Royal Ascot ^ 



entered was the bona fide property of the person by whom 

 it was entered. No person could enter more than one 

 horse in any race. No plate could be run for under the 

 value of ^50. Any infringement of this stipulation was 

 liable to a penalty of ^200 ; 5-year-old horses to carry 

 10 St. each; 6-year-old, list.; 7-year-old, 12 st. Owner of 

 horse carrying less weight to forfeit ^200. The 

 entrance money to go to the second best horse, and not 

 to what was then technically known as the " Fund." 



The Act did not apply either to Scotland or Ireland, 

 or to matches run for either at Newmarket or York, but 

 it fell very hardly on some small, but well-conducted 

 fixtures, and Ascot was one. In consequence the annual 

 meeting had to be abandoned, for it was not rich enough 

 at this time to raise the plates to ^50 each, and for the 

 next five years there was no meeting held. Racing was 

 renewed in 1744, when a plate of ^50 was run for by 

 any horse, mare, or gelding, that was at this time in the 

 possession of one of the huntsmen or yeomen prickers of 

 His Majesty's buckhounds, or in possession of the keepers 

 of the forests, carrying 12 St., bridle and saddle included, 

 that had never started for match or plate, and had been 

 hunted in the forest since the previous Lady-day. All 

 disputes for this plate, relating to entering or running, 

 were determined by Ralph Jennison, Esq. 



Another race was announced in the same year to be 

 run on "Tuesday, September iSth (^50), by hunters 

 that had never won either match, plate, or stakes, and 

 that never started for any thing except a hunters' plate, 

 to carry 12 St.. bridle and saddle included. No less than 

 three deem'd hunters to start, and if only one comes, to 



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