An historical list of all horse-matches run, and of all plates and prizes run for in England (of the value of ten pounds or upwards) in 1737. Containing the names of the owners of the horses that have run as above, and the names and colours of the horses also. With the winner distinguished of every match, plate, prize, or stakes: the conditions of running, as to weight, age, size, &c. and the places in which the losing horses have come in. With a list also of all the principal cock-matches of the year above, and who were the winners and losers of them, &c. /. By John Cheny.
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)
Category
Books
Date
1737
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3086925
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxiii, [1], 148 p. ; 12mo. Provenance: no ownership marks, but includes horses run by Henry Harpur, Esq [i.e. Sir Henry Harpur, 5th baronet (1708-1748)]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf, double gilt fillet border; five raised bands; red spine label, lettered in gilt: "Horse racing"; edges sprinkled red.
Makers and roles
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)