The Oatland Stakes at Ascot, 1791 [ Practices ]
… plate is a striking representation) the greatest race ever decided in this kingdom; and upon the event of which, upwards of one hundred thousand pounds was won and lost. The original subscribers were forty-one, of a hundred guineas … interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize. London: printed for the proprietors, and sold by J. Wheble, o. 18. Warwick Square, Warwick Lane, near St. Paul's, 1793, v. 2 (Apr.-Sept. 1793), p. 52-53. Transcription by Alain Kerhervé. Full text in …
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