268 MODEllN FARKIEIl. 



Viscount was a superior runner at four years okl. 

 till he met with an accident, which caused tiring 

 necessary, after which he lost his racing powers. 



Langton was bred by John Grunston, esq., of 

 Neswick, near Beverley, Yorkshire, and foaled in 

 1802. He was got by Precipitate, and his dam 

 (who also bred Alonzo, Charlotte, kc.) by Highflier. 

 At Malton Craven meeting, 1805, he won a sweep- 

 stakes of twenty guineas each, beating Truth, Sir 

 Reginald, Laura, Norval, and two others. At Don- 

 caster, he won 100/., beating, at three heats. Master 

 Betty, Cleveland, Young Chariot, Scampston, and 

 Sir Andrew : he also received forfeit from lord F. 

 G. Osborne's Don Felix, and was sold to Mr. Ho- 

 Avorth. At Bibbury, 1806, he won a sweepstakes 

 of twenty-iive guineas each, with one hundred gui- 

 neas added by the club, (nine subscribers) beating- 

 Pedestrian and Bagatelle. At Oxford, he won the 

 cup of eighty guineas, beating Quiz and Bumbo. 

 Next dav he won, at two heats, two miles each, 

 fifty guineas, beating Pantaloon. At Egham, he 

 won a stakes of twenty guineas each, (five sub- 

 scribers) beating Candidate. At Newmarket Cra- 

 ven meeting, 1807, he won two hundred guineas, 

 beating Rosabella. First spring meeting, fifty gui- 

 neas, beating Charmer. Second spring meeting, he 

 received one hundred guineas from Pagoda. Se- 

 cond October meeting, he received forfeit from 

 Briscio, and was then sold to lord Jersy. At New- 

 market July meeting, 1808, he won fifty guineas, 

 beating Ned. In the Houghton meeting, he won a 

 stakes of one hundred guineas each, (three sub- 

 scribers) beating Tot and Bramble. The same day, 

 he beat Romeo for fifty guineas. The next day he 

 won 50/., beating York, Prospero, Rambler, Cerbe- 

 rus, Pelisse, Hedley, Momentilla, Weaver, and 

 another. In the July meeting, 1809, he received 

 forfeit from Podagra. He won 50/., beating ^'^anity 



