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Sporting Anecdotes: Original And Select: Including Characteristic Sketches Of Eminent Persons who Have Appeared On The Turf by Amateur Sportsman offers a broad, entertaining panorama of the sporting world. The volume collects anecdotes from fox-hunting, coursing, racing, and other field sports, pairing lively narratives with portraits and caricatures of notable figures who have appeared on the turf. It features not only exploits of horses and hounds but also tales about dogs, bears, foxes, and other animals, often highlighting sagacity, courage, loyalty, and wit. Interwoven with prefatory remarks, epitaphs, dialogues, and biographical sketches, the work surveys centuries of British and European sport, including royal sport, celebrity grooms, and eccentric sportsmen. The text blends information with satire and gentle moralizing, serving as both a reference for hunting lore and a repository of social caricature. Rich in anecdote and anecdotal history, the book illuminates the culture surrounding the turf and its larger-than-life characters.
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