The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the FieldTaplin, William
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The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository, Volume 2 (of 2): Of General Information upon Every Subject Appertaining to the Sports of the Field
Taplin, William
Hunting -- Dictionaries; Sports -- Dictionaries
In 1793, _Buzzard_ won the Craven Stakes, 200 guineas, 200 guineas, 60
guineas, 100 guineas, and 60 guineas, at Newmarket; and a two year old
bay filly of Lord Grosvenor's, the July Filly Stakes at Newmarket, and
the Orleans Stakes at Brighton. In 1794, _Buzzard_ won the Craven
Stakes, 50 guineas, the Jockey Club Plate, 200 guineas, 50_l._ and 100
guineas, at Newmarket. _Jack_ of _Newbury_, 50_l._ at Bath, 40 guineas
at Tewksbury, and 60 guineas at Abingdon. _Paroquet_, 300 guineas at
Newmarket; and _Seagull_, 50 guineas, 100 guineas, and 105 guineas, at
the same. In 1795, _Atropa_ (at two years old) won 400 guineas at
Newmarket. _Colibri_, (two years old,) 50 guineas, and 75 guineas, at
Brighton; 200 guineas, 100 guineas, 100 guineas, 80 guineas, and 100
guineas, at Newmarket. _Ida_, 100 guineas at Ascot Heath, 50_l._ and 50
guineas at Brighton, and 50_l._ at Lewes. _Shoveller_, 150 guineas at
Ascot; and _Pecker_, 500 guineas at Newmarket. In 1796, nine of his get
started, and received nineteen prizes. In 1797, six were the winners of
ten. In 1798, three only started, and were winners of five. In 1799,
_Vivalde_, three years old, won 300 guineas, 200 guineas, 100 guineas,
and 100 guineas, at Newmarket, and 100 guineas at Stamford; and
_Thrush_, only two years old, 100 guineas, 50 guineas, and 45 guineas,
at Newmarket. In 1800, _Ephemera_ won the Oaks Stakes, of 50 guineas
each, (twenty-four subscribers,) at Epsom, and 50_l._ at Newmarket.
_Sophia_, 100 guineas at Brighton. _Thrush_, 100 guineas, and 20
guineas, at Newmarket. _Vivalde_, 200 guineas, and 45 guineas, at
Newmarket; 50_l._ at Epsom; and 50_l._ at Reading. In 1801, _Crazy
Poetess_ won 100 guineas at Lewes. _Cocoa-Tree_, the Brocket Stakes of
100 guineas at Brocket Hall; 100 guineas, 75 guineas, and 50 guineas, at
Newmarket; and _Anna Maria_, 60 guineas at Epsom. In 1802, _Mystery_ won
60 guineas, and 50_l._ at Goodwood, and 50 guineas at Epsom; _Paulo_
winning a 50_l._ plate at Northampton. So that, upon a review of
Woodpecker's progeny, he has proved himself inferior to but very few of
his predecessors.
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