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Northallerton Races. 



of weather, and when my horse was brought out he was lame 

 so I rode my hack home. No sport. 



Dec. 20th : Hurworth at Welbury. Found in the whin. 

 He broke and ran in the direction of Northallerton and went 

 two or three miles beyond and turning was lost near the race- 



The Old Grandstand on Northallerton Racecourse, 

 now removed. 



[Note. — It may be interesting here to say a few words 

 regarding Northallerton Races, which were at one time a 

 popular fixture in the Hurworth country, but which, like 

 Richmond, Stokesley, Durham, Middleham, Malton and other 

 local meetings, have gone to the wall. I fancy I am correct in 

 saying the meeting had its birth in 1765, the fixture lasting 

 three days and being held in October.] 



T. C. White, in his History of the British Turf (1840), 

 says : 



" The Races take place toward the middle of October and continue 

 two days. 



" ist Day — Sweepstakes of 10 sovereign each, with 20 added for two 

 years old colts and fillies — T.Y.C. 



