Rio Grandes Last Race And Other Verses PDF Download

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. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...have heard the whipcord crack As angry shearers galloped by, In vain they tried to fetch him back. A little dust along the track Was all they saw of ' Gundagai.' THE WARGEILAH HANDICAP WARGEILAH town is very small, There's no cathedral nor a club, In fact the township, all in all, Is just one unpretentious pub; And there, from all the stations round, The local sportsmen can be found. The sportsmen of Wargeilah side Are very few but very fit: There's scarcely any sport been tried But what they held their own at it In fact, to search their records o'er, They held their own and something more. 'Twas round about Wargeilah town An English new-chum did infest: He used to wander up and down In baggy English breeches drest--His mental aspect seemed to be Just stolid self-sufliciency. The local sportsmen vainly sought His tranquil calm to counteract, By urging that he should be brought Within the Noxious Creatures Act. ' Nay, harm him not, ' said one more wise, ' He is a blessing in disguise! ' You see, he wants to buy a horse, ' To ride, and hunt, and steeplechase, ' And carry ladies, too, of course, ' And pull a. cart and win a race. 'But since he has so little sense ' And such a lot of cash to burn, ' We'll sell him some experience ' By which alone a fool can learn. ' Suppose we let him have The Trap ' To win Wargeilah Handicap!' And here, I must explain to you That, round about Wargeilah run, There lived a very aged screw Whose days of brilliancy were done: A grand old warrior in his primeBut age will beat us all in time. A trooper's horse in seasons past He did his share to keep the peace, But took to falling, and..