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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 08, 1734
Page
3
Fragmentary notice from Schaffron Dorset dated 1734 reports a mare described as stout with a strong fetlock, mane and tail trimmed, left behind or missing. It asks anyone who has found or taken the mare to report to the borough and claim reasonable charges for its return.
Miner Hodgkinson widow of New Wood stock Oxfordshire with forty five years at the Old Angel in Market Place now removed to the New Angel at Woodstock. Edmund Sheaf her son in law announces the move to gentlemen and ladies to the sign of the New Angel near the town entrance with extensive bowling green gardens walks coach houses stables and amenities for good entertainment and service.
Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire hosts two race days starting Tuesday September with a Furie of Thirty Guineas for horses mares or geldings at a ten stone limit open to subscribers. Wednesday offers an Eight Guinea purse for galloways never won rated at twelve pounds and other weights with entry fees and allowances. Thursday features a Twelve Guinea purse for horses mares or geldings with weight limits and entry terms, plus a Town Plate event. Evening stalls and accommodation arranged with a three day fixture including a Night Ball and daily Ordinary.
A fragmented OCR item notes forthcoming advertisement timing and details for a publication. It references September and advert particulars but the full context is missing, leaving key entities and actions unclear.
The Shrewsbury Races are listed with events on a new course near Shrewsbury Gentlemen's Place a forty Guinea purse for any horse mare or gelding entry one Guinea for subscribers two or three for non subscribers Ladies Plate Purse of Fifteen Guineas for Galloways 14 Hands Carry Nine Stone weight allowances and one Guinea entrance Town Plate Purse of Twenty Guineas for hunters last season never won ten pounds in a single time Entrance one Guinea for subscribers two for non subscribers Entries due six days before race day at the Raven Shrewsbury entrees by Half a Guinea at feast toward the Town Plate or by double entrance if late No less than two horses to start and prizes allocated by subscribers with weights and conditions described.
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