Great Subscription Purse

The Great Subscription Purses were a series of flat horse races in Great Britain run at York Racecourse, usually over a distance of 4 miles, that took place each year in August from 1751 to 1833. During the second half of the 18th century they were amongst the most important races in the county, but during the 19th century their importance declined as racing became more focused on shorter distances.

Great Subscription Purse
Horse race
A painting by Benjamin Herring showing Actaeon beating Memnon in the 1826 Great Subscription Purse for four-year-olds
LocationYork Racecourse
York, England
Inaugurated1751
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
Race information
Distance4 miles
SurfaceTurf
QualificationVarious (see History)
WeightVarious (see History)
Purse£50 added to one third of total subscription

History

The races first commenced in 1751, with a four-mile race for five-year-olds, each carrying 10 stone, run on the Wednesday of York's August meeting. On the Friday of the meeting a race was run for four-year-olds, each carrying 9 stone. The four-year-old's race was run in two-mile heats.[1]

The format was changed in 1759, with a race for horses aged six and over being added on the Thursday. From 1759 onwards all three races were run over four miles in a single heat.[1]

The conditions of the races were changed in 1818. A race for five-year-olds and older was run on the Tuesday. In the race five-year-olds carried 8 st 7 lb, six-year-olds carried 8 st 12 lb and seven-year-olds and older carried 9 st. A race for four-year-olds was run on Wednesday. In this race colts carried 8 st 7 lb and fillies carried 8 st 4 lb. The final race was for four-year-olds and five-year-olds and was run on Thursday. Four-year-olds carried 8 st and five-year-olds carried 8 st 11 lb. All races were still run over four miles.[2]

In 1826 the four-year-old race and the four- and five-year-old race were both shortened to two miles. In the four-year-old race the weights stayed the same and in the four- and five-year-old race four-year-olds carried 8 st 3 lb and five-year-olds 8 st 10 lb.[3] The races were discontinued after the 1833 runnings.[4]

Records

Most successful horse (5 wins):

  • Catton – 1814 (5 yo & 6 yo+), 1815 (6 yo+), 1816 (6 yo+), 1825 (6 yo+)

