484 HISTORY OF THE 



In 1761, Dainty Davy walked over for £50 give 

 and take, at York, and won the Gold cup, value 

 £80 for aged, 9st., four miles, at Richmond, beating 

 Mr. Mutton's Silvio, aged ; at starting five and 

 six to one on Dainty Davy. 



In 1762, Dainty Davy won £50, give and take, 

 at Hull, beating Mr. Swinburn's Sprightly and 

 Mr. JollifF's Newland ; received a £5 premium not 

 to start at Scarborough ; he won the Gold cup, 

 value £80, for five years olds 8st. 7lb., and aged, 

 9st., four miles at Richmond, beating Mr. Hut- 

 ton's Silvio, aged, Mr. Dalton's Syren, six years 

 old, Mr. Aislabie's Pompey, five years old, and 

 Mr. Warren's Fearnought, aged ; at starting seven 

 to four on the field, and six to four on Silvio against 

 Dainty Davy ; in running gold to silver, Silvio 

 against Dainty Davy, and even betting in the field. 

 Silvio's jockey, (Charles Dawson) lost his stirrups 

 in running, occasioned by rubbing against a man 

 on horseback ; in the first half mile. Fearnought 

 was thrown down by a man riding against him ; 

 and in the second mile, Pompey met with the 

 same misfortune. Dainty Davy won by about a 

 length and a half. 



In 1763, Dainty Davy received a £5 premium 

 not to start at Hull, and won the Gold cup, value 

 £80, for five years olds, 7st. 1 lib., six years olds, 

 8st. 71b., and aged, 9st., four miles, at Richmond, 

 beating Mr. Mutton's Silvio, aged, Mr. Carr's 

 Negro, five years old, Mr. Stanhope's Blackeyes, 

 five years old, and Sir William Penny man's bay 



