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four years olds, 8st., R. C, beating the Duke of 

 Ancaster's Villager, by Cade, Lord Oxford's Lu- 

 cifer, by Tartar, and some others ; the great 

 sweepstakes for four years olds, 8st. 71b., four 

 miles, at Huntingdon, beating the Duke of Ancas- 

 ter's Villager, Mr. Curzon's Young Jason, Sir John 

 Moore's Hazard, Mr. Dutton's Nisus, &c. Spider 

 was beat for the King's plate, at Ipswich, by 

 Mr. Meredith's Whittington, owing to his running 

 restive ; but afterwards won £50, for four years 

 olds, 8st. 71b., two mile heats, at Swaffham, beat- 

 ing the same Whittington, &c. In 1757, he won 

 the King's plate for five years olds, 9st., three mile 

 heats, at Burford, beating the Duke of Kingston's 

 Miner, Sir John Moore's Hazard, and Mr. Shirlev's 

 Honesty; £50, for five years olds, 9st., at Hun- 

 tingdon, beating Mr. Meredith's Whittington ;. a 

 sweepstakes for five years olds 8st. 41b., six years 

 olds, 9st. 41b., and aged, lOst., four miles, at Bed- 

 ford, beating Lord Gower's Spectator, aged, and 

 Mr. Vernon's Myrtle, six years old ; the King's 

 plate for five years olds, lOst., two mile heats, 

 at Litchfield, beating Mr. Swinburn's Hambleton, 

 by Snip, Mr. Grisewood's Dumplin, and distanced 

 three others. Also £50 for four years olds, 8st. 

 71b., and five years olds, 9st. 91b., two mile heats, 

 Swaffham, beating the Duke of Cumberland's 

 Beauty, four years old, Mr. Boothby's Partridge, 

 five years old, &c. Spider was sold to the Duke 

 of Cumberland, and at Newmarket, in October, 



