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Squirrel, 8st. 71b., beat Mr. Panton's Mystery, 

 six years olds, 9st. B. C. 300 gs. At Hambleton, 

 in August following, he received forfeit from a 

 horse of Mr. Turner's of the same age, to whom 

 he was to have allowed a stone. He also in Octo- 

 ber, beat the Duke of Cumberland's Spider, aged 

 8st. 71b. each, R. M., 200 gs. At Newmarket in 

 April 1760, Squirrel 9st. 71b. beat the Duke of 

 Cumberland's Dapper, 8st. 71b. B, C. 500 gs. ; 

 and in July, he won the Ladies' plate of £90 for six 

 years olds 8st. 101b. ; and aged 9st. 71b. ; four 

 mile heats, at Huntingdon, beating Mr. George's 

 Juniper, aged, and Mr. Panton's Posthumous, 

 six years old, who was second and drawn. At 

 Newmarket in March 1761, he beat easy Sir 

 James Lowther's Jason, 8st. 71b. each B. C. 

 1000 gs.; he also, in the Second Spring Meeting, 

 stood matched against Sir James Lowther's Ba- 

 bram, at the same weight and course, and for the 

 same sum, but was lamed in the fet-lock joint, be- 

 fore the time of starting, which rendered him in- 

 capable of racing any more. The first time of 

 Squirrel's starting was at Huntingdon, where he 

 was second to Mr. Swinburn's Belford, which 

 was the only time of his being beat, except when 

 he was second to Silvio, at York in 1759; he 

 never paid a forfeit but that to Babram. 



Squirrel then became a favourite stallion, and 

 was the sire of a great many good racers at New- 

 market. He was also sire of an uncommon num- 



