Betting book [ Sports & Gaming accessories ]
… ‘Betting-book’, A. Bourke, The History of White’s (1892), vol. 2 Image Thomas Rowlandson, ‘The Jockey Club or Newmarkert Meeting’, 1811, The Met Museum, 59.533.1460. Image Court of Equity Betting Book (Sept. 16, 1769 – June 30, 1772). Image … immediately became the raison d’être of racing . The Jockey Club was founded in 1750, even if mentions of Jockey Club meetings were found in newspapers as early as 1729. Around 1800, some horse owners were taking or laying odds on a number … the noblemen who indulged in the pleasures of the turf. Image Legend Thomas Rowlandson, ‘The Jockey Club or Newmarkert Meeting’, 1811, The Met Museum, 59.533.1460. 11 . At Brooks’s, the first bet on that topic was made on December 13th, …
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