Shrewsbury Races Outline Purse Rules and Entries
An 18th century racing notice from Shrewsbury details multiple race days the Tuesday through Thursday plan. It lists entrances fees one guinea for each horse and explains weights, entries, and stakes for the Ladies Plate and Town Plate. It specifies measurings at Raven in Shrewsbury between nine and twelve, with conditions about horses never winning over several pounds.
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North
N. B
Barham Down
Canterbury
de Grass
Duke of
Dorfe
Hoy
Earl of Leicester
Marty
Ehtering
Councy of
Kent
Earl Cowper
Bridge-Hill House
Ché Potts
Bowling-Green
Bridge-hill
Enttering
Wanted Farm Near London With House Garden Orchard and Stable
A buyer seeks a brick house three or four rooms with stable for three or four, garden wall and orchard bearing fruit, good brewhouse and conveniences, twenty to thirty acres, water access, within fifteen to twenty miles of London, with entry at Michaelmas. If accommodated, contact Mr John Culpepper Milceay at the Golden Lion Temple-Bar. A stray bitch description and Barham Races schedule follow with detalles on rewards, dates, purses, weights, and entry rules for Kent courses.
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N. B
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Temple-Bar
Mansion House and Ground at Ranelagh Prospect for Sale
The late Earl of Rane’s mansion near Chelsea College is offered for sale freehold with gardens, offices, and river stairs access. A new-built Jeffer size house with garden and outbuildings, plus parcels of ground at Ranelagh Prospect, 200 feet deep, with a fish pond clause and lease terms. Plans viewable at Timbrell’s Grosvenor Street, Suvitt’s Craven Street, and Ranelagh House.
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Chelsea College
Mr. Timbrell
Grosvenor-treet
Mer. Suvitt
Craven-street
Serand
Ranelagh Hone
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