Contents

1736 to 1740 in sports

Boxing[edit]

Events

• 1736 — Broughton defeated Bill Gretting, but it is unclear if it was a championship fight.^{[1][better source needed]}
• 1736 — Broughton defeated Taylor after 20 minutes in London. Broughton claimed the English title and held it until 1750.^{[1][2][better source needed]}
• 1737 — Broughton defeated John Smith ("Buckhorse") in London to retain the title.^{[1][better source needed]}
• 1738 — Broughton defeated Prince Boswell in London to retain the title.^{[1][better source needed]}
• 1739 — Broughton defeated Will Willis in London to retain the title.^{[1][better source needed]}
• 1740 — Broughton defeated Sailor Field in London to retain the title.^{[1][better source needed]}

Horse racing[edit]

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[edit]

Sources[edit]

• Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
• Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.
• McCann, Tim (2004). Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century. Sussex Record Society.
• Waghorn, H. T. (1906). The Dawn of Cricket. Electric Press.

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