Earliest meeting: Monday 23rd April 1832
Final meeting: Friday 22nd June 1832
The Kings Meadow island was an area of green meadowland stretching across 30 acres close to the River Tyne at Dunston near Newcastle. It held its own races on Monday 23rd April 1832 which were deemed sufficiently important to be included in the Sporting Magazine. The meeting opened with the Grand Meadow Stakes, once round the course, which resulted in a win for Mr Johnstone’s Fox. The Racing Fund donated the necessary finance for the Silver Cup, a race twice round the course and the distance, which saw Mr Williamson’s Peacock beat Betty Stuart. The remainder of the card was abandoned due to the poor weather and the parlous state of the course, but was rescheduled for Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd June. |
| This racecourse is covered in Volume 1 of Racecourses Here Today and Gone Tomorrow. Ordering details shown below. |
| Local Patrons |
Mr Williamson, Mr Johnstone |
| Principal Races |
Kings Meadow Silver Cup |
Monday 23rd April 1832
Kings Meadow Silver Cup twice round and the distance
1. Peacock, bay gelding owned by Mr Williamson
2. Betty Stuart, 5 year old owned by Mr Lister
3. Fox, chestnut gelding owned by Mr Johnstone |
| The final meeting took place on Friday 22nd June 1832. |
| Course today |
On the 30 acres of grassland close the village of Dunston and the River Tyne. |
| If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
Much of the information about this course has been found using internet research and is in the public domain. However, useful research sources have been:-
London Illustrated News
Racing Illustrated 1895-1899
The Sporting & Dramatic Illustrated
Northern Turf History Volumes 1-4 by J.Fairfax-Blakeborough
The Sporting Magazine
A Long Time Gone by Chris Pitt first published in 1996 ISBN 0 900599 89 8
Racing Calendars which were first published in 1727 |
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400 former courses |
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235 former courses |
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