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Races and Fires Dominate A Worcestershire Meet and London Fire
Racing events across Litton Worcestershire Hereford Epsom Gloucester and Eyrom are recounted with winners like Mr Meredith’s Grey Mare Alis Aro desty and Mr Fleetwood’s Galloway Stradler. A catastrophic Cock-hill fire near Shadwell destroys 100 homes, with blame placed on an oil-shop kettle and a wave of collateral damage.
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Litton
Worcestershire
Mr. Meredith
Alis Arodesty
Kewhite
Hereford
Eyrom
Mr Fleetwood
Mr. Baker
Mr. Cole’s
Warwick
Mr. Larkins
Gloucester
Worcester
Handell
Ellis
Niblett
All-Souls College
Oxford
Hitching
Watermens Company
Beadle
Safforn
Deceas
Cock-hill
Shadwell Church
Ratcliff Highway
Cockhill
Holland
London
Gibraltar
Algaziras
Sabine
England
Madrid
Ryswick
Europe
Treves
Philipsburg
Fort Kehl
Lorrain