Victoria Grounds, Knighton Road: Notwithstanding the bad weather and other drawbacks, there was a average attendance on these grounds last Saturday to witness the decision of a 200 yards’ dog handicap promoted by Mr. J. Mason, and which was put through all its stages: There was a good entry and the racing witnessed in the second round and final of a close and interesting character. The final resulted with a dead heat between Newbold’s Jim and Pincent’s Turpin, the first named winning the run-off by half a yard …
[see similar Leicester Daily Mercury Monday 16th October 1882, (note reference to Pincent’s Lue)
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Referenced
GRO0501 Tiverton: John Pinsent: 1836 – 1899