36*2 HISTORY OF THE 



GLAMORGANSHIRE. 



The Glamorganshire races ard held at Cardiff, a 

 town on the river Taaf, 160 miles from London. 



These races take place about the middle of July, 

 and continue two days, when the following stakes 

 are run for. 



The Glamorganshire Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 

 h. ft., and 5 only if declared, &c. ; with 30 added ; 

 two miles. 



The Coronation Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 

 30 added ; heats, two miles and a distance. 



The Cardiff Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 20 

 added by the Mayor of Cardiff; heats, two miles 

 and a distance. 



The Welter Handicap of 5 sovs. each ; with 25 

 added ; heats, two miles and a distance. 



Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with 30 added ; 

 heats, two miles and a distance. 



A Forced Handicap of 3 sovs. each, with 20 

 added ; heats, two miles and a distance. 



Swansea. — Forty-four miles from Cardiff, 68 from 

 Milford, and 209 (W.) from London. The races, 

 commonly called Swansea and Neath races, take 

 place about the end of August, and continue during 

 two days, when the following stakes, &c., are 

 run for on the Cremlyn Burrows, a large tract of 

 waste land on the Neath road. viz. : — 



The Glamorganshire Stakes of 20 sovs. each, 



