Wallyjack's "Home,James,and don't spare the horses!" >1801

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Start Date: Sep 14, 2015

Finish Date: Apr 3, 2017

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This is a "No Vacation" tournament!

Hi my friends,

This is the 6th and last in a new series of tourneys that will feature personal names in well known and well used phrases.

Queen Victoria of Britain reigned from 1837 until 1901. She would be driven about, when not using a train, by horse drawn carriage as was the convention at the time. There would have been a number of coach drivers available to her, depending on the location and the carriage being used. One of them towards the end of the 1800s was named James.

His name was James Darling, and little is known of him except his name and position. It was the convention of the time for an upper class person to address a driver by his surname, but this would have left the Queen saying “home, Darling.” The Queen naturally decided to use his first name to save embarrassment, and a phrase was born.

There is also a song of the same name and here are the lyrics and a link to the song being performed which has slightly different words to when it was written:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXR80Ut100

HOME JAMES AND DON’T SPARE THE HORSES (Frank Hillebrand) Ambrose & his Orchestra V. Elsie Carlisle Recorded 11 December 1934

It was in the gay nineties One night at a swell affair She was dressed in her best Sunday bustle And wore a rat in her hair Her lover was not tall or handsome But he was a terrible flirt He spent the entire evening Making up to every skirt Angrily she reproached him He heeded not at all So she in her best Sunday bustle Went flouncing out of the hall She swept down the steps so majestic To her footman standing below And in accents loud and clear She told him where to go (Oooooooooh) Home James and don’t spare the horses This night has been ruined for me Home James and don’t spare the horses I’m ruined as ruined can be (Oooooooooh) (Home James and don’t spare the horses) This night has been ruined for me (Home James and don’t spare the horses) I’m ruined as ruined can be We’re still in the gay nineties It is the very next day Our hero’s forlorn ‘cos his girl’s gone And don’t know just what to say He thinks that he’s better do something To win her again for his own ‘cos she was his very best sweetheart She was always good for a loan He goes straight to her mansion And says, “forgive me, dear” And as he tried to embrace her She gave him a boot in the rear He swept down the steps so majestic And her footman booted him too And as they threw him in the road He said, “Hmmm, to you” (Oooooooooh) Home James and don’t spare the horses Ride right through the main part of town Home James and don’t spare the horses He’ll stand up ‘cos he can’t sit down (Oooooooooh) Home James and don’t spare the horses My lover is just a bit tight Home James and don’t spare the horses He shall sleep in the stable tonight.

Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM Record Collection

The format is 100 players,4/group,3 days/move,2 concurrent games/opponent,2 to advance from each group,unless there are ties,and then ALL TIED players will advance to the next round,and NO VACATION time.

I'll decide when to start this tourney when I see what the response is like.

Good luck to all participants and enjoy yourselves.

Mike (wallyjack)

Winners

1st Place

Vladimir1967

2nd Place

docfb

3rd Place

lucky52

3rd Place

leadmine

Announcements

new 7 day/move no vacation time tourney

wallyjack | Mar 17, 2017, 5:28 PM

Hello my friends,

Here is a new 7 day/move,no vacation time,tourney:-

https://www.chess.com/tournament/wallyjacks-join-this-tourney-and-then-join-wallyjacks-elite-alliance-of-chess-friends---gt1800

Mike (wallyjack)

new no vacation time tourney

wallyjack | Mar 12, 2017, 4:23 PM

Hello my friends,

Here is a new 5day/move,no vacation time tourney for players rated 1400 and over:-

https://www.chess.com/tournament/wallyjacks-join-this-tourney-and-then-join-wallyjacks-elite-alliance-of-chess-friends2

wallyjack (Mike)

new no vacation time tourney

wallyjack | Mar 10, 2017, 9:55 PM

Hello my friends,

I've created a new no vacation time open tourney that,I hope,will appeal to your congregational spirits.

https://www.chess.com/tournament/wallyjacks-join-this-tourney-and-then-join-wallyjacks-elite-alliance-of-chess-friends

Thank you,

wallyjack (Mike)

new group

wallyjack | Feb 25, 2017, 4:57 PM

Hello,my friends,

I've started a group called Wallyjack's Elite Alliance Of Chess Friends and I'd be deeply honoured if you would join.Here is the link:-

https://www.chess.com/groups/home/wallyjacks-elite-alliance-of-chess-friends

Thank you and looking forward to welcoming you,

wallyjack (Mike)

new group

wallyjack | Jan 20, 2017, 12:13 AM

Hello my friends,

I've started a group called Wallyjack's Brotherhood of Chess Friends and I'd be over the moon if you'd do me the honour of joining it.Here is the link if you'd like to:-

https://www.chess.com/groups/home/wallyjacks-brotherhood-of-chess-friends

Thank you,

wallyjack (mike)