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At York August meeting, Catton won the king's 

 purse of one hundred guineas, four miles, beating 

 Otterington and Knight Errant. At Doncaster he 

 won a sweepstakes of fifty guineas each, six sub- 

 scribers, beating Algernon. Next day he won the 

 hundred pound purse at two heats, two miles, beat- 

 ing Ploughboy, Mr. Garforth's g. f. by Sancho, lord 

 Beihaven's b. c. by Master Loljert, and Diabolus. 

 This was easily won. 



In the York spring meeting, 1814, Catton ran 

 second to Cannon-ball for the Constitution stakes, 

 of twenty guineas each, for all ages, one mile and a 

 quarter, beating Mr. Vernon's b, c. by Newcastle, 

 Catherine, and Viscount. At Newcastle he ran a 

 dead heat with X Y Z, as before mentioned, for the 

 Northumberland stakes, of twenty -five guineas, for 

 all ages, two miles and a quarter, (six subscribers) 

 beating Agnes Sorrel, and Lobo. After the dead 

 heat Catton walked over. In the York August 

 meeting, he won another of the great subscription 

 purses of 277^. 106., four miles, (thirteen subscribers) 

 beating Skip. Next day he won another of the 

 great subscription purses of 277^. 10^., four miles, 

 beating Epperston and Woodman. 



At Doncaster Catton won the Fitzwilliam stakes, 

 of ten guineas each, with twenty guinfeas added, 

 (seven subscribers) beating Tramp, Cossack, Ranger, 

 and Fairville. He also won the stakes of ten gui- 

 neas, with twenty guineas added, four miles, (thir- 

 teen subscribers) beating Fugitive and Mr. T. 

 Duncombe's b. c. by Chance. This was easily won. 



At York spring meeting, 1815, Catton won the 

 gold cup, value one hundred and fifty guineas, with 

 thirty guineas in specie, three miles, beating Ro- 

 sanne, ^Ir. Garforth's grey f. by Hambletonian, and 

 Marciana. Won in a canter. Next day he won 

 the Constitution stakes of twenty guineas each, 

 (fourteen subscribers) beating William, and JNIiss 

 Cannon (sister to Cannon-ball.) At York August 



