Map Features - race courses


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In order by date from the Map group (maker year)
NB: typical illustrated examples are described, NOT ALL examples.
absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
Cary 1789
 (race courses)
several race courses are shown. At Stockbridge there is an oval line:-


Stockbridge Course
And north of Winchester there is an oval ring of posts:-
Worthy Dean Course
Baker 1792
 (race courses)
North of Winchester is an oval double dotted line, a race course, labelled:-


Worthy Dean Course
(Worthy Down).
Faden 1796
 (race courses)
A number of race courses are shown. For example on Worthy Down there is:-


Winchester Race Ground
drawn by a dotted line oval with vertical posts.
Also see for examples:-
Stockbridge Course
Race Grd. [by Lyndhurst]
Wilkes 1806
 (race courses)
On Worthy Down, north of Winchester is:-


Worthy Dean Course
copying a spelling mistake from an earleir map. The race course looks like a park.
OS 1810s Old Series
 (race courses)
Some race courses are shown on the maps. For example on Worthy Down there is an oval track with marker posts:-


Race Course / Booth / Stand
By Stockbridge on the downland to the north west there is a less well defined track, with some marker posts:-
Stockbridge Race Ground
Cundee 1815
 (race courses)
North of Winchester is a double oval, aligned up-down, ?wrongly, labelled, wrongly:-
Worthy Dean Course
Rowe 1816
 (race courses)
North west of Stockbridge is an oval labelled:-
Race Course
and another north of Winchester:-
Worthy Down Course
North east of Lyndhurst is a smaller circuit, labelled:-
Race Grd.
Greenwood 1826
 (race courses)
On Worthy Down there is an oval dotted track labelled:-


Winchester Race Course
with a:-
Betting Stand
at the west end. North east of Lyndhurst, and on Southampton Common, are labels:-
Race Course
Pigot 1828
 (race courses)
Some race courses are shown, eg:-


Race Cou. [Worthy Down]
Stockbridge Race Gr
Darton 1830s
 (race courses)
Some race courses ar shown by an oval, perhaps fenced, eg:-


north west of Stockbridge, and:-
Worthy Down Course
Murray 1830
 (race courses)
On Worthy Down north of Winchester is:-


Race Course
a dotted oval.
Duncan 1833
 (race courses)
On the downs north of Winchester is a dotted oval labelled:-


Race Course
Dower 1838
 (race courses)
The race course N of Winchester is drawn by an oval dotted ring, labelled:-


Race Cou.
also labelled is:-
Stockbridge Race Gr.
Robson 1839
 (race courses)
On Worthy Down above Winchester is an oavl track:-


Race Course
Hughes 1840
 (race courses)
A race course is shown as an oval double line north of Kings Worthy:-


Race Course
To the NW of Stockbridge is:-
Stockbridge Race Ground
etc.
Collins 1850
 (race courses)
A race course might be shown by its track, labelled, eg:-


Race Course
to the north west of Stockbridge.
Unknown 1850s
 (race courses)
On Worthy Down north of Winchester is labelled:-


Race Course
Cruchley 1856
 (race courses)
The map shows a few of the county's race courses:-


Stockbridge Course
labelled, and marked by an oval of double dotted line north west of the town.
Winchester Race Grd.
is labelled on Worthy Down north of the city.
Race Gro,
labels the oval of Lyndhurst race course, just north east of the town.
Philip 1857-1900
 (race courses)
There is a race course labelled NW of Stockbridge:-
Race Ground
On Worthy Down, north of Winchester, is an regular oval, labelled:-
Race Course
And north of Lyndhurst is another:-
Race Course
Brannon 1859
 (race courses)
On Worthy Down is:-
Winchester Race Course
W of Stockbridge:-
Stockbridge Race Ground
N of Lyndhurst:-
Race Course
Dispatch 1863
 (race courses)
On Worthy Down north of Winchester is a long dotted double oval:-
Race Course
and north of Lyndhurst, just a single oval. And west of Stockbridge no track at all, just:-
Stockbridge Race Ground
Hughes 1868
 (race courses)
At least one race course is drawn by an oval, N of Winchester on Worthy Down:-
Race Course
Kelly 1875
 (race courses)
Some race courses are noticed, eg:-
Race Course [N of Lyndhurst]
Race Course [Worthy Down]
Race Course [NW of Stockbridge
the last with a dotted oval.
Letts 1884
 (race courses)
There is at least one race course marked:-


Race Cou.
on Worthy Down north of Winchester.
OS 1920s Popular Edition
 (race courses)


Race Course
at Paulsgrove
See:-
Curling, R W G (?): 1951 (?): British Racecourses

Pitt, Chris: 1996: Long Time Gone: Portway Press (Halifax, West Yorkshire):: ISBN 0 900599 89 8
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