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Racing Horses Offered for Cover in 18th Century England
In Flint on April 5 1758 notices advertise covering fees for DRIVER a noted Chesnut stallion with a record of twenty nine sown prizes and multiple plates. DART a brown horse once Duke of Ancaster’s. BOLTON a strong Chesnut stallion famed for the Thousand Guineas. a Brown Bay Arabian claimed by Falmes Robinson. WHY-NOT an eight-year-old grey horse with a long pedigree. The notices detail fees, places like Sun Inn Maidenleal Kersilare and Barnet, and emphasize good grass and care for mares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Ancatter
Cole
Lord March
Lord Rockingham
Richard Grosvenor
Lord Gower
J. Lowther
Jocky
Duke of Ancaster
Lord Northumberland
Lord Orford
Duke of Bevonshire
Atlas
Sophia
Friay
Lord Northwa Lerland
Fox
Driver
Ain
William Green
Sun Inn
Maidenleal
Kersilare
Tree
Burford
Cam
Gustavus
Ireland
Guilford
Jan
G. GristEwoopn
Sadler
Chilwell Street
Moorfields
London
Lothario
Crab
Thomas Panton
Efgr
Lattle Driver
Duke of Devonshire
Forrester
England
Mr. Croft
Lord Antrim
Richard Waliams
Por
Snake
Robinson Crufae
Iphis
Willian Scricklane
Black Hamilton
Hautboy
Brimmer
Ancaster
Young Sterling
Din
Michael Newton
Mathew Dearson
Garner
Mirza
Mickleham
Surrey
Newmarket
Ham Court
Chertsey
Weybridge
Artouch
Oroonokq
Dart
Duke of
Beverley
Terrishire
Obert Norris
Bol, Ton
Hugh Bethell
Eigr
Doncaster
Lasl
Charles Turner
Brutus
Hac
New Market
Bolton
North Ardlerton
Yorkshire
Beddington
Croydon
Algiers
Paris
Lord Albemarle
Bett
Thiac
Hailen Bey
Constantine
Rey
Kingdom of
Ami
Thas
Falmes Robinson
Biddeford
Levon
John Ford
Top Ham
Barnet
Ralph Jenison
Old Cartouch
Lord Portmore
Ball Gateway
Seidter
Cripple Bar
Munkelefs
Woodrock