^S A MIRROR OF THE TURF. 



teen days being devoted to the sport in April and 

 May, and the same number of days in September 

 and October, A Royal plate always forms one of 

 the trophies to be run for, in heats of course. Both 

 King's plates in this year were won by the Duke 

 of Rudand, who took the plate of April, 1721, 

 also by the aid of Fox, who won it in the previous 

 October. Twenty-four races took place at New- 

 market in 1 72 1, most of them matches. 



Passing to the year 1731, fifteen days' racing 

 are noted as having taken place during April and 

 May, whilst ten days were devoted to the sport in 

 October and November ; most of the races being 

 run in heats ; matches, however, begin about this 

 l^eriod to be noted among the results. In 1 742, six 

 races only are recorded as being run at Newmarket, 

 ■of the October Meeting only the race for His 

 Majesty's Plate is mentioned, which was won by 

 Mr. Panton's Spinster. Making a jump of twenty 

 years, it may be stated that the kind of racing in 

 1 75 1 is much the same as the races previously 

 ■chronicled. In the spring there are "His Majesty's 

 Plate of 100 gs. for six year olds, i2st," the same 

 for mares, two fifty guinea purses, a sweepstake of 

 100 gs. and the subscription plate of ;^ 100 lis. 

 for five years old, 10 st. " Nine days were devoted 

 to the sport in September and October ; one of 

 the races during that month was a sweepstake of 

 135 gs. for the first, and 30 gs. for the second, 

 weights 12 St.; it was run in heats." 



In 1781, the fashions of the Newmarket races 

 had somewhat changed ; sport began in April, 

 with the Craven Stakes of 10 gs. each for two, 

 three, four, five, six, and aged horses, from the 

 ditch to the turn of the lands, each class of horse 



