The Maysville Jockey Club announced thoroughbred racing in this 1839 broadside. KHS Collections.
An act approved December 1, 1821, outlawed horse racing on public highways. This law resulted from complaints to the General Assembly that “divers citizens are in the habit of assembling themselves together on public highways for the purpose of running horses, which tends greatly to the annoyance of many of the good citizens thereof, and frequently tends to the disturbance of travelers.” The act provided for a fine of ten dollars for every such offense.
The Maysville Jockey Club announced thoroughbred racing in this 1839 broadside. KHS Collections.
