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five years old, beat a mare of the Duke of Devon- 

 shire's for 100 gs. and in August following, she 

 beat ten mares for the Royal Cup at Hambleton. 

 In April 1717, Betty beat eight mares for the 

 Royal Cup at Newmarket. In August, she won 

 the silver tea board at Lincoln ; and the gold cup, 

 value £60, for six yrs. old, lOst. four mile heats, 

 at York, beating at three heats, Leedes's roan 

 mare, Sophonisba by old Spanker, and Colonel 

 Frankland's Squirrel. Betty was rode by John 

 South, Sophonisba by Stephen Jefferson, and 

 Squirrell by Thomas Errett. In October follow- 

 ing, she beat four horses for the Royal Cup at 

 Newmarket. In April 1718, Betty beat six horses 

 for the Royal Cup at Newmarket, and in May fol- 

 lowing, she beat the Duke of Wharton's Snail for 

 200 gs. Betty afterwards won a match of 900 gs. 

 aside, against the Duke of Bridgewater's Os- 

 tridge-Ball, son of Leedes ; who was, at that 

 time, supposed to be the best horse in the king- 

 dom. 



Brocklesby Betty, as a runner, was thought to 

 be superior to any horse or mare of her time, not- 

 withstanding she was a brood mare before she 

 was trained. 



Betty subsequently became a favourite brood 

 mare, in Mr. Croft's stud, and will be frequently 

 met with in the following pedigrees. 



Brocklesby, foaled in 1723, bred by Mr. 



