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Favourite, of a match, for 200 gs. 8st. 51b., 4 

 miles. In the May following, running for 80 gs. 

 at Stamford he fell lame. Yet though a cripple, he 

 was in the highest esteem as a stallion, and sire of 

 several horses. He died on Christmas day, 1750, 

 aged 28. 



Hobgoblin. A brown horse, foaled in 1724. Bred 

 by the Rev. Mr. S. Goodall, and sold to Mr. 

 Coke of Norfolk. 



Hobgoblin was got by Aleppo;* his dam by 

 Careless,! (sire of the dam of Childers), grandam 

 by old Smithson,! out of a daughter of Argyle's 

 Wanton WiUv. 



At Newmarket, in April, 1729, Hobgoblin won 

 a match against a grey colt of Lord Halifax's, 9st. 

 each, four miles, 160 gs. ; and in the same month 

 he beat Lord Halifax's Conqueror, 9st. each, four 

 miles, 100 gs. On the 25th of October, at 8st. 

 lib., he beat Mr. Vane's Miss Pert,|| 8st. 101b., 



* Aleppo, a bay horse, foaled in 1711, was bred by Darley, of Aid- 

 by Park, near York, and got by his Arabian (sire of Childers, &c.) 

 At York, in 1716, Aleppo won the ladies' plate for five year olds, lOst., 

 four miles, beating Lord Chesterfield's King Fisher, (stakes, 13 gs.) 

 Lord Lonsdale's Brisk, Mr. Curwen's Ladylegs, and six others ; he 

 also won several other plates and prizes. He was then a stalhon, the 

 property of Mr. Bantry, and was sire of Mr. Hasseld's Scrutineer, 

 etc. but covered very few well-bred mares. 



t Careless was got by Spanker, out of a barb mare (see page 13). 



X Old Smithson was got by Coles' barb. He ran seven or eight 

 times, and was never beat. 



II Miss Pert, a bay mare, foaled in 1723, was bred by Mr. Hudson, 

 and sold to Mr. Newstead ; got by the Thoulouse bay barb. In 1728, 



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