Winners 1751–1817
Year
 4yo race winner
 Owner
 5yo race winner
 Owner
 6yo+ race winner Owner
1751 Spanker Mr. Hunt Skim 2nd Earl of Portmore
1752 Duchess William Fenwick Scampston-Cade Sir William St Quintin
1753 Tantivy Mr. Mann Match'em William Fenwick
1754 Syphon William Fenwick Whistlejacket Sir W. Middleton
1755 Judgment Mr. Swinburn Romulus 4th Earl of Sandwich
1756 Miner Mr. Robinson Brisk Sir John Ramsden
1757 Wildair Mr. Swinburn Hambleton Mr. Swinburn
1758 Fairy 4th Duke of Devonshire Hero W. Preston
1759 Panglos Mr. Dixon Silvio Mr. Hutton Careless Mr. Warren
1760 Boreas Mr. Dixon Engineer Mr. Fenton Careless Mr. Warren
1761 Alipes Sir B. Graham Skipjack Mr. Wentworth Scrub 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
1762 Eloisa Mr.Dixon Julius Caesar Mr. Smith Skipjack Mr. Wentworth
1763 Miracle Mr. Pratt Yorkshire Jenny Mr. Vevers Engineer Mr. Fenton
1764 Cygnet R. Shafto Shuttle Mr. Fenwick Beaufremont Mr. Stapleton
1765 Dux Mr. Fenwick Royal George Mr. Coulson Antinous 3rd Duke of Grafton
1766 Petruchio Mr. Pratt Dux Mr. Fenwick Bay Malton 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
1767 A-la-greque Mr. Pratt Morwick-Ball Mr. Vevers Beaufremont Mr. Stapleton
1768 Cosmo Mr. Thompson A-la-greque Mr. Pratt Pilgrim 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
1769 Holyhock 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke Bucephalus Peregrine Wentworth Chatsworth Sir Lawrence Dundas
1770 Amaranthus J. S. Barry Carabineer Mr. Vevers Eclipse Dennis O'Kelly
1771 Miss Timms Mr. Pratt Amaranthus J. S. Barry Holyhock Mr. Blake
1772 Lady Bell Mr. Fenwick Lothario Mr. Wentworth Mark Mr. Wentworth
1773 Perdita Sir John Lister Kaye Scaramouch 2nd Duke of Kingston Regulator Sir Charles Sedley
1774 Takamahaka 4th Earl of Abingdon Perdita Sir John Lister Kaye Trentham Sir Charles Sedley
1775 Infidel Mr. Bethell Pilot Sir Harry Harpur Juniper Sir Harry Harpur
1776 Tuberose Sir Thomas Gascoigne Miss Cornforth Mr. Preston Maiden Mr. Pratt
1777 Cannibal Sir Thomas Gascoigne Dorimant 16th Earl of Ormonde Pilot Sir Harry Harpur
1778 Bourdeaux Mr. Douglas Magog Sir Thomas Gascoigne Carbuncle Mr. Osbaldeston
1779 Honest Robin Mr. Bethell Highflyer Mr. Tattersall Highflyer Mr. Tattersall
1780 Copperbottom 2nd Marquess of Rockingham Duchess Mr. Burdon Orpheus Mr. Burdon
1781 Fortitude 1st Baron Grosvenor Hermit Mr. Hutchinson Duchess Mr. Burdon
1782 Thornville Mr. Wentworth Privateer Mr. Pratt Privateer Mr. Pratt
1783 Columbus Mr. Wentworth Recovery Sir John Lister Kaye Fortitude 1st Baron Grosvenor
1784 Phoenomenon Sir John Lister Kaye Phoenomenon Sir John Lister Kaye Faith Mr. Garforth
1785 Pitch Mr. Hutchinson Temperance Earl of Surrey Glancer Mr. Wentworth
1786 Verjuice Mr. Wentworth Delhini Sir F. Standish Delhini Sir F. Standish
1787 Windlestone Mr. Wetherell Verjuice Mr. Wentworth Rockingham Mr. Bullock
1788 Bustler 5th Duke of Bedford Windlestone Mr. Wetherell Dubskelper 11th Duke of Norfolk
1789 Traveller Mr. Hutchinson Spadille Lord A. Hamilton Cavendish Mr. Baker
1790 Walnut Lord A. Hamilton Escape Prince of Wales Dubskelper 11th Duke of Norfolk
1791 Contessina Mr. Peirse Walnut Lord A. Hamilton Tickle Toby Mr. Waftell
1792 Overton Mr.Hutchinson Contessina Mr. Peirse Tickle Toby Mr. Robertson
1793 Cayenne 1st Earl Grosvenor Huby Mr. Wentworth Tickle Toby Mr. Robertson
1794 Oberon Mr. Hutchinson Ormond Mr. Wentworth Rosamond Mr. Peirse
1795 Phoenomenon colt Mr. Garforth Screveton Mr. Baker Ormond Mr. Wentworth
1796 Hambletonian Sir Charles Turner Eliza Mr. Wilson Screveton Mr. Baker
1797 Harry Rowe Mr. Wentworth Hambletonian Sir Harry Vane Tempest Hambletonian Sir Harry Vane Tempest
1798 Stamford Sir F. Standish Hyperion Mr. Dawson Hyperion Mr. Dawson
1799 Jonas Mr. Baker Timothy Sir Thomas Gascoigne Ambrosio Mr. Cookson
1800 Cockfighter Sir Harry Vane Tempest Walnut horse Mr. Peirse Hambletonian Sir Harry Vane Tempest
1801 Agonistes Earl of Darlington Cockfighter Sir Harry Vane Tempest Cockfighter Sir Harry Vane Tempest
1802 Quiz Mr. Dawson Haphazard Earl of Darlington Sir Solomon Mr. Johnson
1803 Stockton Mr. Mellish Alonzo Mr. Bradling Haphazard Earl of Darlington
1804 Remembrancer 10th Earl of Strathmore Traveller horse Mr. Garforth Haphazard Earl of Darlington
1805 Vesta Mr. Garforth Ferguson Mr. Peirse Marcia Mr. Garforth
1806 Trafalgar Earl of Darlington Vesta Mr. Garforth Marcia Mr. Garforth
1807 Cassio 10th Earl of Strathmore Crazy 9th Duke of Hamilton Priscilla N. Hodgson
1808 Archduke colt Earl of Darlington Rosette Mr. Peirse Rosette Mr. Peirse
1809 Theresa Sir Mark Masterman Sykes Paulina 4th Earl Fitzwilliam Rosette Mr. Peirse
1810 Lisette Mr. Peirse Whitworth Mr. Shafto Mowbray 6th Duke of Leeds
1811 Oriana Sir William Gerard Ashton 9th Duke of Hamilton Mowbray 6th Duke of Leeds
1812 Sir Malagigi Sir Mark Masterman Sykes Octavian 6th Duke of Leeds Mowbray 6th Duke of Leeds
1813 Langold T. Duncombe Sir Malagigi Sir Mark Masterman Sykes Woodman N. Hodgson
1814 Prime Minister Sir Mark Masterman Sykes Catton 6th Earl of Scarbrough Catton 6th Earl of Scarbrough
1815 Eborina Mr. Peirse Altisidora Mr. Watts Catton 6th Earl of Scarbrough
1816 Dinmont Lord Milton King David 6th Marquess of Queensberry Catton 6th Earl of Scarbrough
1817 Captain Candid Mr. Watts Dinmont Lord Milton King David 6th Marquess of Queensberry

Winners 1818–1833
Year
 4 yo race winner
 Owner
 4 & 5 yo race winner
 Owner
 5 yo+ race winner Owner
1818 Blacklock Richard Watt Blacklock Richard Watt The Duchess Mr. Lambton
1819 Reveller Mr. Peirse Cambyses Sir M. Sykes Blacklock Richard Watt
1820 Wrangler Mr. Peirse The Juggler T. O. Powlett Reveller Mr. Peirse
1821 Cora Mr. Gascoigne The Black Prince 6th Earl of Scarbrough Reveller Mr. Peirse
1822 Fortuna Mr. Lambton Cora Mr. Gascoigne Richard Mr. Lambton
1823 Cerberus Mr. Watt Dupore Mr. Watt Fortuna Mr. Lambton
1824 Conductor O. Powlett Carnival Mr. Lambton Duport Mr. Watt
1825 Elizabeth Mr. Gascoigne Elizabeth Mr. Gascoigne Catton 6th Earl of Scarbrough
1826 Actaeon Viscount of Kelburn Florismart Lord Milton Confederate Lord Milton
1827 Mulatto 4th Earl Fitzwilliam Mulatto 4th Earl Fitzwilliam Actaeon Viscount of Kelburn
1828 Moonshine 6th Duke of Leeds Lady Georgiana[5] Purity Viscount of Kelburn
1829 Cambridge 6th Earl of Scarbrough Medoro Lord Milton Granby Mr. Petre
1830 no races 1830
1831 Maria Marquess of Cleveland Rowton Mr. Petre Cambridge 6th Earl of Scarbrough
1832 Consol Mr. Walker Contest Mr. Houldsworth Retriever Viscount of Kelburn
1833 Voluna Mr. Walker Voluna Mr. Walker Emancipation 1st Duke of Cleveland

See also

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