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. 1843 Excerpt: ... Derby for Mr. Hunter. Our present gracious monarch--bred upon another element--has no taste for this sport; but continued it for a short time after his brother's death to run out his engagements, and also with a view of not throwing a damp over a pastime of such high interest to his subjects. It was at one time given ...
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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. 1843 Excerpt: ... Derby for Mr. Hunter. Our present gracious monarch--bred upon another element--has no taste for this sport; but continued it for a short time after his brother's death to run out his engagements, and also with a view of not throwing a damp over a pastime of such high interest to his subjects. It was at one time given out, that his Majesty had consented to keep his horses in training, provided he did not lose more than four thousand pounds per annum by them; but such has not been the case. A royal stud, however, still exists at Hampton Court, and the following celebrated English stallions are now there, exclusive of four Arabians--two from the King of Oude, and two from the Imaum of Muscat, as presents to his Majesty. The former are, --the Colonel, by Whisker, dam by Delpini, the property of his late Majesty George IV.; Actaeon, by Scud, out of Diana, by Stamford, purchased of Viscount Kelburne for the sum of one thousand guineas; Cain, by Paulowitz, dam by Pagnator; and Rubini, by St. Patrick, out of Slight, by Selim: the two latter hired for the use of the stud. Of brood mares there are at present no less than thirtythree in the paddocks, of which there are forty-three varying in size from three to five acres each; and some idea may be formed of the profit or loss of this extensive establishment from the following facts: --The produce are sold annually at Tattersall's, on the Monday in the Epsom race-week, being then one year old. At two of these sales they brought within a trifle of two hundred pounds each; and at that of the present year, the colts and fillies, twenty in number, were knocked down at two thousand eight hundred and forty-six guineas, or within a fraction of one hundred and forty-two guineas for each. It may be worthy of remark, that a regar...
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