BRITISH TURF. 599 



Herod 9st. beat the Duke of Grafton's Antinous 8st. 

 51b.; B. C. 1000 gs. seven to five on Antinous. In 

 October, at 9st. he was beat by Sir James Low- 

 ther's Ascham, six years old, 8st. B. C. 1000 gs. 

 three to one on King Herod. At the decease 

 of his Royal Highness, King Herod was purchased 

 by Sir John Moore, and in April 1766 at 9st. he 

 was beat by Lord Bolingbroke's Turf, five years 

 old, 8st. 81b.; B. C. 1000 gs. ; at starting, seven 

 to four on King Herod. At York, in August, he 

 started for the subscription purse against Bay Mal- 

 ton. Jerkin Royal, George Fly fax, and Beaufre- 

 mont ; but a blood vessel burst in King Herod's 

 head when running the last mile, which caused 

 him to be taken dangerously ill, and prevented 

 his coming in a better place than last. At New- 

 market, in April 1767, King Herod ran second to 

 Bay Malton, beating Turf and Ascham ; and in 

 May at 5st. 71b. he beat Mr. Shafto's Ascham 6st., 

 B. C. 1000 gs. ; six to four on Ascham. The above 

 were the only times of King Herod's running. 



King Herod was a remarkably fine horse, with 

 uncommon power, and allowed to be one of the 

 best bred horses this kingdom ever produced, and 

 as a stallion, inferior to none, being sire of a 

 larger number of racers, stallions and brood 

 mares, than any other horse, either before or since 

 his time. 



The produce by King Herod won as follows, 

 viz : — 



K K 2 



