432 HISTORY OF THE 



100 gs. for 5 yrs. old mares, carrying lOst. one 

 heat ; the 18th. April, carrying 18st. she beat Mr. 

 Ashby Swinger's horse, I7st. 4 miles 200 gs ; the 

 same year, she won the King's 100 gs. for 6 yrs. 

 old at Winchester, weight 12st. ; April 20, 1729, 

 carrying 9st., shebeat Sir Robert Fagg's Fanny, 8st. 

 71b., 4 miles, 300 gs. When 20 yrs. old, 1741, she 

 was a brood mare in the Duke pf Somerset's 

 stud. 



Crab. The property of the Earl of Portmore. 

 Crab was got by the Alcock Arabian, and bred 

 by Mr. Cotton in J 722 ; his dam was got by 

 Basto, who was bred by Sir W. Ramsden, out of a 

 daughter of the sire of Leeds, and the Byerley Turk. 

 Crab's grandam was full sister to Mixberry, both 

 being got by the Curwen long barb, out of a 

 daughter of Spot, son to the Selaby Turk ; his 

 great grandam was got by the chestnut white- 

 legged Louther barb, out of the Vintner mare. 



On April 1st. 1728, Crab received 150 gs., being 

 half forfeit, from Lord Milsingtowne's Heaver, 8st. 

 71b. ; 4 miles. October 23rd following, he beat 

 the Duke of Bolton's Cleopatra, 500 gs. 8st. 71b. 

 4 miles. April 4th, 1729 he received 100 gs. 

 half forfeit of the Duke of Bolton's chesnut colt, 

 8st. 4 miles ; — 10th. of same month he won the 

 King's 100 gs. for 6 yrs. old, beating the Duke of 

 Hamilton's Victorious, and Mr. Wilhams's Spot ; — 

 the 25th. he received 50 gs. forfeit of Lord Halifax's 



