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
1734
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3238869
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxiii,[1],140p. ; 12mo. Ink staining. Provenance: no ownership marks, includes records of horses run by Mr. Harpur [probably Sir Henry Harpur, 5th baronet (1708-1748)]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet border; five raised bands; gilt lettered red spine label: Horse racing. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
John Cheny (fl.1729-1750)