[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 27 Sep 1823 - Carlisle Races (1)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 27 Sep 1823   (p. 3, col. 3-4)

 

CARLISLE RACES, 1823. 

(P. H. HOWARD and R. STEPHENSON, Esqrs. Stewards.) 

 

[The outcome of seven horse races not transcribed.] 

 

The sport, on the whole, was good-at least, much better than usual: the race for the Lord Lieutenant's silver cup was particularly
spirited. 

 

On Tuesday, in consequence of the rain, the ground was attended by a very small number of persons; on Wednesday it is calculated
that from 12 to 15,000 were present, a great part of them country people, attracted by the wrestling;-on Thursday the attendance was
also numerous. 

 

The Yorkshire Musical Festival took from us many of our neighbouring gentry. 

 

We observed on the course: The Earl and Countess of Lonsdale, the Hon. Colonel and Lady Eleanor LOWTHER, Lord Frederick and Lady
Mary BENTINCK, Sir James GRAHAM, Bart. M. P., Wm. JAMES, Esq. M. P., Capt. CALLAGHAN, Sir Hew D. ROSS, H. HOWARD, Esq. of Corby, P.
H. HOWARD, Esq., Rowland STEPHENSON, Esq., Gen. SHARP, John DE WHELPDALE, Esq., J. R. G. GRAHAM, Esq., T. WYBERGH, Esq., Col.
MAXWELL, Col. MEIN, Capt. IRWIN, F. F. VANE, Esq., W. P. JOHNSON, Esq., Capt. WYNDHAM, and a great many ladies and gentlemen of the
town and vicinity. 

 

The company at the ordinaries was not so numerous as we have known it: there was, in particular, a great deficiency of gentlemen of
the town. On the first day, 41 dined at the Bush; 39 at the Coffee-House, on the second; and 26 at the Bush on Thursday. There were
140 ladies and gentlemen at the first assembly, 105 at the second, and 98 at the third. Most of the strangers departed in the course
of yesterday. 

 

Lord Frederick BENTINCK and Capt. IRWIN were chosen stewards for next year. 

 

The subscription for the Gold Cup was not complete, we believe, on account of the absence of some gentlemen who in general put down
their names. Lord LOWTHER was unavoidably away. 

 

Lord F. BENTINCK exerted himself most actively to complete a subscription for a second fifty on the last day. The innkeepers should
raise a considerable part of this plate. 

 

Beggars, ballad-singers, petty gamblers, and gamblers of more dignified appearance, were on the ground in great force. The crowd,
now and then, were rather obstreperous; they demolished several travelling establishments; particularly a roulette marquee, and
scattered its fragments in a thousand directions. Although fifty persons were employed to keep the course, it has seldom been seen
in a more disorderly state; there was, at times, scarcely room for one horse to pass another, if able to do so, between the distance
and starting posts, the most important part of the ground for a push. Lord F. BENTINCK expressed his determination to cause better
order to be kept next year. 

 

THE WRESTLING. 

 

The following is a detailed account of the wrestling for the chief prize of eight guineas, and two to the second-best, on Wednesday:
Mr. W. LITT, author of 'Wrestliana,' umpire:- 

 

          Stood.             FIRST TIME OVER.             Fell. 

 

Jonathan BROUGH                        Lancelot GRAHAM 

George GRAHAM                          T. WILSON, Barrock-side 

John GRAHAM                              Thomas LITTLE 

George GRAHAM, Moresby          W. ARMSTRONG, Barrock-s. 

James ATKINSON, Penrith            Geo. WATERS, Newgate 

John WALLACE, Ireby                  Thomas JOHNSTON 

Wilfred WRIGHT                           E. CARR, Westlinton Fell 

Geo. BROWN, Brocklewath          Barnard GILLESPIE 

Thos. FORD, Ravenglass                Jas. BARNFATHER, Coalfell 

John TAYLOR                                T. JOHNSTON, Plumbland 

James BAXTER                              John EDGAR, Blencow 

John BULMAN, Lees-hill               Robert ARMSTRONG 

William BARNES                           -- EDGAR 

James TEESDALE                          Thomas ROBLEY 

J. ROBINSON, Allonby-mill          Thos. GORDON, Hutton 

Wm. ELLIOT, Caldbeck                 J. BOWMAN, Wetheralshiels 

J. HAYTON, Brackenthwaite         Thomas RICHARDSON 

John HUDLESS                              John FOSTER 

John ALLISON                               Joseph ATKINSON 

T. ALLISON, Harwood                  Thomas COLLINS 

T. ELLIOT, Southernby                  Jos. MITCHINSON 

J. HUTCHINSON, Cargo               Thomas BELL, Rennels 

Thos. TORDIFF, Plumbland           Robert NIXON 

Edward HOWELL                          Thos. BROWN, Hayton 

W. SANDS, Whitehaven                Thos. ROBINSON 

Daniel BROUGH                            Robert JOHNSTON 

James GRAHAM                            William GIBSON 

Thomas GRAHAM                         Richard WRIGHT 

William MORRISON                      James CAPSTICKS 

Henry WILSON                              William MILLER 

Robert SOWERBY                         John ROBINSON 

John WATERS                                William NEILSON 

Walter BELL                                   John JOHNSTON 

John WEIGHTMAN                       James HAMILTON 

John ROBLEY                                Thomas ABBOT 

Thomas ROUTLEDGE                   John DOBINSON 

George BELL                                  William BATEMAN 

John LIDDELL                               William BUSHBY 

Jonathan WATSON                        Henry IVISON 

John BROUGH                               George NIXON 

Wm. FISHER                                  George BELL 

James LEGGAT                              Matthew DIXON 

Richard MOSCROP                        Thomas BROWN 

James ABBOT                                 Nathaniel ROBINSON 

Thomas IVISON                             Thomas DREWRY 

John STORRY, Coalfell                  William BELL 

John ROBSON                                John GRAHAM 

John FOSTER                                 John ROUTLEDGE 

 

 

[to be continued] 

 

 

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