Lancaster Races 1759 Purse and Subscriptions Events
Lancaster hosts three days of horse racing beginning June 25 26 and 27 for various aged four to six year olds with purses of fifty eighty and fifty guineas. Weights and penalties, entry fees, and stabling rules apply. jockeys risk disqualification for fouling. A cock fighting event accompanies the racing each morning with ten guineas per battle and one hundred guineas for the main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Noblemen and Gentlemen’s
Town Hall
Pott
Blandford Races in Dorset County Purse Entries and Rules
In Dorset at Blandford Course on July 24 25 and 26 races offer fifty pound purses for horses mares or geldings with weights and allowances for age and height. Hunters must be real and entries shown to start with fees for subscribers and non subscribers. Certificates of horse age required and disputes decided by subscribers. winnings go to next best horse and arrangements include stalls and local inn venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dally
Tetbury
Smith
Thomas Chester
Ely
White-Hart
Blandford
Dorset
Horfer
Crown Inn
Fich
Canterbury
Barham Downs
Bridge-Hih House
Duke of Dorset
Heber
The Militia and Naval Power Debate in London
A London writer argues that French invasion scares are overstated and calls for a strong militia or constitutional defense. He insists naval superiority negates land threats and warns against a large standing army as a danger to liberty. He criticizes local officials and influential interests hindering militia deployment and urges timely, disciplined mobilization.
Invasion fears and naval reports in loyalist broadside
A late 18th century letter from the Wolf Sloop of War discusses vigilance against a French invasion, noting observed landing boats near Havre and Brest, troop movements, and anticipated diversions to England. It also describes a flat bottomed boat prototype and a court notice about presenting an address to the Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Merings
Downs
Dieppe
Piccardy
Cape Barfleur
Normandy
France
Havre
Sccn
Brest
Dunkirk
England
Paris
Dungeness
Yarmouth
Portland Bill
P.S
Cook
Guildhal
Prince of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl of Hertford
Thames
London
Windsor
Cliffdon
Maidenhead
The
Craftsman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!