Pro bono publico. Ascot-Heath, second meeting. By permission, three days sport : On Whitsun Monday, being the 4th day of June next, will be run for, on Ascot Heath, five miles from Brooklyn-Ferry, the noblemen and gentlemens purse of one hundred pounds, free for any horse, mare or gelding.
| Other author | Loosley, Charles. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [New York] : Printed by A. Robertson, no. 2, Queen-Street, [1781] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 42 x 31 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44033. ^A478749 |
| General note | Dated: Brooklyn-Hall, May 8th, 1781. |
| General note | "All horses to be entered at Mr. Loosley's (variously Loosely, Looseley) King's Head Tavern, on the race ground ... or at Mr. Loosley's Brooklyn Hall ..." |
| General note | The only known copy of this broadside, held by the American Antiquarian Society, is badly mutilated with partial loss of title, which has been supplied from examples of similar advertisements published by Charles Loosley in New York's loyalist newspapers in May 1781. |
| General note | Printed area measures 35.9 x 26.8 cm. |
| References | Bristol B5348 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 44033 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44033). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Advertisements Horse racing. |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |