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Yarm and its race meetifig. 



late Thomas Meynell dying without issue, the lordship was 

 inherited by his nephew, Edgar John Meynell. 



Yarm-on-Tees — quaint, picturesque and sporting. 



Yarm, by the way, has always been a most sporting little 

 town and a Hurworth Hunt stronghold. At one time it had 

 its own race meeting, the earliest record of which I can find in 

 my notes is 1751, when the following announcement was made 

 in The York C our ant : 



" Advt. — On Wednesday, the i8th Sept. next, £50 in specie will 

 be run for on Yarm Ings by four-3'ear-old horses that have never won a 

 ;^5o prize. 



" On Thursday, 19th Sept., £50 will be run for on the same course 

 by any horses that have not won a /20 prize. 



" On Friday, 20th Sept., £50 in specie will be run for on the same 

 course by any horse that has not won a /50 prize since March last." 



This meeting was, however, postponed till October 5th, to 

 avoid clashing with Doncaster. On the day mentioned, ten 

 four-year-olds started for the £^0 plate, which was won by Mr. 



