62 A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH TURF. 



" Sir George Bowes his horse, i. 



Mr. Humphrey VVyvell, his tryer. 



Mr. Thomas Bowes his horse, 2. 



Mr. Christ. Bollmer, his tryer. 



Mr. Francis Broughe his horse, 3. 



Mr. Matt Rymer, his tryer. 



Mr. Wanseforde his mare, 4. 



Mr. Anthony Franckland, his tryer. 



Mr. Loftus his horse, 5. 



Mr. Francis Wickliffe, his tryer. 



Mr. Gilbert Wharton the last, and 6. 



Mr. Thomas Wharton, his tryer. 



" So every party putting xl. shillings hath maid upp the stake of xii. pounds for 

 the buying of another cupp for the next year following," and sure enough the 

 "gilded cuppe of xii. pounds value " is duly run for again. It is of great interest to 

 observe that the winner of this early contest was an ancestor of John Bowes, Esq., 

 of Streatham, who won the Derby four times, with Milndig (1835), Cot her stone 

 (1843), Daniel ORourke (1852), and West Australian (1853). Not far off from this 

 meeting was Gatherley Moor, a very celebrated course, on which Sir William Webb 

 won the bell in 1613. Its beauties are celebrated in a spirited ballad of the time 

 which I have printed in the Appendix to this volume. 



While we are in the poetic vein, it may be noticed that Beaumont and Fletcher 

 mention horseracing as well as Ben Jonson, to whom reference has been made already. 

 The play of "Monsieur Thomas" (date about 1621) has the following lines in the 



second act : 



" Sebastian. Tom, when is the horse-race ? 



Thomas. I know not Sir. 



Seb. Will you be there ? 



Thos. Not I, Sir. 

 I hare forgot these journeys 



Seb. Spoiled for ever ? 

 The cocking holds at Derby and there'll be 

 Jack Wildcats and Will Purser. 



Thos. I am sorry, Sir, 



They should employ their time so slenderly. 

 Their understandings will bear better courses." 



The King himself was present at a meeting at Woodham Moor in Durham, in 

 1617, on the 2ist April, when William Salrin had a match with Rowland Madokes of 

 Skermingham for a gold purse. The place had secured a continuity of sport some 

 four years previously, for in 1613, Sir George Selby and Sir Charles Wrenn had left 

 a sum of fifty pounds with Thomas Robson of Bishop Auckland, and John 



