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TATTEKSALLS HORSE MART Famous Exchange and Racing Headquarteri Was Established in London in 1776 The most famous horse mart in tbe world Is Tattersalls in London A romantic history at ¬ taches to this establishment establishmentIn In 1776 a certain Richard Tattersall a wool comber of Yorkshire who bad lost his fortune dur ¬ ing the Jacobite rebellion obtained a ninetynine years lease of a tract of ground in London and thereon built an establishment for the sale of horses and hounds houndsTattersall Tattersall was on friendly terms with the prince regent Lord Bolingbroke and others whose patron ¬ age greatly aided the enterprise Such indeed was tbe friendship between the prince and TattcrsslI that the bust of George on top of the fountain in the salcyard was so placed at the princes own request requestIn In due time a large slice of luck came Tattersalls way Lord Bolingbroke ran heavily into debt aud by way of settlement passed on to Tattersall his famous racer High Flyer which became the father of three Derby winners Tbe progeny of this horse In eighteen years are said to have won races to the value of no less than 385000 Tattersall built him ¬ self a palatial country residence near Ely calling it High Flyer Hall HallTattersalls Tattersalls came to be the headquarters for the laying of turf wagers Immense sums were won and lost there The Marquis of Hastings lost more than 500000 on one race alone and it is said not infrequently similar amounts changed hands on set ¬ tling days at Old Tatts or The Corner as the place was sometimes called calledAll All classes of society mingled at Tattersalls Dukes and stable boys were brothers in the excited crowd prepared to wager on anything and every ¬ thing This state of things led to such a scandal that upon the expiration of tbe lease tbe firm was refused a renewal In its new establishment no bet ¬ ting was permitted permittedAt At the modern Tattersalls some enormous prices for racers are occasionally obtained It was here that Flying For was sold to a French owner for 189000 Here also Sceptre as a yearling was sold for 50000 La Fleche for 66150 and Blair Athol for only a trifle less Harpers Weekly
