"Shall we take a _tooddle_ up to Hyde-park corner?"
said Echo; "this is the settling day for all bets made upon the great
Doncaster St. Leger, when the _swells book up_, and the knowing ones
_draw_ their _bussel_:--_Black_ Monday, as Sir John Lade terms it,
when the event has not come off right." "A noble opportunity," replied
Transit, "for a picture of turf curiosities. Come, Heartly, throw
philosophy aside, and let us set forth for a day's enjoyment, and then
to finish with a night of frolic. An occasional spree is as necessary to
the relaxation of the mind, as exercise is to ~328~~ensure health. The
true secret to make life pleasant, and study profitable, is to be able
to throw off our cares as we do our morning gowns, and, when we sally
forth to the world, derive fresh spirit, vigour, and information from
cheerful companions, good air, and new objects. High 'Change among
the heroes of the turf presents ample food for the humorist; while
the strange contrast of character and countenance affords the man of,
feeling and discernment subject for amusement and future contemplation."
It was in the midst of one of the most numerous meetings ever remembered
at Tattersall's, when Barefoot won the race, contrary to the general
expectation of the knowing ones, that we made our _entre_.
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