Monmouthshire Hunt Club and the Monmouth Races, records 1835-1946 (mainly 1877-1927)
GB0218.D4487

Summary Information

Repository
Gwent Archives
Creator
Monmouthshire Hunt Club.
Title
Monmouthshire Hunt Club and the Monmouth Races Records
ID
GB0218.D4487
Date
1835-1946 (mainly 1877-1927)
Extent
0.015 Cubic Metres
General Physical Description note
To be supplied
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

The Monmouthshire Hunt Club was established in about 1835 and ran the Monmouthshire Hunt until 1945. It also held balls and various race meetings including the Monmouth Races.

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Scope and Contents note

Records relating to the Monmouthshire Hunt Club and the Monmouth Races, 1835-1946, including miscellaneous minutes, rules and other administrative papers, 1878-[c. 1900], 1946; financial records, 1877-[c. 1900]; letters, 1850-1881; programmes for race meetings, 1869-1898; notices, 1835-1881; newspaper cuttings, 1890-1927; photographs, [c. 1890]-[1924].

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Arrangement note

Arranged into the following: administrative; financial; publications; pictorial; miscellaneous.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Gwent Archives

Conditions Governing Access note

Usual conditions apply

Conditions Governing Use note

Usual copyright regulations apply

Accruals note

Accruals are not expected

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

No information found

Appraisal note

All records have been retained

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

  • Fox hunting--Wales--Monmouthshire; Horse racing--Wales--Monmouthshire; Monmouthshire Hunt Club--Archives;

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Other Finding Aids note

Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Gwent Record Office.

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Collection Inventory

Administrative 

 D4487/1 Minutes of Monmouthshire Hunt Club. Jul 1878 

 D4487/2 List of members 1878 

 D4487/3 Rules for Monmouth Hunters Race Meeting 1880 

 D4487/4 Notice of Monmouth Hunters’ Race Meeting. Sep 1881 

 D4487/5 Officials' Licences for racing 1946 

 D4487/6 Criteria for entry to drybridge stakes c.1900 

 D4487/7 Notes on rules and regulations c.1900 

 D4487/8 Notes on the Croft-y-Bwla and Drybridge Stakes c.1900 

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Financial 

 D4487/9 Misc. expenses 1877-1879 

 D4487/10 Statement of accounts 1877-1879 

 D4487/11  Letter: Arthur W. Mackworth to (H.M.) Kennard, giving him a statement of his expenses in connection with the Hunt Ball Fund Feb 1878 

 D4487/12  Bills for expenses relating to Monmouth County Ball 1878 

 D4487/13 Receipts for band and refreshments at Hunt Balls 1878-1880 

 D4487/14 Accounts of Monmouthshire Hunt Club 1879 

 D4487/15 List of payments for stakes 1880 

 D4487/16  Bill payable by Monmouth Race Ball Committee to the Monmouth Hotel Company Ltd 1880 

 D4487/17  List of expenses 1882 

 D4487/18 Notes regarding ‘General Expenses of a pack of foxhounds hunting 3 days a week.’ c.1900 

 D4487/19 Notices of Monmouth Races 1835-1840 

 D4487/20 Photocopies of newscuttings (partly from the Monmouthshire Beacon) regarding the Monmouth races [1844-1880] 

 D4487/21 Copy letter: Francis Herbert at Clytha to Capel [?Hanbury]. He is surprised at the offence caused by his letters to the Honorary Secretary Nov 1850 

 D4487/22 Letter: James H. Howard at the Great Western Hotel, Abergavenny to John A. Rolls, esq., regarding the running expenses of the Monmouthshire Foxhounds Jun 1878 

 D4487/23 Letter: the stewards of the Hunt Ball to the Beaufort Arms Hotel, Monmouth, setting the date of the Hunt Dinner Dec 1881 

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Publications 

 D4487/24 Programme for first day of Monmouth Races 1869 

 D4487/25 Programme for Monmouth Steeple Chases (first-page) TORN 1870 

 D4487/26 Programme for first day of Monmouth Races 1870 

 D4487/27 Programme for first day of Monmouth Races 1871 

 D4487/28 Programme for second day of Monmouth Races 1871 

 D4487/29  Programme for first day of Monmouth Races 1872 

 D4487/30 Programme for second day of Monmouth Races 1872 

 D4487/31 Programme for Lydbrook Races 1875 

 D4487/32 Programme for Monmouth Races 1880 

 D4487/33 Programme of Monmouth Hunters’ Race Meeting 1881 

 D4487/34 Programme for Monmouth Races 1881 

 D4487/35  Programme for Monmouth Polo Pony & Galloway Races 1882 

 D4487/36  Programme for Monmouth Polo Pony & Galloway Races 1883 

 D4487/37 Programme for Monmouth Races 1883 

 D4487/38 Programme for Monmouth Polo Pony & Galloway Races 1885 

 D4487/39  Programme for Monmouth Races 1885 

 D4487/40  Programme for first day of Monmouth steeplechases and Hurdle Races 1895 

 D4487/41 Programme for second day of Monmouth Steeplechases and Hurdle Races 1895 

 D4487/42 Programme for first day of Monmouth Steeplechases and Hurdle Races 1896 

 D4487/43 Programme for first day of Monmouth Steeplechases and Hurdle Races 1897 

 D4487/44 Programme for first day of Monmouth Steeplechases and Hurdle Races 1898 

 D4487/45 Newscuttings regarding racing at Caerleon, Raglan and Monmouth [1890, 1925, 1927 & n.d] 

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Pictorial 

 D4487/46 Cutting showing illustrations of portraits, including one of Martyn Kennard, esq. (steward in the Monmouth Races), at the Royal Academy 1891 

 D4487/47 Glass lithograph of Monmouth Races 1904 

 D4487/48 Photograph of Monmouth Race Course 1906 

 D4487/49 Photograph (black and white) of Vauxhall Race Course, Monmouth c.1890 

 D4487/50 Photograph (black and white) of Vauxhall Race Course, Monmouth c.1900 

 D4487/51 Photograph (black and white) of Vauxhall Race Course, Monmouth c.1900 

 D4487/52 Negatives of Monmouth Race Course 3 negatives c.1900 

 D4487/53 Photograph (black and white) of J. T. Edwards, of Monmouth, book-maker, at the Vauxhall Race Course, Monmouth c.1924 

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Miscellaneous 

 D4487/54 Certificate of Examination by Augustus Bowles, veterinary surgeon, relating to two geldings Nov 1876 

 D4487/55 Offprint of chapters III - V and XI, relating to the Monmouth Races, from When Diamonds Were Trumps, by R. Herbert 1908 

 D4487/56 Transcription of ‘Expenses of a hunting establishment of twelve horses and fifty couples of hounds from 1st January 1838 to 1st January 1839’, from The Noble Science of Fox Hunting by Delme Radcliffe c.1900 

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