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won £50, four years olds, 9st., three mile 

 heats at Stockton, beating at three heats. Sir Wil- 

 liam Pennyman's Cleveland, Mr. Robinson's Ma- 

 riner, and Mr. Kaye's Sportsman ; at starting two 

 to one on Mariner, after the first heat the same, 

 but after the second heat three to one on Dainty 

 Davy ; the first heat Dainty Davy and Mariner 

 waited on each other, which gave Cleveland an 

 opportunity of winning the heat easy ; for the se- 

 cond and third heats. Dainty Davy went off at a 

 score, and won them both, probably easy, by which 

 the friends of Mariner were deeply taken in. 



In 1757, Dainty Davy won £50, give and take 

 at Newcastle, carrying 8st. 31b. 12oz., beating at 

 three heats, Mr. Shafto's Ripon, aged, 9st. lib, 

 12oz., Mr. Harrison's Merry-Brown-Thing, five 

 years old 8st. 21b., Mr. Charlton's Creeping Kate, 

 aged, 8st. lO^lb., and Mr. Hunter's Smiling Molly, 

 five years old, 8st. 21b. The first heat was won 

 by Ripon from Smiling Molly ; Dainty Davy and 

 Ripon distanced the other three the last heat. 

 He won £50, for five years olds, 9st., three mile 

 heats at Durham, beating Mr. Smith's Careless 

 by Traveller, Mr. Dealty's Cream of Tartar, and 

 Mr. Smith's Royal, by Tartar; the £100 plate, 

 for five years olds, 8st. 71b., at Stockton, beating 

 Mr. Holme's Wildair, by Old Starling ; and re- 

 ceived a premium not to start for the £50 give 

 and take there. On the 24th September, Dainty 

 Davy, 8st. 101b., beat Mr. Shafto's Ripon, six 



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