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Ann's Gold Cup, value 100 gs.; and in August 

 following, he won the King's Gold Cup of the 

 same value, 12st. four mile heats ; beating Sober 

 John, Almanzor, Fox-hunter, &c. He also won the 

 King's Plate at Lincoln ; and the King's Plate at 

 Newmarket in October. In 1720, Buckhunter 

 won the King's Plate at Newmarket in April ; 

 after which he won several plates and matches 

 there, and supported the severity of running trials at 

 Newmarket for many years. When sold from thence, 

 though fourteen years old, he won the following 

 plates, viz : 50 gs. at Huntingdon, £50 at War- 

 wick, £50 at Bath, twice £40 at Peterborough, £40 

 at Litchfield, £30 at Stratford, £30 at Rothwell, 

 £30 at Rugby, £30 at Boston, £25 at Welsh-Pool, 

 Wales, £25 at Newmarket, £20 at Litchfield, 

 £20 at Leicester, £20 at Newcastle under Lynne, 



bets were agreed to be withdrawn. In the meantime, her Majesty's 

 Gold Cup was invested in trust with Wilham Redman, Esq., Lord 

 Mayor of the city of York. It being settled by the court, (before 

 which the cause was heard) that all such horses, &c. as were not dis- 

 tanced, had an equal right to the cup, Mr Childers and Mr. Peirson, 

 as likewise Mr. Young and Mr. Moore (who each of them started 

 a horse for the first, second, and third heats,) sold their shares for 

 25 gs. each ; two of which were purchased by the Duke of Rutland, 

 one by the Earl of Carlisle, and the other by Sir William Lowther, 

 Bart, who agreed that it should be run for over again in the year 

 1719 ; — when it was won by Buckhunter ; beating at three heats, the 

 Duke of Rutland's bay mares, and Sir W. Lowther's Whitefoot. Buck- 

 hunter was rode by Match'ein Tims, who was then in great esteem as 

 a jockey. 



