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four miles, 300 gs. ; and on the following day he 

 won the 180 gs. stakes, for five yrs. olds, 8st. 51b. 

 each, four miles ; beating Lord Halifax's Miss 

 Halifax, the Duke of Bolton's Foxhunter, the Duke 

 of Rutland's Skyrocket, the Duke of Hamilton's 

 Salisbury Steeple, the Duke of Somerset's Well- 

 beck, and Lord W. Manners's Jenny. In 1730 

 and 1731, Hobgoblin covered in Lord Godolphin's 

 stud, at Hogmagog, in which years the Godolphin 

 Arabian was teazer for him. He was again 

 trained, and at Newmarket, in April, 1732, at 

 9st. 71b., he beat Mr. Fleetwood's Eaton, 8st. 31b., 

 four miles, 500 gs. ; and in October following, at 

 9st., he beat the Duke of Somerset's Greylegs, 8st. 

 41b., four miles, 300 gs. 



Hobgoblin became again a stallion at Hogma- 

 gog, and w^as sire of Shakspeare, Trimmer, Phan- 

 tom, and many others. 



Bay Childers. A bay horse, foaled in 1726, 

 bred by, and the property of, Mr. Smales, Yorkshire. 



she won the King's plate at Hambleton, beating Captain Appleyard*s 

 ches. raare, by Darley's Arabian, Mr. Vane's ches. mare, by Hack- 

 wood, Mr. Cradock's M}Ta, and ten others. She was then sold to 

 the Hon. Mr. Vane ; and at Newmarket, in April, 1729, won the 

 King's plate for mares, beating the Duke of Bolton's Cleopatra, the 

 Duke of Somerset's Miss Belgrade, Mr. Cradock's Myra, Mr. Sin- 

 claire's Modesty, Sir Robert Fagg's Polly, Colonel Meyser's Miss 

 Dimple, Mr. Setheron's Stay-till-I-come, and Captain Appleyard's 

 ches. mare, by Darley's Arabian, who came in first, but her rider 

 being charged with crossing Miss Pert, was deemed last. At New- 

 market, in April, 1730, Miss Pert, 8st. 5lb., beat the Duke of Bol- 

 ton's Cleopatra, 8st. 2lb., four miles, 200 gs. 



