Victoria Grounds, Knighton Road: Notwithstanding the bad weather and other drawbacks, there was an 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 tbe 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. Details are appended: — First Round: Winners of heat: Hammond’s Pet, 10lbs, 68 yards’ start; Haddon’s Daisy, 12lbs. 54 1/4; Oldershaw’s Spring, 13 1/2lbs, 59; Lacey’s Kit, 13lbs, 45 1/2; Hallam’s Hamlet, 20lbs, 14 1/2; Newbold’s Jim, 28 1/2lbs. 5; Jackson’s Kit, 17 3/4lbs, 19; Stokes’ Luce, 19lbs, 17; Warren’s Tip, Northampton, 16 1/2lbs, 13; Pincent’s Turpin, 18 1/2lbs, 121/2, Percival’s Nell, 12 1/2lbs, 26; Sibson’s Pansey, 13lbs, 40. Second Bound: Heat 1: Hammond’s Pet, 1; Haddon’s Daisy, 2; Warren’s Tip, 3: won by two yards; haif-a-yard between second and third. Heat 2: Newbold’s Jim, 1; Hallam’s Hamlet, 2; Stokes’ Luce, 3; won by a yard and a half; half a yard between second and third. Heat 3: Pincent’s Turpin, *, 1; Percival’s Nell, * 2; Oldershaw’s Spring, 3; won after a dead heat, by half a yard. Heat 4: Lacey’s Kit, 1; Sibson’s Pauley, 2; Jackson’s Kit, 3; won by half a yard; two yards between second and third. Final Heat: Newbold’s Jim, *, 1; Pincent’s Turpin, *, 2; Lacey’s Kit, 3; Hammond’s Pet, 0; capital race, resulting in a dead heat; yard and a half between second and third, in running off for the first prize, Jim won a good race by half a yard. Mr. D. Muddimore was the referee; Mr. Thompson fired the pistol; and Mr. W. Cramp had charge of the marks.
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GRO0501 Tiverton: John Pinsent: 1836 – 1899 (?)