An historical list of horse-matches run, . and of plates and prizes, run for in Great Britain in 1750. Containing the names of the owners of the horses, &c. which 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, &c. and the places in which the losing horses have come in. With a list also of 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
1751
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3130990
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvi, 128p. . 12mo.. Currently stands with Gardner Wilkinson. Contemporary code or cipher on front endpaper: "CABa". Provenance: Probably from Calke main library ,but Harpurs not listed in subscribers' list. Binding: Eighteenth-century marbled paper covers, edges uncut.
Makers and roles
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)