Horseracing [ Games & Sports ]
… intercourse. The race week offered a wide range of ancillary attractions, from assemblies, theatres, balls, eating and drinking, to cock fighting or pugilism. Practices > Games & Sports Mots-clés Elite Gambling Horseracing Sports Women … vice, corruption and dissipation amongst the elite, while more generally racing encouraged working-class idleness, drinking, gambling and potential dishonesty. Ante-post betting on major races and high-stakes matches grew over time, … intercourse. The race week offered a wide range of ancillary attractions, from assemblies, theatres, balls, eating and drinking, to cock fighting or pugilism. … Borsay, Peter, The English Urban Renaissance (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989) …
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