Blandford and Spalding Races Advertised for 1762
In Dorsetshire and Spalding this summer races are posted with fifty pound purses for four and five year olds and aged horses. Entries close with a three guinea subscription and one guinea stake per horse. Races run for best of three heats four miles per heat, with rules on entry fees and certificates, plus a comedy company visiting the events.
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Blandford
Dorsetshire
Heber
Spalding
Linesin
White Hart
Smith
N.B
Wars and court shifts in Europe scarce news from Petersbourg
An 18th century digest reports arrivals from Helland Petersbourg May 4 to June 9 with details on Czernichel appointment in chief Russian forces to Germany and Biron princes joining under him. It notes Gallitzin as future Vice-Chancellor, Empress gifts, Swedish envoys seeking treaties, and Russian troop movements toward Silesia. Other items cover Saxony battles, Mecklenburgh troop marches, Danish and Dutch troop movements, and expected transport to Belleisle and Portugal. Also included are court sightings in London, militia transports, Braganza surrender, and local notices on lozenges and public warnings.
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Helland
Petersbourg
Czernichel
Germany
Duke of
Czarina
Duc de Biron
Courland
Prussia
Silesia
Copenhagen
Petersburgh
Friedensburgh
Holstein
Saxony
Cole Dingelstadts
Geringwalden
Kleefeld
Berling Fane
Prince Ferdinand
Magdeburgh
Buckebourg
Belling
Gustashagan
Romianzow
Russia
Oder
Europe
Sweden
Mecklembourg
Betterlen
Hamburgh
Lubeck
Zeegeberg
Paris
Flanders
Rufsian
Count de Choiseuil
Alencon
London
St. James's
Duke of York
Portsmouth
Edward Hawke
Lord Howe
Portmouth
Funets
Black Rangers
London Rangers
Deacon
Sir Edward Hawke
Spithead
Royal George
Belleisle
Portugal
Hawke
Holbourne
Grenadiers
England
Dorfethhire
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Braganza
Leon
Galicia
Ferrenza
Lisbon
Spain
Havannah
Martinico
Madrid
Yarmouth
Dunkirk
Holand
Bosphorus
Anton
Smyrna
Marseilles
Turkey
Leghorn
Munster
Paderborn
Hildesheim
Osnabruc
Empire
Times
Wegls
Gemany
Lithuania
Wilda
Order of the White Eagle
Hampstead
John Westbrooke
Staffordshire
Islington
Theodore Benson
Newington
Joseph Sharpe
Queen-street
Hlington
Richard Grundy
Holborn
Marylebone
Joseph Edwards
Hounslow-heath
John Clive
Somers
New-Ry Fair
Duke de Biron
Dutchy
Prince Frederick Augustus of
Streswick
Gottorp
Ukraine
Isle of Ely
Cambridgeshire
Fenny
Falmouth
Gibraltar
Ireland
New-river
Cornhill
Cooke
Stoke Newington
Brooke
William the
Holland
Orange
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John lii
Catherine Jemmat
Nis @ Eprroy
Kiz
Caws
Uclid
C. Hitch
L- Hawes
A. Millar
J- Rivindon
T. Longman
Wales
R. Broo
M. D. Gidit
A. Hor
J. Newbery
Bible
Sun
S. Paleura
Almeida
Keyre
Don Vega Florida
Ferrol
St. Domingo
Cape Finisterre
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