. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. IN SEARCH OF A HORSE. 397 authority ! At a late dinner party, of sporting men, I was challenged to make good this assertion. I se- lected three of the most ordinary terms in common use in the field; a " bullfinch," a "rasper," and a " yawner:" and though there was not one of the party, except myself, that does not hunt regularly, there were scarcely two who agreed in the same ex- planation of these words; or even on their applica- bility, excepting the last, to jumps with which we were all locally famil
. The adventures of a gentleman in search of a horse. Horses. IN SEARCH OF A HORSE. 397 authority ! At a late dinner party, of sporting men, I was challenged to make good this assertion. I se- lected three of the most ordinary terms in common use in the field; a " bullfinch," a "rasper," and a " yawner:" and though there was not one of the party, except myself, that does not hunt regularly, there were scarcely two who agreed in the same ex- planation of these words; or even on their applica- bility, excepting the last, to jumps with which we were all locally familiar! So much for sporting authorities !. 34'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stephen, George, Sir, 1794-1879. Philadelphia, Pa. : J. W. Moore
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