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shall cause to be paid at the delivery of the said cupp to 

 the p'son who shall wyn such cupp soe much money as the 

 same shall want of the value of eighteen pounds. And 

 likewise that if such cupp soe to be provided at any time 

 shall happen to be over and above the value of eighteen 

 pounds that then such p'son who shall wyn such cupp before 

 the delivery thereof shall pay to such p'son who shall 

 have the said Cupp in place to be delivered to the p'son 

 wynninge the same soe much money as the said cupp 

 shall really be worth in value over and above the said 

 summe of eighteen pounds. And it is further agreed by 

 and between the said p'ties to theis presents That every 

 ryder which shall ryde any of the horses appointed to run 

 the said race shall yearly, as long as the said race shall 

 contynue putt in and delyver to the Maior of the City of 

 New Saurm for the tyme beinge or his assignes to such 

 purpose before such race shall begin the summe of twenty 

 shillings for stables for the race. All which sums of twenty 

 shillings so putt in and delivered together with the cupp 

 yearly to be provided as aforesaid are to be kept and 

 delivered into the hands and keepinge of the said Maior 

 for the tyme beinge or his assignes to such purpose till it 

 shall be adjudged by the judges appointed for the tryall 

 of the said race which of the horses soe runninge hath or 

 shall Wynne the same race, and then to deliver all the sumes 

 of money putt in and delivered as for stables together with 

 the cupp p'vided for that yeares race unto the wynner of the 

 same race. And that the said Maior and Comynalty shall 

 and will yearly provide and cause to be in readyness at 

 the said race one of the inhabitants of the said citty or some 

 other person who shall attend at the usual starting place 

 of the race to give the word when the horses to run the said 

 race shall begin to start and run the same. And shall and 

 will likewise yearly at the said place provide three men with 

 muskets charged with powder to be discharged as followeth 

 that is to say : One of the said three men to stand at the 

 first myles end from the starting place of the said race and 

 there discharge his musket as the running horses passe by 



