1736 to 1740 in sports

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Events in world sport through the years 1736 to 1740.

Boxing

Events

Horse racing

Events

  • 1740 — Parliament introduced an Act "to restrain and to prevent the excessive increase in horse racing", though it was largely ignored.[citation needed]

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Jack Broughton". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "The Bare Knuckle Heavyweight Champions of England". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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