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Leicester Plate races and run notices from 18th century ad
Local notices describe two horse plate races at Leicester on Thursday and Friday with weights and entry rules, plus bounties for returning lost horses. Also rewards offered for returning a 17 year old boy and a brindled Italian Greyhound bitch lost in London outskirts. Westminster August 30 reports royal assent to wartime loans and Scottish authorities. included are book and pamphlet advertisements and a notice of a horse with distinguishing marks offering a reward for return.
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