306 HISTORY OF THE EOYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT RACES. 



appears by the fees paid by the Master of the Horse to the 

 Keepers of Windsor Forest, Windsor Great Park, Richmond 

 Park, and Epping Forest, amounting, at the usual rates, 

 to 1551. 



1735. — Parliament was prorogued in the last week of July, 

 when the Queen Regent announced her intention of hunting 

 with the Royal Buckhounds on Wednesdays and Saturdays 

 during the ensuing season. The first meet took place in the 

 New Park, Richmond, on Saturday, August 9. 



In the meantime the horses appear to have headed the 

 hounds, so far as related to the races at Ascot, which were held 

 in the preceding week. On Monday, August 4, the 40 Guinea 

 Plate for hunters carrying 12 stone each was won by Mr. 

 Moor's sorrel gelding Spot, from the Earl of Tankerville's bay 

 stone horse Achilles, the Hon. Mr. Masham's chestnut gelding 

 Farmer, and Captain Clayton's cropped gelding Squirrel. The 

 next day the Huntsmen's Plate of 10 guineas for horses, etc., 

 carrying 10 stone each, was won by Mr. Richell's gre}' gelding 

 Augur-Eye, from Mr. Lowen's bay stone horse Whitefoot, Mr. 

 Ives' bay stone horse Tantivy, Mr. Holme's bay gelding Mad 

 Cap, Mr. Tempro's chestnut gelding Fearnought, Mr. Webb's 

 black gelding Tinker, and Mr. Shorte's bay mare Tumble 

 Down; and on the Wednesday the Duke of Marlborough's 

 chestnut gelding Diver won the 30 Guinea Plate, for horses, 

 etc., carrying 10 stone each, from Mr. Bowler's bay-brown 

 mare Miss Rattle. This was the first meeting at Ascot that 

 extended over three consecutive days, with one race per diem, 

 including " a great Match of Cock-fighting at the sign of the 

 Flower-de-luce in Hatchet Lane, for two Guineas a Battle, 

 and Twenty Guineas on the odd Battle, between the Gentle- 

 men of Hampshire and the Gentlemen of Berkshire." Festina 

 lente seems to have been the motto of the C.C. 



Let us now hark back to the opening day. First and fore- 

 most it was announced that " Upon Account of the great 

 Crowds and Throngs of People that have attended the Stag- 

 Hunting at New-Park, when the Royal Family were hunting 

 there, which has rendered the Riding there not only very 



