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stocks. At the fair held at Hull, great numbers of 

 colts and fillies are purchased by the farmers and 

 graziers of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire &c., who 

 keep them until they are four years old, when they 

 are sold to the London dealers at Horncastle fair. 

 This county has also long been celebrated in the 

 annals of racing, many of our most famous race 

 horses having been bred and trained here ; in ad- 

 dition to which, it contains two of the principal 

 race courses in England, Doncaster and York. 



Beverly. — Nine miles from Kingston upon Hull, 

 29 from York, and 183 (N.) from London, contain- 

 ing 6,728 inhabitants. The theatre, built in 1805, 

 is open during the races, in addition to which 

 place of amusement, this town contains assembly 

 rooms, libraries, &c. : the environs abound with 

 rich and diversified scenery. 



The races, which take place in the beginning of 

 June, and continue three days, are held about a 

 mile from the town, on Hurn-rmeadow, one of the 

 four common pastures belonging to the corpo- 

 ration, on which an elegant and commodious stand 

 has been erected. 



The principal stakes, &c. are as follows : 



Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft. for colts and 

 fillies not thorough bred ; one mile and a half. 



The Gold Cup stakes of 10 sovs. each, and only 

 5 ft. if declared bv the 21st. of March, with 50 

 sovs. added by the town -, once round and a dis- 

 tance. 



