Chester Races 1760 City Place May Racing Schedule
The Chester race week arrangements list May events with purses of fifty pounds, four and two mile heats, entry fees of five shillings, two guineas for subscribers, three for non-subscribers, and special Gold Cup and other purses. The notice directs entries at the City Pentice, with times two and eight for starting, and mentions cockfights daily between Cholmondeley and Dicconson with substantial stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Suibcribers
Weducilay
Richard Grosvenor
Horfe
Thomas Cholmondeley
Edward Dicconson
Thello Stallion Cover Price Advertised in London
London notices dated February 12 1750 announce Thello known as Black and all Black will cover this season at five guineas per mare and five shillings for the groom. The breeding site will be advertised in about ten taps. For details inquire of Mr Douglass at Hercules Pillars or Mr Wisdom at the Rose and Crown Hyde Park Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thello
Douglass
Hercules Pillars
Wisdom
Rose and Crown
Hyde Park Corner
Extraordinary Stallion at Caribalton Auction
To cover this season at Jons Hitton's Fox and Hounds Caribalton in Surr Ata Gaines a Mare, to be paid down at covering time. An extraordinary fine horse, by Tarcar, dam a daughter of Snake, twenty stone, over fifteen hands one inch, pony like action, temperate and easy. Strong, powerful, and beautiful, recommended for sporting gentlemen or farmers as a good stallion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gower
Little David
Whitefoot
Bajuzec
Srom
Sewepflakes
Lord Rockingham
Cato
Littl
David
Galloway
Merlin
Mr. Cooke
Horfe
Epsom
Dhe Godolphin Arallanhy
Blank
Che
Jogler
Secoml
Childers
Olenim
Smip
Black- Jiegs
Orph
Ray Mort
Little Scar
Soreheels
Newmarket
Bieber
Jons Hitton
Fox
Caribalton
Surr Ata
Tarcar
Snake
George Grisewoon
Sadler
Chilwell-Street
Moorfields
London
Earl of Godolphin
Old Crab
Hobgoblin
Noble
Maxtindale
Shepherdere
Oo Mirza
Barzet
Leeds
Cade
Lath
Mirza
Regulus
Balazer
Dormouse
Janus
Babraham
Whitenose
Slug
Duke of Cumberland
Crab
Othello
Oroonoko
Brilliant
Sloe
N. B
Rift Alfo
Beautiful Bay Horse BAY LUSTY for sale in Kent
At Mr Hinton s Let Tat near Lewislam in Kent a fine bay horse BAY LUSTY bred by the Duke of Bolton stands at One Pound Fourteen Shillings plus a shilling for the servant. Sire Wheatly Turk dam Bolton Fearnought with strong lineage. Ray Lusty yields excellent foals and proper care and grass for mares. Colts broke in and horses seeded to the Great Bit. tails nicked as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton Fearnought
Ray Bolton
Old Starling
Old Fox
Old Royal
Mr. Alitub
Old Monica
Darley
Duke of Devonshire
Royal Ball
Ray Lusty
N. B
Horfes
Nick’d
Outward Bound Ships Lose Vessels to Privateer Attacks
A London letter reports a French privateer boarded and captured four vessels from the convoy near Dartmouth. Two snows loaded for the Windward Islands were seized, with Captain Porter escaping in a boat. A brig and a sloop were also taken in under 20 minutes, while the Nancy on Barbadoes voyage was carried into Vigo. The Windsor and other ships docked at Vigo carried the Earl of Kinnoul to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W'es-Ind
Torbay
James Douglas
Dublin
O’brian
Mapity
Temple
Therrin Fight
Dartmouth
Windward Islands
Porter
Old Harbour
Ipoke
Aime
Nancy
Brown
Barbadoes
Vigo
Stafford
Sourby
Hull
Woolwich
Lisbon
Windsor
Clevland
Earl of Kinnoul
Plymouth
Thomas Howes
Lonon
Oporto
Halron
Benjamin Hallowell
Carolina
Garliffe
Thurot
Whitehaven
Leicestershire
Richmond
Twickenham
John Scrope
Oriel College
Oxford
Castlecomb
Wilts
St. Michael
Si. Dunstan
Stepney
L. Heureux
Short
Redhead
Gray
Davidge
Keith
Surrey
James Wilks
Marth-Gate
Combe
Bennet Combe
Handly
Dorser
Elgs
Bath
Beicklayers-hall
Leadenhall-street
Nathan Hendricks
Sarah Paul
Smithfield
France
Honses
Kisling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bywell
Upon Tyne
George Wailes
Heber
Spain
Foss Berpce
Gloucester
Nrthleach
Cirencester
Devonshire Childers
Gapt. Appleyard
Michael Warton
Avas
Charlotte
Cape
Appleyant
Mr. Berhil
H. Berhil
Sir Michael Warton
Mr. Crof
Mab
Lord Chedward
Newynarkee
Mr. Hutton
Anc
Furk
Mr. Place
Blaze
Devonthire Chillers
Bam
Grey Grantham
Brownlow Turk
Dhe Rutland
Heighe
All Judes
Reber
John Willock
Vine Street
Golden Square
Lowreighton
Willock
Cuckfield
County of Suffer
Forster’s
Charing- Cross
Portugal
Country News
William Thomas
POE &F News
Deal
Wettcombe
Lifcon
Elizabeth
Halifax
Duke of Marlborough
Levinston
Jamaica
Cockerill
Luca
Mary
M . Jelty
Grampus
Scotland
N. E. Blows Freth
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