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CHAPTERVI. 



Page 



Rules concerning Horse-racing in general — Rules and orders of 

 the Jockey Club— Admission of New Members of the Jockey 

 Club — Rules for the Rooms— Nominations, &c. — Present 

 Members of the Jockey Club— Adjudged Cases — The Law of 

 Horse-racing, and of Wagers thereon — Colours at present worn 

 by the Riders ...... 139 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Race-courses in Great Britian and Ireland— The various 

 Stakes run for over each annually, with many others particulars 

 of interest to the British Sportman . . . .187 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Earliest Racing Calendar — Tregonwell Frampton, Esq., Father of 

 the British Turf — Amusing Anecdote of — Origin of the dif- 

 ferent meetings at Newmarket — Royal Plates, &c. — Extract 

 from a curious work on racing published in the reign of 

 Charles II. ...... . 385 



CHAPTER IX. 



Pedigrees and Performances of the most celebrated race-horses 

 from Basto in 1703 up to Marske, (sire of Eclipse) in 1750, &c. 

 &c. — Basto — Old Scar — Bay Bolton — Lamprie — Brocklesby 

 Betty — Molly — Buck-hunter — Fox — Flying Childers — Bonny 

 Black — Bartlett's Childers— Squirrel — Miss Neesham — Old 

 Cartouch — Mr. Calvert's wager — Bald Charlotte — Crab — 

 Hobgoblin — Fearnought — Starling — Partner — Young Car- 

 touch — Little Partner — Miss Layton — Lath — Spanking Roger 

 — Second — Volunteer — All the horses "distanced in a race at 



