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ANCIENT RACING IN ENGLAND The Lincoln Date Book states that races have lieeji held on tin Carholme course owned by the municipality since 1771 Itefore then they were held on the Lincoln Heath In April 1017 there was i great horse race on the Heath for a cupp where his majesty King James the First was present mil stood on a scaffold Hie citic had caused to be SMt ui and withal caused the race a quarter of a mile long to be raled and corded with rope and Jimmcs m IxitJi sides whereby the jieople were kept out and the horses that rouned were seen falre Jhc fifth clause in a code 171 was If nnye of the jnatelHd horses or their riders chance to fall in anye of the fonre heals the rest of tho riders shall staye Jn their places were they wore at the tyme of the fall iintill the rider so fallen have his foote lii the tstlrrope again
