Second-Hand Plate Trade and Hounslow Races Notices
A piece advertising John Hopkins goldsmiths Fleet Street touts second hand plate and jewelry sales noting engravings removed to avoid identification. Also announces Hounslow Heath race meetings from May 14 to 24 with purses up to twenty pounds, spectator bets, and cockfighting at the Three Pigeons Inn every morning during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hopkins
Fleet-street
Fleet-Bridge
Ontinues
Beccles Race Week Purses and Cock Fight Narrowly Planned
Beccles hosts racing events starting Wednesday with a ten pound purse for Gateways at 14 hands high, weight limits and heats. A 30 guinea purse follows for horses never having won that value, plus contributors and entry rules. Also a three-day cock fight at Lam bert's in Beccles with two guineas per battle and a yearly three-year term, plus nightly assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hounslow
Hounslow-Heath
Munters
Bat
Red Lyon Inn
New Brentfosd
New Brentford
Beccles
John Harris
Suffolk
Norfolk
Bent
Lambert
N.B
Swaffham
Cto
County of
Fairfax Rainer
Che
Esch Horfe
Swattham
Races at Swaffham Farringdon Daventry and More
The advertisement outlines horse races at Swaffham Norfolk on June 11 three purses for four mile heats, at Farringdon Berks on June 6 with three prize plates, and Daventry in Northamptonshire on June 16 and 26 for Plate and Purse events. Subscriptions, entrance fees, and conditions are detailed, with entries due before specified dates and penalties for late entry. A note mentions cocking at the Crown Inn and a future publication on Bible history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farringdon
Stanford Plain
Farringdsan
Berks
Cleasth
Sath
Smiths
Crown Inn
Mwaventry
Borrow-Hill
Port
Chistgen Bros
Salisbury Races Listing Several Prize Events
The Salisbury races schedule includes a Hundred Guineas race on the new round course on June 17 for horses under five, with details on entry, heats, and weight. Races follow June 18 for a twenty Guinea purse, June 19 for the City Free Pare, and June 21 for a Gentleman s Purse of thirty Guineas, plus nightly assemblies and balls during the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Earl of Pembroke
Austin Lidbury’s
Sarum
Lyons Inn
Isid City
George Inn
High-street
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Eliza- Tank
DCLID
Sam Lauras
T. Cooper
The
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Paternofter-Row
Eferted
Richard 7. Fitzwilliams
Humphry Bland
Abington
Jonathan Barret
Bockaiin Essex
Sudbury
Jonathan Barree
Great Britain
Reading
Berkshire
M. George Sawyer
Brewer Street
Golden-Square
London
G. Sawyer
Brantree
Essex
Thomas Stack
Stephen Austen
Angel
Pan
Fetlands
Samuel Trous
South Elkington
Louth
Lincolnshire
Duke of Bolton
England
Lord Portmore
Mr. Grime
Sureby
Yorkshire
Blue Cap
Matthew Bearson
Samuel Trout
South Ellington
Winchester
Guilford
Nottingham
York
Lincoln
Newmarket
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