History of the British Turf, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from History of the British Turf, Vol. 2 of 2: From the Earliest Period to the Present DayAnecdote of Sir Charles Bunbury's training groom - Death of the Earl of Grosvenor - Anecdote of old Elwes, the miser - A knowing one outwitted - Mrs. Thornton's celebrated matches against Mr. Flint and Buckle the jockey - Anecdote of Colonel Thornton, Racing in Great Britain from 1805 to 1810 - Death of the Earl of Clermont, and anecdote of the Right Hon. Charles James Fox's connection with the turf - Samuel Chifney, his death, &c., - George Stubbs, the celebrated horse-painter - Anecdote of Mr. Wentworth - Anecdote of Mr. Thomas Panton of Newmarket - Race-horses poisoned at Newmarket - Death of the Duke of Queensbury - Anecdotes of, Elegies on, &c., - Richard Goodison - Anecdote of the Duke of Grafton - Sales of Racing studs - Mr. Weston's match against time - Driving one horse in harness 100 miles, in eleven hours and thirty-one and a half minutes - Death of Mr. Edward Tattersall of Hyde Park-Corner - Death of Thomas Field, the Jockey, Racing in Great Britain from 1810 to 1815 - The trial and execution of Daniel Dawson at Cambridge, for poisoning racehorses at Newmarket - Death of Mr. Bartholoman - Suicide of Mr. Brograve, occasioned by losses in the betting ring - Disputed race for the Claret stakes - Death of the famous race-horse John Bull - Prices obtained for the valuable race-horses, Grimalkin, Cannon-ball, and Tramp - Colonel Thornton's departure for France - Twelve miles performed in 25 minutes and 11 seconds by a charger. - Sale of Mr. Ladbroke's racing stud - Death of the Duke of Dorset, from an accident while hunting, in Ireland.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.