Puzzle 223

[Randi]

L, please

(fifth!)

[delidog]

Gee, I wonder what time it is in Australia right now?????
is Ms.Meow still awake???

[Miss Meow]

Originally posted by delidog
Gee, I wonder what time it is in Australia right now?????
is Ms.Meow still awake???

It's nearly lunchtime I was just updating now!

[delidog]

WooHoo!!!!

[Miss Meow]

As -or t-e -orse na-e- -aren-o, le-en- -as it t-at -e was
-a-ture- -urin- t-e E---tian -a--ai-n, t-at Na-oleon ro-e -i-
on all -is -a-ous -a--ai-ns -ro- t-e se-on- Italian -a--ai-n,
t-rou-- t-e retreat -ro- -os-ow, to t-e -inal -attle at Waterloo.
T-e -orse re-ute-l- was -a-ture- a-ter t-at -li-ati- -attle an-
ta-en to -ritain, w-ere -e was -ut on e--i-ition an- e-en to-a-
-is s-eleton is on -is-la- in t-e National Ar-- -useu-.

-aren-o was a sensation. -row-s -resse- into t-e Waterloo
Roo-s on -all -all to see t-e -rou- -orse -es-ri-e- on t-e
a--ertisin- -an--ills as "-ona-arte's W-ite -ar- --ar-er ...
-a-ourite -orse o- t-e late E--eror". T-is s-all -re- Ara-
stallion, aroun- 14 -an-s in -ei--t (-e was -alle- a -ar-
-e-ause -e was o- Tur-is- ori-in), -a- a--o--anie- -is
-aster "t-rou-- -ost o- -is -attles," state- t-e -ills an- -arrie-
t-e woun-s to -ro-e it: -i-e s-ars an- a -ullet lo--e- in -is tail.

-onstant, Na-oleon's -alet, wrote t-at, "T-e E--eror -ounte-
a -orse wit-out -ra-e ... an- I -elie-e t-at -e woul- not -a-e
alwa-s -een -er- stur-- on t-e -orse i- we -a- no- ta-en so
-u-- -are to -i-e -i- onl- -orses -er-e-tl- traine-." On t-e
ot-er -an-, Ernst Otto O-ele-en, -ore -riti-al o- Na-oleon's
la-- o- e-uestrian s-ills sai-: "Na-oleon ro-e li-e a -ut--er ...
w-ilst -allo-in-, -is -o-- rolle- -a--war-s an- -orwar-s an-
si-ewa-s, a--or-in- to t-e s-ee- o- -is –orse.”

~-aren-o: T-e --t- o- Na-oleon's -orse

Letters left to guess:

B C D F G H J K M P Q V X Y Z


Scores:

UABassoon 114 A x 2 = 228
Fuzzy317 130 E x 2, 67 I x 2 = 394
Randi 98 O x 2, 104 T, 56 L = 356
Delidog 77 S = 77
Luckies4me 24 U x 2, 74 N = 122

Floppsy 75 R = 75
Koxka 22 W = 22

[delidog]

"h" Please

[Karen]

B, please!

[luckies4me]

D please

[Fuzzy317]

M please

[luckies4me]

F please
5th guess

[delidog]

[Miss Meow]

As for the horse named Maren-o, le-end has it that he was
-a-tured durin- the E---tian -am-ai-n, that Na-oleon rode him
on all his famous -am-ai-ns from the se-ond Italian -am-ai-n,
throu-h the retreat from Mos-ow, to the final battle at Waterloo.
The horse re-utedl- was -a-tured after that -limati- battle and
ta-en to Britain, where he was -ut on e-hibition and e-en toda-
his s-eleton is on dis-la- in the National Arm- Museum.

Maren-o was a sensation. -rowds -ressed into the Waterloo
Rooms on -all Mall to see the -roud horse des-ribed on the
ad-ertisin- handbills as "Bona-arte's White Barb -har-er ...
fa-ourite horse of the late Em-eror". This small -re- Arab
stallion, around 14 hands in hei-ht (he was -alled a Barb
be-ause he was of Tur-ish ori-in), had a--om-anied his
master "throu-h most of his battles," stated the bills and -arried
the wounds to -ro-e it: fi-e s-ars and a bullet lod-ed in his tail.

-onstant, Na-oleon's -alet, wrote that, "The Em-eror mounted
a horse without -ra-e ... and I belie-e that he would not ha-e
alwa-s been -er- sturd- on the horse if we had not ta-en so
mu-h -are to -i-e him onl- horses -erfe-tl- trained." On the
other hand, Ernst Otto Odeleben, more -riti-al of Na-oleon's
la-- of e-uestrian s-ills said: "Na-oleon rode li-e a but-her ...
whilst -allo-in-, his bod- rolled ba--wards and forwards and
sidewa-s, a--ordin- to the s-eed of his horse.”

~Maren-o: The M-th of Na-oleon's Horse

Letters left to guess:

C G J K P Q V X Y Z



Scores:

UABassoon 114 A x 2 = 228
Fuzzy317 130 E x 2, 67 I x 2, 29 M = 423
Randi 98 O x 2, 104 T, 56 L = 356
Delidog 77 S, 71 H = 148
Luckies4me 24 U x 2, 74 N, 50 D, 18 F = 190

Floppsy 75 R = 75
Koxka 22 W = 22
Karen 22 B = 22

[luckies4me]

P please

[delidog]

"G" Please

[luckies4me]

Y please