 minutes 5 second«. "—//о*. Captain Murray.... | |
 | Henry Anthony Murray - Canada - 1857 - 554 pages
...time elapses—whack number one is heard, all ready—whack number two, on they come, snaffle bridles, pulling at their horses' mouths as though they would...Off" is the cry : away they go again ; Tacony breaks up—again a gap, which huge strides speedily close up—again Tacony wins. Time, five minutes five... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1859 - 870 pages
...number two; on they com«; snaffle-bridles— palling at their hors«* mouths as though they would pall the bit right through to the tips of their tails....they go again. Tacony breaks up; again a gap, which haft strides speedily close up again — Tacony wins. Time, 5 minâtes 6 seconds." — 7/o% Captain... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1871 - 1024 pages
...elapses, whack number one is heard — all ready — whack number two ; on they come ; snaffle-bridles — pulling at their horses' mouths as though they would...a gap, which huge strides speedily close up again — Tacouy wins. Time, five minutes five seconds." — Hon. Captain Murray. In another part of his... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1878 - 1090 pages
...elapses, whack number one is heard — all ready — whack number two ; on they come ; snaffle-bridles — pulling at their horses' mouths as though they would...strides speedily close up again — Tacony wins. Time, five minutes five seconds." In a subsequent part of his travels in America, Capt. Murray alludes to... | |
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whip ' lightning. Time, five minutes. The usual excitement and disputes follow ; the usual time elapses, whack number one is heard — all ready — whack number two ; on they come ; snaffle-bridles — pulling at their horses' mouths as though they... 