BOOK XII. 



NEWMARKET IN THE REICxN OF CHARLES H. {cOJtttnued). 



167O-1675. 



1670. The spring meeting — Attended by the King, the Duke of York, 

 Prince Rupert, the chief ministers of state, the court officers, and 

 a great concourse of the nobihty and gentry — The races — Lord St. 

 John's great winnings — His horse Tancred — Incidental expenses of 

 the court during the meeting — Visit of the Heads and Doctors 

 of Cambridge University — Their present to the King — The simimer 

 meeting — Visit of the King, Queen, and the royal family — The Corps 

 Diplomatique — Enormous attendance — Description of the new 

 palace — The town, stables, horses, and the heath — Scene on the 

 training tracks — Anecdote of the King and Sir Christopher Wren — 

 The autumn meeting — Arrival and sojourn of the royal family — 

 Subsequent visit of the Prince of Orange (William III.) — The Queen 

 and the ladies of her court entertained at the palace — They take up 

 their quarters at Euston Hall — Entertained there by Lord Arlington 

 — T^e races — The Queen present in her coach — Her departure for 

 Audley End — Betting by "rich citizens" — Salubrity of the heath — 

 Its beneficial effect on the ministers of state in attendance on the 

 King — Current sporting affairs — Pedestrianism — Lord Digby's wager 

 to walk five miles on the heath stark naked — Is attended by the 

 King and court and loses by half a minute — Postal arrangements 

 between London and Newmarket during the races — The G.P.O. 

 — The mails — Stamps, coaching, and posting — Incidental expenses 

 of the court officials — Allowances to the physicians and surgeons 

 in ordinary — And other officers in attendance on the royal family — 

 1 67 1. The spring meeting — Attended by the King, Prince Rupert, 

 the Duke of Monmouth, etc. — The October meeting — Visit of King, 

 Queen and other members of the royal family — The journey down — 

 The races — Great match between the King's horse Woodcock and 

 Mr. Elliot's Flatfoot — Enormous attendance — Scarcity of lodgings 



