Sporting Days And Sporting Ways
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At Tattersall's, too, might be seen the celebrated Colonel Dennis O' Kelly, owner of Eclipse.
Mr. Tattersall himself, curiously enough, was his exact opposite in most things. Of this celebrated sporting character the following epitaph a good specimen of a particular sort of jeu d'esprit very popular in the past was written : Of the turf when he quits it O'Kelly may say Of its pleasure and profit have I had my day ; And on it have Charlotte and I danc'd the Hay : But what by this turf in return ...will be said, When beneath its cold surface O'Kelly is laid !
Why, that he who once had all the turf to himself, And suffer'd no shares in ill-gotten pelf, But hedged off and on till he always rose winner This militia man bluff, this chairman so rough, and this jockey so tough, Of turf now possesses not more than enough To cover the body of one wretched sinner !
Another epitaph, that on Tetherington, a well- known betting man and contemporary of O'Kelly, was more terse : The ups and downs of life he knew, Yet always full of whim, Upon the turf he wealthy grew, But now the turf's on him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
At Tattersall's, too, might be seen the celebrated Colonel Dennis O' Kelly, owner of Eclipse.
Mr. Tattersall himself, curiously enough, was his exact opposite in most things. Of this celebrated sporting character the following epitaph a good specimen of a particular sort of jeu d'esprit very popular in the past was written : Of the turf when he quits it O'Kelly may say Of its pleasure and profit have I had my day ; And on it have Charlotte and I danc'd the Hay : But what by this turf in return ...will be said, When beneath its cold surface O'Kelly is laid !
Why, that he who once had all the turf to himself, And suffer'd no shares in ill-gotten pelf, But hedged off and on till he always rose winner This militia man bluff, this chairman so rough, and this jockey so tough, Of turf now possesses not more than enough To cover the body of one wretched sinner !
Another epitaph, that on Tetherington, a well- known betting man and contemporary of O'Kelly, was more terse : The ups and downs of life he knew, Yet always full of whim, Upon the turf he wealthy grew, But now the turf's on him.
What to read after Sporting Days And Sporting Ways?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ralph Nevill to read onlineMoreLess
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