BRITISH TURK. 511 



Jerkin by John Watson, and Royal George by 

 John Kirton. 



At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, in April, 

 1767, Bay Malton won a sweepstakes of 500 gs. 

 each, 8st. 71b. each, B. C, beating Sir John 

 Moore's King Herod, Lord Bolingbroke's Turf, 

 and Mr. Shafto's Ascham , at starting, six to 

 four against Turf, seven to four against Bay 

 Malton, four to one against Ascham, and five to 

 one against King Herod. Very large sums were 

 depending, and Lord Rockingham posted them, 

 and won 500 gs. to 20. This race brought to- 

 gether a greater number of noblemen, gentlemen, 



Robert Hildyard, Sir John Lister Kaye, Sir Henry Lawson, Sir John 

 Lindsey, Sir Francis MoUineux, Sir Wilham and Lady Milner, Sir 

 George Montgomery Metham, Sir Frank Standish, Sir Edward and 

 Lady Swinburn, Lady Stanhope, Lady Steward, Lady Ehzabeth Stew- 

 ard, Lady Ann Saltmarsh, Sir Walter Vavasour, Sir Rowland and 

 Lady Winn, Sir W. W. Wynn, Sir John \\Tiitford, Sir Cecil and Lady 

 Wray, Lady dowager Wray, Lady Webb, General and Lady Honey- 

 wood, General Lascelles, General Standford, Colonel St. John, Colo- 

 nel Beckwith, Major Mordaunt, Major Conway, Messrs. Ayrton, 

 Barlow, Bertie, Cholmley, Constable, Cornforth, Craddock, Crofts, 

 Crowle, Buncombe, Dixon, Dodsworth, Earl, Errington, Fane, Far- 

 rar, Fenton, Fenwick, Hanger, Hartley, Harvey, Hassell, Hebden, 

 Hussey, Hutton, Lascelles, Leedes, Mariott, Maynard, Metcalf, Mey- 

 nell, Milbanke, Ottey, Pratt, Panton, Parker, Pelham, Pennyman 

 Pigott, Presston, RadclifF, Ramsden, Riddell, Scroope, J. Shafto, 

 Sotheron, Stapleton, Swinburn, Temple, L. Thompson, R. Thompson, 

 Thourton, C. Turner, Vernon, P. Wentworth, Wastel, Weddel, Wed- 

 derburn, Willoughby, Wrightson, &c. There were 569 subscribers 

 to the assembly rooms, which was the largest number either before or 

 since that time. This brilliant list of rank and fashion shows how 

 racing flourished at this period. 



