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Forrester, and Mr. Watson's Bold, by Cade ; two 

 to one on Match'em, who was rode by Christo- 

 pher Jackson, Barforth's Billy by Thomas Jack- 

 son, and Bold by John Singleton, He also won 

 £50 for five years olds at Norfolk, beating Mr. 

 Shafto's Blameless, by Forrester. In 1754, 

 Match'em received a £20 premium, and won the 

 ladies' plate of 126 gs. for five years olds, 9st., and 

 six years olds, lOst., four mile heats at York. He 

 also won the ladies' plate £80 at Lincoln, and 

 walked over for £50 at Norfolk. At Newmarket, 

 in April, 1755, Match'em won the £50 B. C, 

 beating Mr. Bowles's Trajan and twp others. He 

 won this race exceedingly easy ; but it was said 

 that Trajan ran faster than Match'em up the Choak 

 Jade, but could not maintain the pace. They ran 

 the heat in seven minutes and twenty seconds, 

 carrying 8st. 71b. each ; the odds were five and 

 six to four on Match'em, and large sums were lost 

 on the contest. The friends of Trajan were not 

 satisfied that Match'em was the best horse, from 

 the very indifferent condition of Trajan, who was 

 only taken from grass the December before, 

 had had but one sweat during the whole winter, 

 and when he came to Newmarket, was injudiciously 

 hurried with the strongest exercise to prepare him 

 for running. 



After this, Mr. Fen wick offered to run Match'em 

 against any horse in England for the whip, which 



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