Early 19th-Century Handwritten Match Race Wager Agreement
[Newark, NJ]: n.d. [ca. 1810s-20s]. Unbound sheet. One sheet containing 9 lines, handwritten in ink. One tear but content clear; last line missing. Photo is cropped. Good. Item #16940
Terms of a $500 bet between E. Butterworth and Joshua Buck (or Brik?) for a race between the horse Mahomet and an unnamed mare at Mount Ephraim [NJ]. It comes from a group of other New Jersey manuscripts that are securely dated in the 1810s-20s. Who will hold the stake, how and when it is payable, etc. From the size of the bet and because roads at that time weren't suitable for fast trotting, the match was probably a flat race or dash between Thoroughbred or Thoroughbred types. A scarce survival. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.
Price: $150.00