The Oatland Stakes at Ascot, 1791 [ Practices ]
… ASCOT HEATH. Embellished with an exact Representation of the Great OATLAND STAKES, run over there on day the 28th of June, 1791. THE approaching season induces us to give our readers a description of this RACE, (of which the annexed plate is a striking representation) the greatest race ever decided in this kingdom; and upon the event of which, upwards of one hundred … from the most remote parts of England, exceeds belief; it was calculated that not less than forty thousand people were present, and apprehensions were entertained for general safety, all kinds of accidents being dreaded by anticipation. …
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