The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the FieldTaplin, William
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The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field
Taplin, William
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TOBY—was a horse of much recent celebrity as a RACER, and has since
covered as a STALLION in some estimation. He was bred by MR. BULLOCK;
was got by _Highflyer_, dam by _Matchem_. In 1789, when three years old,
he won 100 guineas at Newmarket, 200 guineas at Epsom, and 1100 guineas
at York, beating six others. In 1790, he beat _Euphrosyne_ across the
flat at Newmarket for 500 guineas. The next Meeting he beat Sir W.
Aston's _Marcia_, the same Course, 200 guineas. In 1791, he did not
start. In 1792, Craven Meeting, Newmarket, he again beat _Euphrosyne_
the two year old course, 200 guineas. The next day but one, he won the
great Oatlands Stakes of 100 guineas, fifty-six subscribers, _half
forfeit_; beating _Coriander_, _Asparagus_, _Eager_, _Precipitate_,
_Stride_, _Highlander_, _Buzzard_, _Rhadamanthus_, _Vermin_,
_Turnip-Top_, and nine others. The next Meeting he received 75 guineas
forfeit from _Alderman_, and 50 guineas from _Exciseman_; at the
expiration of which season he was withdrawn from the turf, and
advertized as a stallion, to cover racing mares _gratis_, and others at
two guineas, and half a crown.
TOILS.—Park nets, of great strength and magnitude, are so called. They
are used in taking deer alive, for removal from one park to another; or
from his Majesty's parks to the hunting paddocks at Swinley Lodge, in
Windsor Forest, for the purposes of the chase.
TONGUE.—The tongue of a horse is sometimes lacerated by the bit of the
bridle being too narrow in the mouth-piece; as also by the frequent
_petulant_ jerks of the rider. These, which are slight in the first
instance, are occasionally repeated, till they become perfect cadaverous
ulcers, with a slough (similar to a sitfast) in the middle of each. In
cases of this description, the tongue should be held on one side, while
the part is daily touched with a strong _solution_ of _borax_ in water,
till the slough is fallen off; when it may be soon cured with equal
parts of honey and tincture of myrrh, well incorporated with each other.
TRACK—is the term used to imply the _footmark_ of either man or beast;
but, in the language of the field, it admits of some deviations. We
_track_ a man, a horse, an ox, or an ass; we _slot_ a deer; we _foot_ a
fox; and we _prick_ a hare.
TRAIL, or TRAILING,—appertains solely to HARE HUNTING; by which, in
general, the hare is found and _started_ from her _form_. Soon after
hounds are _thrown off_, some one or more are quickly observed to _give
tongue_; this the old and best hounds immediately attend to, and
instantly join, which is called _taking trail_: but whether such trail
arises from perspirative particles adhering to the line of her works
during the night from her feet only, or whether it is produced from the
lungs by transpiration, and only partially exhaled, is a matter that has
never yet been satisfactorily ascertained. See SCENT.
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