 | William Pick - Harness racehorses - 1803 - 612 pages
...Thurfday's Subfcription for fix years old and aged horfcs, &c. one four-mile heat. — Swecpiiakes and Matches were alfo begun at York, about the year...the year 1744, there were only two Plates run for ia October, viz. the King's Plate and the Town's Plate; butin 1744, the trading inhabitants of Newmarket... | |
 | James Christie Whyte - Dressage - 1840 - 614 pages
...Thursday's subscriptions for six years old and aged horses, &c. One four-mile heats and matches were also begun at York about the year 1750, and after that...run for in October, viz. : the King's plate and the town plate ; but in 1 744 the trading inhabitants of Newmarket raised two plates of 50 gs. each ; one... | |
 | James Christie Whyte - 1840 - 616 pages
...and aged horses, &c. One four-mile heats and matches were also begun at York about the year l 750, and after that time they became general. At Newmarket, till the year l 744, there were only two plates run for in October, viz. : the King's plate and the town plate ;... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - Horse racing - 1892 - 388 pages
...regarding the different contests at Newmarket is derived from Whyte's "History of the British Turf": "At Newmarket, till the year 1744, there were only...run for in October, viz., the King's Plate and the Town Plate ; but in 1744, the trading inhabitants of Newmarket raised two plates of 50 gs. each : one... | |
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Nonsubscribers were admitted on paying 20 gs. for each horse entered, and the city of York gave £50 to each day's race. The same was continued for seven years, when they were renewed, with Thursday's subscriptions for six years old and aged horses, &c.... 