Earliest Meeting: Tuesday 3rd April 1725
Final Meeting: Tuesday 3rd April 1725
The rural Tyne and Wear village of Newburn (historically Newburn-Haugh) lies on the River Tyne some 5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. The village enjoys a rich history with evidence of Roman remains and a Norman church dating from 1070 AD. At one point in time Newburn was larger and more important than Newcastle due to its position on the Tyne. It is famous for the Battle of Newburn which took place on 28th August 1640 between the Scottish forces and the English forces who were positioned on the south side of the river at Stellahaugh. In more peaceful times the village staged its own races which were advertised in the Newcastle Courant on Saturday 6th March 1725 and took place on Easter Tuesday 3rd April 1725.
Entries for the races had to be made a week before the meeting either at Mr Rawls in Lemington or Mr James Middleton in Newburn. Although the Newcastle Courant widely advertised the meeting, they did not subsequently publish results from the event.
The newspaper extract below is shown courtesy of the Newcastle Courant and British Newspaper Online.
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
