THE TURF UNDER JAMES /. " THE MARKHAM ARABIAN" 6l 



Another of the meetings which owed their existence to private enterprise on the 

 part of such leading sporting families as the Fenwicks, Selbys, or Mostyns, or to 

 the patronage of the nearest great landowner, was Langwathby, in Cumberland, 

 which was almost entirely supported by Lord William Howard, or " Belted Will " as 

 he was called, who carried his love of horses northwards as soon as he left Salisbury 

 for Naworth Castle. The archives of the City of Salisbury for 1617 reveal the 

 regulations to which he had been accustomed in his old home ; " Mr. Mayor," it is 

 written, " hath received the golden horse bell, the golden dog bell, the golden 

 snaffle, and a box . . . ." By 1619 these trophies were exchanged for a 

 silver cup gilt with gold," provided by William, Earl of Pembroke, and others, to be 

 run for on Salisbury Plain for ever. Contrary to Elizabeth's custom, James I. seems 

 only to have visited Salisbury to see the football. 



Doncaster of course has a long and honourable record, and two race-tracks are 

 represented there in a plan of 1595. By 1600 a " stoope " had been formerly set 

 up on the Moor " at the west end of the Horse Race," probably for the starter ; for 

 it was removed in that year. Eleven years later, the Wheatley lands were divided off 

 on "The Common," and in 1614, Anthony Hogg was paid i*- 6 d - for " making the 

 waye at the horserace." In 1617 another shilling was disbursed " for making a way 

 for the horserace at the water gapp." By 1631 the prototype of the present grand 

 stand had been erected ; but the course was not railed in, and beyond a starting 

 post, and rough arrangements for the judges at the finish, affairs were still in a 

 somewhat temporary state. 



The Northern counties were a great stronghold of sport, then as always, 

 and the municipal register of Richmond shows a race for 1622 which is almost 

 complete in detail, as follows : " A new maid race upon Rychmond Moore 

 of iiii. myles, sett forth and measured by Mr. James Raine, Alderman, and Mr. John 

 Metcalfe, and many other gentlemen and good fellowes the vi. of May. And further the 

 said James Raine, Alderman, with his brethren, hath maid up a sume of xii. poundes 

 for to buy a free cupp for those Knights, gentlemen, or good fellowes that well 

 disposed to have horses or mares to run for the same. Allwayes provided that the 

 Knights gentlemen, and good fellows that have horses and mares to run, havyng 

 the cupp free to their own desposition, must make upp the value of the said cupp, to 

 runne the same for the next yeare. 



"Whereas the names in order as they came this present year 1622 was as 

 followeth, John Waggett onely the starter. 



