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| locality:- |
Langwathby Moor |
| civil parish:- |
Langwathby (formerly Cumberland) |
| county:- |
Cumbria |
| locality type:- |
race course (once) |
| coordinates:- |
NY586327 (about) |
| 1Km square:- |
NY5832 |
| 10Km square:- |
NY53 |
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Hore, Annals of the Turf:-
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"[In the household books of Ld. William Howard, of Naworth Castle, payments occur in
the year 1612, on account of disbursements in connection with the races at Langwathby.
...]"
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Quarter Session Records, January 1698:-
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"[Ordered that the High Sheriffe of this County doe give twenty pound to be divided
into two Plates equally. The one to be run for at Workington, the last Wednesday in
June. And the other to be run for at Langwathby Moore the first Thursday after Appleby
Assizes and p'clamacon to be made a moneth before each Race.]"
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Quarter Sessions, 1700, Cockermouth:-
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"[Ordered by this Cort that the order of this time twelve month concerning the Justices
haveing dinners be discharged and that in lieu thereof the Sheriffe doe pay fifteen
pound for a plate to be run for the last Thursday in August upon Langwathby-moore.
The course to be three heats fower miles each heate. And the course to be sett forth
by John Dalston, Esq., high Sheriffe of the said County, each horse to carry ten stone
wieght besides bridle and saddle. And each horse to be sold for thirty pounds after
he hath runn, the Sheriffe to have the first offer and the Justices the next. And
then who thinkes fit. And e'vy horse that runns to be entered with the Sheriffe one
week before he runns. And e'vy Justice of peace horse that runns to be free. Every
gentleman in the county that putts in a horse to pay ten shillings. And e'vy stranger
to put in twenty shillings. And the second horse to have the stakes.]"
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The justices sometimes treated themselves to a dinner and sometimes ordered a horse
race, it depended who was on the bench voting.
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Fairfax-Blakeborough 1950
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