The field book : or, Sports and pastimes of the United kingdom ; compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern (1833)
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792-1850 · London : E. Wilson · leaf 79
s the calcula-tion must he in a degree imaginary, from thatwhich will remain in the vessels, so the realquantity is not easy to estimate. A mediumsized horse has lost forty-four pounds withoutapparent injury, and most of them will lose one-fifteenth of their total weight before life be-coincs… … In the darker ages the blood-hound had thefabulous reputation of pursuing naturally withunerring precision, and of taking murderers,robbers, and other depredators, if he were laidon the footsteps of those intended to be pur-sued, within a certain given time. We, how-ever, cannot give our assent to…
Horses · Sports -- Great Britain · Sports · Amusements -- Great Britain
Internet Archive · Boston Library Consortium · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
