58 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book II. 



BOOK II. 



FROM THE ACCESSION OF HENRY VIII. TO THE DEATH 

 OF ELIZABETH. 



Henry VIII. and the Turf— His race-meetings at Eltham, Windsor, etc. 

 — Other notable Turfites of the period — 'J'he King's trainer — Train- 

 ing secrets — The jockeys — Their traveUing expenses — Wages and 

 emoluments — Apparel : cap, jacket, hosen — The King's racing 

 colours — More training secrets — Sir Thomas Cheyney — Lord Dacre 

 of th( South — The Earl of Kildare — The Abbot of Glasto7ibiiry — 

 Charles Brandon — Thoinas Brando7i^ Duke of Suffolk — Sir George 

 Lawson — Sir Hejtry Morris, and other Turfites of the period — 

 Chester — Rules and regulations for the races — The silver bell — Other 

 sports during the meeting — The Rodee — Derivation of the name — 

 The legend relating to it — Horse-racing in Yorkshire — Doncaster, 

 Gaterly, Acomb Moor, Hambleton, York — Racing at Metz — Curious 

 matches between Richard de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, and Seigneur 

 Dex — A novel training secret — Incidents and results — Richard de 

 la Pole, Duke of Suffolk — Presents of race-horses of the Mantua 

 breed sent to Henry VIII. — Altabello and Governatore — Worth 

 their weight in silver — Fame of the Mantua stud — Other foreign 

 horses imported — The Royal stud at Eltham — Importation of Barbs 

 in the reign of Edward VI. — Superiority and abundance of English 

 horses at this period — Exportation of horses prohibited — Progress 

 of the Turf in England and Scotland during the reign of Elizabeth 

 — The Annals : — Croydon— Projected Royal visit to the races in 

 1574 — Does not take place — List of the Queen's guests— How 

 accommodated at Croydon — Difficulty of obtaining lodgings there 

 during the races — Royal visits in 1585, 1587, and 1588 — The royal 

 stand — Its cost — Other expenses incident to the Queen's visits — 

 Salisbury — The races instituted — The gold bell — Its value — Won by 

 the Earl of Cumberland — Conditions of the race — The patrons of 

 the meeting— Further particulars — The golden snaffle given by the 



