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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 10, 1738
Page
3
Wilts county event runs Sept fifth to seventh at Market Lavington for purses of fifteen nineteen and five guineas. Entries due six days before, fees paid to the Clerk of the Course for weights and scales. Ball every night for ladies and cockfighting every morning during the races.
An Oxfordshire meeting at Chapple on the Heath Chipping Norton offers three purses. On September 12 a thirty guinea purse for any horse mare or gelding with one and a half stone weight plus entry rules. September 13 a ten guinea purse for non-winner gallopers under twelve pounds value. September 14 a fifteen guinea purse for horses not exceeding thirty pounds value. Entries due before race day with fees and local contributions. A raffle and daily ordinary are planned.
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