OFFICEES OF WINDSOR FOREST — ASCOT RACES. 243 



Salaries V annum. 



W™ Lowen, Under Keeper of New Lodge Walk . 

 Ditto as House Keeper there .... 

 John Barnes, Under Keeper of Sunninghill Walk 

 Rich'' Lovegrove, Under Keeper of Billing Bear . 

 W^ Miles, Under Keeper of Old Windsor . 

 John Thorn, Under Keeper of Bear Wood . 

 Geo : Holder, Under Keeper of Linchford 

 Benj" Irmnonger, John Sawyer, Sen'', John Sawyer, 

 Jun"", Under Keepers in Cranborn, each 20^. "^ ann. 

 Andrew Streek, Under Keeper at Swinley . 

 William Beaumont, Game Keeper of New Windsor 

 Francis Bancroft, ditto, of Old Windsor 

 Geo : Prudham, chtto, of Bagshott 

 W" Carter, ditto, of Shrubs Hill .... 



George Churchill, Esq., Deputy Banger, was allowed 100^. a year 

 for hay for the deer in the Home Park, Windsor. 



It seems the original intention was to have two horse-races 

 at Ascot in the month of August 1711. The first was for a 

 Plate of 50 guineas, to be run for on Monday, the 6th, by any 

 horse, mare, or gelding, that had never won the value of 40/. 

 in money or plate ; each animal to carry 12 stone, in three 

 heats. They were to be entered on the preceding Wednesday 

 at the Town Hall, New Windsor, " or with the Town Clerk 

 or his Deputy, paying 2 guineas, or at the time of starting 

 paying 6 guineas to the said Clerk or Deputy." The entrance 

 money was to go to the horse running second in this race. On 

 Tuesday, the 7th, " Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas" was 

 to be run for " round the new Heat on Ascott Common, near 

 Windsor," by any horse, mare, or gelding, " being no more 

 than six years old the grass before, as must be certified under 

 the hand of the breeder, carrying 12 stone, 3 heats ; to be 

 entered the last day of July at Mr. Handcock's, at Fern-Hill, 

 near the starting-post." 



For some reason or other these races were postponed from 



