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way, both got by the Curwen bay barb out of a 

 daughter of Spot, son of the Selaby Turk ; his 

 great grandam was got by the Chesnut White- 

 legged Lowther barb, out of the Vintner mare. 



April, 1737, Second, beat Lord Lonsdale's Sul- 

 tan, a match, 200 gs. each, weight 8st. 51b. 

 June following, he won the King's 100 gs. at Ips- 

 wich. April, 1738, he won the Wallasey stake of 

 600 gs. at Newmarket ; the same month, he beat 

 Mr. Grisewood's Partner, 50 gs., and won the 

 King's 100 gs. in October following. He was 

 afterwards kept for a stallion, and was sire of 

 many fine horses. 



Volunteer. The property of Sir Marmaduke 

 Wyvill, Bart. Volunteer was bred by Sir Marma- 

 duke Wyvill, in 1735, and got by Young Belgrade, 

 son of a Turkish horse taken from the Bashaw 

 by General Mercie, at the siege of Belgrade and 

 sent to the Prince of Craon, who presented him 

 to the Duke of Loraine, whose minister, Baron 

 Chagne, at London, sold him and certified as 

 aforesaid. Young Belgrade's dam was daughter 

 to the Scarborough mare. Volunteer's dam was 

 got by the Bartlett Childers ; his grandam was 

 daughter to the Devonshire chesnut Arabian ; 

 his great grandam was got by the Curwen bay 

 barb, and was full sister to the Duke of Somerset's 

 Westbury. 



April 22nd, 1742, he won the King's 100 gs. 

 for six yrs. olds at Newmarket ; May 19th, he won 



