98 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book VIII. 



and his court became so enamoured of the sport, that 

 a house was erected at Newmarket for their accom- 

 modation. At the time of the Civil War the house 

 sustained considerable injury; and Charles II,, on 

 ascending the throne, and becoming chief patron of 

 the Turf, ordered it to be rebuilt. Part of it is still 

 standing, with the extensive stables adjoining that 

 were formerly used for the royal stud. The racing 

 establishment of Newmarket is chiefly valuable for 

 the training of horses, which is here conducted with 

 such skill and success on the training-ground on the 

 southern side of the town of Newmarket, that great 

 numbers are exported, and very many sold at such 

 advanced prices as none could merit but animals of 

 the most consummate excellence. The thoroughbred 

 English horse, such as is produced at Newmarket, 

 stands, indeed, almost without a rival. Our engraving 

 (Fig. 2104) represents the course in the time of 

 Charles I." — Ibid., p. 22,\b. (See frontispiece, vol. i.) 



The following expenses were incurred by Lord Conway 



during his stay at Newmarket at this meeting : " The stable 



bill for saddle horses going [from Royston] to 



n'^ market Newmarket 4^. 4<^., to the Chamberlin 2s., for 



March. my Lordes supper at New Markett 6s., given to 



Lord Conway's Mr. Lamb, my Lord of Northumberlands man, £ i, 



expenses ^^ j^.^ grooms j!^ I, to the maid that emptied the 



stool 2s., to the footmen their running mony 4 days 



4J-., for shoeing the coach horses by the way, jd., to My Lord 



Clifford's coachman 3^-." — State Papers, Dom., vol. cclxxxv., 



No. 19 (49). 



Two years after, when Lord Conway was again here, the 



163S following disbursements are mentioned : " For tape 



to tie up my lords books, 6d., for pouder to put 



