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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In 1790, Craven Meeting, Newmarket, he walked over the Duke's Course for
a subscription of 50 guineas each, eight Subscribers, _half forfeit_.
Second Spring Meeting, he beat Lord Grosvenor's _Meteor_, over the
Beacon Course, 500 guineas. Newmarket first Spring Meeting, 1791, he
received 400 guineas forfeit from _Meteor_, with whom he was matched for
1000 guineas over the Beacon. After which he was travelled long journies
to the North, where meeting the most celebrated horses fresh upon their
own training-ground, he was repeatedly beat, but ran handsome. In 1792,
first Spring Meeting, he received 100 guineas forfeit from _Cavendish_,
and was withdrawn from the turf.
TREAD—is an injury sustained by one foot upon the other. See OVER-REACH.
TRESPASS,—in its sporting signification, appertains only to such
trespasses as may be committed in the pursuit of, or the attempt to,
kill game. It has been decided by law, and is upon record, that a
person, _though qualified_, cannot come upon another man's ground to
kill game, without being liable to an action of trespass for so doing:
and an _unqualified_ person for trespassing, shall pay full costs: but
if he is legally qualified to kill game, and the damage shall be found
under 40_s._ he shall in such case pay no more COSTS than _damages_.
TRIAL.—It is a common and prudent custom with those engaged upon the
turf, to ascertain as near as possible, some tolerable idea of the
probable future speed of their COLTS and FILLIES, before they put
themselves to the expence of general training, or too confidently
presume to become SUBSCRIBERS to _large stakes_, without at least a
promising prospect of adequate qualifications. To acquire information so
absolutely necessary for the regulation of future proceedings, there is
only one sure and certain criterion (admitting of no alternative) upon
which reliance can be made to avoid deception. This is to obtain a
confidential trial against some horse whose superiority upon the turf is
established, and who has given ample and repeated proofs of his powers
in public. Such trial obtained, a proper opinion may then be formed, how
far it will be prudent and profitable to continue the horse so tried in
training, or discontinue the intent of his appearance altogether.
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