An historical list of all horse-matches run, and of all plates and prizes run for in Great Britain and Ireland in 1742. 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, &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
1742
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3239267
Summary
Bibliographic description
xlvi,[2],98,[2]p. ; 12mo. Provenance: no ownership marks, but includes records of horses run by Sir Henry Harpur [Sir Henry Harpur, 5th baronet (1708-1748), in list of subscribers] with scrap paper page markers inserted accordingly. 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)