Newmarket Town Plate Horse Race Began In 1665 1930s Trade Ad Card

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Newmarket Town Plate Horse Race Began In 1665 1930s Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
NEWMARKET TOWNPLATE
The Newmarket Town Plate is an historic British horse race which has been run in the town
of Newmarket, Suffolk since 1665 or 1666. The race was instigated by King Charles II,
who became the first and only reigning monarch to win a race in 1671. He stated that it
should be run 'forever'.
It is run over 3 mile 6 furlongs of the Newmarket Round Course, which runs on the
outside of the Ditch from Newmarket ... starting and ending at the weighing post, by
Cambridge Gap, called Thomonds Post. It is only used once a year for this race.
Reputedly, the Plate was the first race to be run with a specific set of Rules. These included:
"Every rider that layeth hold on, or striketh any of the riders, shall win no plate or prize"
"Whosoever winneth the plate or prize shall give to the Clerk of the Course twenty
shillings, to be distributed to the poor both sides of Newmarket, and twenty shillings to the
Clerk of the Race for which he is to keep the course plain and free from cart roots"
"No man is admitted to ride for this prize that is either a serving man or groom"
The Newmarket Town Plate
is the oldest race in the
world, having been inaugur-
ated by Charles Il. in 1666,
the year of the Great Fire.
it is famous on account of the
fact that, not being run under
Jockey Club rules, it is
almost the only flat race in
England for which women
riders can enter. Women
jockeys are generally per-
mitted in Ireland, and not
infrequently win.
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE ARE LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
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PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - BENT and/or ROUNDED CORNERS
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