"Sporting chance" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... say is, you are on the map. You have a sporting chance. Whereas George... Well, just go over to England and try wooing an earl's daughter whom you have only met once—and then without an introduction; whose brother's hat you have smashed beyond repair; whose family wishes her to ...
— A Damsel in Distress • Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
... back my little friend," said Lord John, caressing his Express. "But the beast would certainly have a good sporting chance." ...
— The Lost World • Arthur Conan Doyle
... but that bullet may prove Sir Nigel's innocence? Who knows but that it is not the same kind as lie now in this deadly little thing here in my hand? It lies with you, Doctor. Must I arrest him now, and take him off to the public jail to await trial, or will you give him a sporting chance?" ...
— The Riddle of the Frozen Flame • Mary E. Hanshew |
