On Horse races (1724) [ Practices ]
… of gentlemen at the weighing and starting posts, and at their coming in; or at their meetings at the coffee-houses and gaming-tables after the races were over, where there was little or nothing to be seen, but what was the subject of just … of gentlemen at the weighing and starting posts, and at their coming in; or at their meetings at the coffee-houses and gaming-tables after the races were over..." … Gambling … Gentleman … Text taken from Daniel Defoe, A Tour thro' the …
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