342 HISTORY OF THE 



The Hotham stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5ft. with 

 20 added. The Members' plate of £50. 



The Kingston stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 

 added, for horses that never won £100 before 

 naming; f. and g. allowed 31b. A winner before 

 starting, to carry 31b. extra ; the owner of the 

 second horse to receive back his stakes. King- 

 ston course. 



The Handicap stakes of 10 sovs. each with 25 

 added. 



Burton-Constable. — A small hamlet four and 

 a half miles from Middleham, and about 238 from 

 London. — (See Middleham). 



Races take place here early in spring for hunters' 

 stakes only. 



Catterick Bridge. — The township of Catterick is 

 situated five miles, (S. E.) from Richmond, and 

 eight miles from Northallerton ; and about a mile 

 north from the town is Catterick bridge, over the 

 river Swale, on which was formerly a chapel ; op- 

 posite this is a race course, where races have here 

 been held annually for many years. 



The races take place in Easter w^eek, and con- 

 tinue two days. 



First dav. — The Craven stakes of 10 sovs. 

 each, m. and g. allowed 51b ; Craven course. 



Two yrs. old sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft. 

 for colts, 8st. 31b ; and fillies 8st. one mile. 



The Claret stakes of 18 sovs. each, with 15 added 

 from the club fund ; m. and g. allowed 31b. ; two 



