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The Badminton magazine of sports and pastimes Volume 2
The Badminton magazine of sports and pastimes Volume 2 Author:Anonymous This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...rays; the silvery light sparkling on the snow, and touching the tops of the feathery pines, white frosted, as they raise ... more »their majestic heads towards heaven, give fascination to the picture. Verily the moonbeams play at hide and seek in those wondrous pine forests. So clear are the nights that the kjoelke rider can wend his way down the mountain-side, guiding his little carriage with safety, illuminated only by the search-light of the heavens. Then, again, in winter the aurora borealis, the vivid flashes, the wondrous colouring, the strange phenomena of the Northern light, charm the traveller and enchant the stranger. Aking is very exciting, very dangerous, very delightful; and Norway in winter is a veritable dream, a peep into another world--the world of fairy romance. A As I write, just after the publication of the 'Official Racing Calendar' with the weights for the most important of the spring handicaps, the outlook for the ensuing racing season is most encouraging. Probably at no time in the history of the British Turf have so many men of wealth and position owned horses. It may be true that the country squire whose income is derived from landed estates is unable to stand the expense of a string of horses in training. In days now past it was by this class of owner that the best traditions of the Turf were upheld; for as a rule he bred the horses he ran, and they contested the oldfashioned Cup races at meetings in his own district. But whilst this class of owner does not to a great extent nowadays patronise the Turf, a new class of Turf patron has sprung up. South Africa, with its rich mining and financial magnates, has during the last few years made a large outlay on racing. America has sent us two or three lavish supporters; and,...« less