The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the FieldTaplin, William
Science
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
Hunting -- Dictionaries; Sports -- Dictionaries
In April, 1792, a bay gelding, called _Spider_, and an old chesnut
gelding, called _Cartwright_, near thirty years old, trotted thirty-two
miles in two hours between Stilton and Cambridge. _Spider_ trotted the
first twenty-four miles in one hour twenty-eight minutes and a half, and
the old horse the remainder. It was supposed they could have trotted
thirty-four miles within the time agreed on. In 1797, Mr. Dyson made a
bet of 100 guineas with Mr. Fagg, that he would produce a mare which
should trot upon the road between Cambridge and Huntingdon _seventeen_
miles within _the hour_: the experiment was made on the 7th of August in
that year, and the mare lost by _one minute_ and four seconds only. On
the 13th of June, 1799, a trotting match was decided over Sunbury
Common, between Mr. Dixon's brown gelding and Mr. Bishop's grey gelding,
carrying twelve stone each, which was won by the former, having trotted
the eight miles in twenty-seven minutes and ten seconds. Extraordinary
as these performances have been, no less entitled to recital, is a bet
made by Mr. Stevens, which was decided on the 5th of October, 1796, that
he would produce a pair of horses, his _own_ property, that should _trot
in a tandem_ from Windsor to Hampton Court, a distance of _sixteen
miles_, within the hour: notwithstanding the cross country road, and
great number of _turnings_, they performed it with ease in fifty-seven
minutes and thirteen seconds.
TRUMPATOR,—the name of a horse whose performances on the turf insured
him infinite opportunities of acquiring additional celebrity as a
STALLION, which he has now supported for twelve years, and is announced
for the present season, 1803, at Clermont Lodge, near Brandon, Norfolk,
at eight guineas each mare, and half a guinea the groom. _Trumpator_ was
bred by LORD CLERMONT, foaled in 1782; got by _Conductor_, out of
_Brunette_, who was got by _Squirrel_. The first of his get started in
1790, at two years old, and were both winners, under the names of _Black
Deuce_, and _Young Peggy_. In 1791, _Trumpetta_ appeared at only two
years old, and won 200 guineas, and 100 guineas, at Newmarket; and
_Young Peggy_, then three years old, won _seven_ stakes and matches at
Newmarket. In 1792, _Trumpetta_, then three years old, won five prizes
at Newmarket. _Rally_, only two years old, won 100 guineas and 50_l._ at
the same place. This year appeared also _Gipsey_, _Misenus_, and a
_chesnut colt_, the winners of six stakes at Newmarket. In 1793, nine of
his get started, who were the winners of _twenty plates_, matches and
sweepstakes. In 1794, _Aimator_, _Paynator_, _Repeator_, and four
others, were the winners of _twenty-one_ prizes, when his reputation as
a stallion became firmly established.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account