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891 : As regards the amusements of seamen while in port, other than their patronage of the establishments provided for their benefit, we find that Jack ashore was much the same as he is to-day, but instead of hiring bicycles in Wanchai he had horses to ride on. There were livery stables here in the Forties for the express purpose of catering to the horsemen, proficient or otherwise, who found that means of travel the only alternative, then, to walking. There was a Mr. George Winslow in 1847 and onwards who kept a livery stable in Queen's Road, and we read:

"The livery stables are patronised chiefly by liberty men, from on board ship, whose 'feats of noble horsemanship' when half seas over, are more exciting to the mirth than the admiration: the charge for a horse per day is $2, but from the constant patronage just alluded to, the value and beauty of the stud may be easily inferred without inspection.

And thus even the old chronicler had his shafts of wit and sarcasm.

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891 : As regards the amusements of seamen while in port, other than their patronage of the establishments provided for their benefit, we find that Jack ashore was much the same as he is to-day, but instead of hiring bicycles in Wanchai he had horses to ride on. There were livery stables here in the Forties for the express purpose of catering to the horsemen, proficient or otherwise, who found that means of travel the only alternative, then, to walking. There was a Mr. George Winslow in 1847 and onwards who kept a livery stable in Queen's Road, and we read: "The livery stables are patronised chiefly by liberty men, from on board ship, whose 'feats of noble horsemanship' when half seas over, are more exciting to the mirth than the admiration: the charge for a horse per day is $2, but from the constant patronage just alluded to, the value and beauty of the stud may be easily inferred without inspection. And thus even the old chronicler had his shafts of wit and sarcasm. Page 50Page 51
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2. 891 : As regards the amusements of seamen while in port, other than their patronage of the establishments provided for their benefit, we find that Jack ashore wes much the same as he is to-day, but instead of hiring bicycles in Wanchai he had horses to ride on. There were livery stables here in the Forties for the express purpose of catering to the horse- men, proficient or otherwise, who found that means of travel the only alternative, then, to walking. There was a Mr. George Winslow in 1847 and onwards who kept a livery stable in Queen's Road, and we read: "The livery stables are patronised chiefly by liberty men, from on board ship, whose 'feats of noble horsemanship' when helf seas over, are more witching to the mirth than the admiretion: the charge for a horse per day is $2, but from the constant petronage Just alluded to. the value and beauty of the stud may be easily inferred without inspection. And thus even the old chronicler had his shafts of wit and sarcasm. Page 50Page 51
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As regards the amusements of seamen while in port, other than their patronage of the establishments provided for their benefit, we find that Jack ashore wes much the same as he is to-day, but instead of hiring bicycles in Wanchai he had horses to ride on. There were livery stables here in the Forties for the express purpose of catering to the horse- men, proficient or otherwise, who found that means of travel the only alternative, then, to walking. There was a Mr. George Winslow in 1847 and onwards who kept a livery stable in Queen's Road, and we read:

"The livery stables are patronised chiefly by liberty men, from on board ship, whose 'feats of noble horsemanship' when helf seas over, are more witching to the mirth than the admiretion: the charge for a horse per day is $2, but from the constant petronage Just alluded to. the value and beauty of the stud may be easily inferred without inspection.

And thus even the old chronicler had his shafts of wit and sarcasm.

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