No. 1.—‘The celebrated Sobieska Clementina and Mr Hughes on Horseback
will end on Monday next, the 4th of October; until then they will
display the whole of their Performances, which are allowed, by those who
know best, to be the completest of the kind in Europe. Hughes humbly
thanks the Nobility, &c., for the honour of their support, and also
acquaints them his Antagonist has catched a bad cold so near to
Westminster bridge, and for his recovery is gone to a warmer Climate,
which is Bath in Somersetshire. He boasts, poor Fellow, no more of
activity, and is now turned Conjuror, in the character of ‘Sieur the
Great.’ Therefore Hughes is unrivalled, and will perform his surprising
feats accordingly at his Horse Academy, until the above Day. The Doors
to be opened at Four o’clock, and Mounts at half-past precisely. H. has
a commodious Room, eighty feet long. N. B. Sobieska rides on one, two,
and three horses, being the only one of her Sex that ever performed on
one, two, and three.’
No. 2.—‘Hughes has the honour to inform the Nobility, &c., that he has
no intention of setting out every day to France for three following
Seasons, his Ambition being fully satisfied by the applause he has
received from Foreign Gentlemen who come over the Sea to See him.
Clementina and Miss Huntly ride one, two, and three horses at full
speed, and takes Leaps surprising. A little Lady, only Eight Years old,
rides Two Horses at full gallop by herself, without the assistance of
any one to hold her on. Enough to put any one in fits to see her. H.
will engage to ride in Twenty Attitudes that never were before
attempted; in particular, he will introduce his Horse of Knowledge,
being the only wise animal in the Metropolis. A Sailor in full gallop to
Portsmouth, without a bit of Bridle or Saddle. The Maccaroni Tailor
riding to Paris for new Fashions. This being Mr Pottinger’s night, he
will speak a Prologue adapted to the noble art of Riding, and an
Epilogue also suited to Extraordinary Leaps. Tickets (2_s._) to be had
of Mr Wheble, bookseller, Paternoster-row, and at H.’s Riding School.
Mounts half-past four.’
No. 3.—‘Hughes, with the celebrated Sobieska Clementina, the famous Miss
Huntly, and an astonishing Young Gentleman (son of a Person of Quality),
will exhibit at Blackfriars-road more Extraordinary things than ever yet
witnessed, such as leaping over a Horse forty times without stopping
between the springs—Leaps the Bar standing on the Saddle with his Back
to the Horse’s Tail, and, _Vice-Versa_, Rides at full speed with his
right Foot on the Saddle, and his left Toe in his Mouth, two surprising
Feet. Mrs Hughes takes a fly and fires a Pistol—rides at full speed
standing on Pint Pots—mounts pot by pot, higher still, to the terror of
all who see her. H. carries a lady at full speed over his
head—surprising! The young gentleman will recite verses of his own
making, and act Mark Antony, between the leaps. Clementina every night—a
commodious room for the nobility.’
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