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- Leith_Races abstract "Leith Races were the most important horse racing event in Scotland in the eighteenth century. They took place on the sands to the east of the harbour at Leith, near Edinburgh from 1504 (or earlier) to 1816. They first gained popularity through the patronage of the Duke of Albany, the future James VII and II, while he was Royal Commissioner at the Palace of Holyrood. Their exact date of origin had been lost by the mid-19th century but there is reference in the accounts of James IV's personal expenditure to a payment made in 1504 to a jockey, "the boy that ran the King’s horse", at Leith.Leith Races were the great working class festival of the year in the burgh and business was often suspended for the duration. The races were accompanied by a fair and other celebrations, the sands being covered with tents, booths and sideshows, including "roley-poleys, hobby-horses, wheels-of-fortune and many ... strange characters" Crowds could get drunken and rowdy and often brawls broke out, sometimes "along the whole length of Leith Walk".The large crowds that attended included landowners from around the country. This made Leith an exception among race meetings in Scotland at the time, since during the eighteenth century most leading landlords looked to London for their social activity. Aristocratic patrons included Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Eglinton. The races were also supported by the city magistrates, who for many years opened the races by processing from the council chambers down Leith Walk to Leith with the "City Purse" being held aloft on a pole.The races were not held between 1741 and 1748, and their real popularity began in the latter half of the century.However, in 1816, the races were moved permanently to Musselburgh to the east. After their removal, the races became a more sedate affair, Leith Races having been known to take place "amid a jollity unknown now at the other locality to which they have been transferred". Abortive attempts were made to revive racing in Leith in 1839 and 1840 and even into the 1850s Leith Races were still remembered with affection by elderly residents of Edinburgh.The gold teapot awarded as the King's prize at Leith is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland.".
- Leith_Races thumbnail Leith_Races_by_William_Thomas_Reed.jpg?width=300.
- Leith_Races wikiPageExternalLink sh181e.pdf.
- Leith_Races wikiPageExternalLink the_kings_prize_at_leith.aspx.
- Leith_Races wikiPageExternalLink www.oldandnewedinburgh.co.uk.
- Leith_Races wikiPageID "42602656".
- Leith_Races wikiPageRevisionID "606791803".
- Leith_Races subject Category:Horse_racing_in_Scotland.
- Leith_Races subject Category:Horse_racing_venues_in_Scotland.
- Leith_Races subject Category:Leith.
- Leith_Races subject Category:Sport_in_Scotland.
- Leith_Races comment "Leith Races were the most important horse racing event in Scotland in the eighteenth century. They took place on the sands to the east of the harbour at Leith, near Edinburgh from 1504 (or earlier) to 1816. They first gained popularity through the patronage of the Duke of Albany, the future James VII and II, while he was Royal Commissioner at the Palace of Holyrood.".
- Leith_Races label "Leith Races".
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- Leith_Races sameAs Q16932481.
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- Leith_Races wasDerivedFrom Leith_Races?oldid=606791803.
- Leith_Races depiction Leith_Races_by_William_Thomas_Reed.jpg.
- Leith_Races isPrimaryTopicOf Leith_Races.