Races at Basingstoke Downs Purse Twenty Five Guineas
The August racing week at Basingstoke Downs opens Wednesday and features a 25 guinea purse for non winning horses, four mile heats, with weights five to six years old. Thursday offers a 10 guinea purse, similar four mile heats, then Friday a 15 guinea purse, winners sold for 20 guineas, all four mile heats. Entry details, weights, and penalties are listed, with additional social events.
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Basingstoke
Basingstoke Downs
Arc
Q&c
Tom Stone
Jentegance
Maidenhead
Smith
Basingtoke
Egham Races Purse Entries At Red Lion Egham
A notice outlines three race purses in September at Egham Meadow County Surrey. Events include a twenty five pound purse for horses never won a thousand guineas in any time, a ten pound purse for gallopers high weight, and a fifteen pound purse for horses never won twenty five pounds at any time. Entries must be declared at the Red Lion Egham three days before the meet, with running to be decided by a majority of subscribers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egham
Saurrey
Hears
Red Lion
Crosby Races Purse at Crosby Lancashire in September
The notice announces two horse races at Crosby in Lancashire on September 11 and 172 with purses of thirty and fifteen guineas. Entry rules set subscriber fees, weight allowances, and owner conditions, with entries overseen by Mr William Huron, clerk, on September 16 between noon and six. Three or more horses required to start each heat.
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Crosby
Crosby- Marth
Dripskirk
Liverpool
Lancashire
Guinga
Willian Huron
Stone Races at Oulton Heath Purse Notices
Racing events set for Monday August 6 at Oulton Heath near Stone Staffordshire offering a ten guinea purse for 14 hind to carry nine stone with weights set. On Tuesday August 9 a purse of 26 guineas for horses mares or geldings never exceeding 20 guineas previously, weights eleven stone, with entry fees two guineas or three at post. Entries due July 30 at the Crown Inn Stone or another subscribed host. Also cockfights each morning between Staffordshire and Cheshire gentlemen for four guineas and forty guineas.
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Stone
Oulton Heath
Stafford
Galloways
Earry
Galloway
Che
Heath
Crown Inn
N. B
Masters
Stafford‘shire
Cheshire
Races at Stratford upon Avon 28 August Purse and Hunters
The notice outlines two horse races at Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire. Entries require subscriptions with 60 guineas purse for the main race and 20 pounds for the hunters purse, with weight, heats, and entry rules. Subscribers pay one guinea, non-subscribers two, and horses must be declared seven days prior at the King's Head. Charity ball for ladies noted.
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Shéttery Meadow
Neve Stratford Upon Avon
Warwick
Robert Bruce
Scratford
King’s Head
Horfes
Leicestershire
Northamptonshire
Oxfordshire
Worcestershire
Gloucestershire
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Derbyshire
Warwickshire
Old Stratfords
Sie
Worcester Races at Pitchcroft offer purses and conditions
Notice details three race days at Pitchcroft Worcester with purses of twenty forty and fifteen guineas for best of four mile heats and hunts. Entry rules require certificates sub subscriptions and non subscribers. Also notices about dogs missing rewards for return and hawkers licenses and a pardon offer for soldiers.
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St.ratford Upon Avon
Worcester
Pitchcroft Ham
Wortester Hereford
Gloucester
Salap
Aly
Hereford
Salop
War
Green Dragon
B. Phere
Loch Hall
Radbourne
Derby
Taxco
Jong
Mops&y
German Pole
Gere Man Pole
Jane Laf
Hawkers
Grey’s Inn
John Browne
York
Fly
The
Cha
Lecae
Henry
Ableves
Great Maddox-street
Hanover- Square
Taylor
Samuel Leech
John Atckinson
Bedford-street
Covent-Garden
Charles Horham
Beverley
Henry Beane
Crere
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