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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 30, 1763
Page
2
Chelmsford hosts a two day racing event with purses of fifty pounds for horse and hunter classes. Entries open at the Black Boy with articles required at entry. Ball, concert, and bar events planned for attendees.
Racing rules for Blandford in August 1763 with two plates for different age groups. Entries close six days before racing at the Crown Inn Blandford with fees for subscribers and non subscribers. Conditions include heat structure, refunds, weights, and penalties. liquor booths limited to subscribers, and property proof required for entry.
Warwick races in August offer two four mile heats with a fifty pound purse for mares and geldings and a further forty nine pound purse for younger horses. Entries close a fortnight before running at the Three Tuns Inn with weights declared and entrance fees, the event to be decided by majority vote of subscribers.
The notice describes racing events at Manchester on September 7 and 8 1764 with multiple purses of fifty pounds each for horses that never won more than one race of that value. It lists weight allowances, entry rules at Mr. Rigby’s course, entry fees, certificates, the weight scale by age, and stipulations about starting guarantees and prizes. The document also mentions carriages, transport to and from nearby inns, and related notices from stewards and local merchants.
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