Ascot Heath Races at Windsor Forest 1767 Schedule
By order of the Duke of York ASCOT HEATH RACES at Windsor Forest begin Monday June 22 1767. The week features four mile heats for four and five year olds on Monday the 22nd, the Forest Plate for Huntsmen and keepers on Tuesday, the Members Plate for six year olds on Wednesday, the Town Plate on Thursday, and further heats through Friday with entry details and weights. Entries open June 15 at Sunninghill Wells with fees and penalties, Booths priced, and daily starts at one o'clock.
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Duke of York
Windsor Forest
Huntsinenen
Prigkers
Keeyers
Park
Wednefay
Ories
Buc
Ayth
Sol
Mlb
Sunninghill Wells
Nun
Windor
Sunming-hill
Heber
Antwich
Beam Heath
S. Purfé
Church
Nantwich
Horfes
C. Cotart
Gloucestershire Racing Plates at Cirencesa
Historical 1767 notice for three days of horse racing at Cirences Downs with royal plates and prize money. Subscribers must pay two guineas to enter. entries close a month before racing. events include four mile heats for four and five year olds. betting and administration details governed by subscribers, with meals and balls nightly.
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Cirencesiaér
Ces
Glouceterskige
Cerney Downs
Sporefinien
Englanv
Doyle
Thomas Bell
Berrows Brooke
Smith
Barbary Horse and Mare Covering Ads at Kilburn and Barnet
An 18th century notice promotes the Barbary Horse at Brands near Kilburn and at the Red Lion in Barnet. It touts the horse as a high quality racer bred from Algerian blood, bought to surpass imported competition. Free covering for mares with royal prize winners or dams. Care and grazing offered, with good facilities for mares and foals.
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Dey
Algiers
Jace D
Cy Far
Kingsey Manor Estate Bucks Auction July Pending Sale
To be sold by auction in several lots or the whole in one lot sometime in July next. Mansion house estate Royalty and manor of Kingsey in Buckinghamshire with about 400 acres of common field land. Old rents 11 pounds 51 shillings and 15s 7d per year. Inquiries to Mr Eyre London or Mr Way Thame. View via Mr Way. Private contract considered before sale.
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Kingsey
County of Bucks
É&C
Eyre
Chris’s Hospital
London
Way
Thame
Oxfordshire
Equiphilus on Shakespeares Venus and Adonis horse drawing
The writer praises Addison for his painting and poetry insights and quotes Shakespearean imagery from Venus and Adonis. It discusses the vitality of animal motion, the pride of a horse in love, and how painters strive to surpass life in depicting a steed.
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Addison
Virgil
Lucan, &c. &c
Mr. Dryden
Shakespeare
Bard
Homer
Equiphilus
Venus
Adonis
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