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and five to one against Slouch ; after the heat, 

 ten to one on EcHpse. On the 15th, same place, 

 he walked over for £50, weight for age. At 

 SaUsbury, June 28th, he walked over for the 

 King's plate, for six years olds, 12st. And 

 on the next day, he won the City silver bowl, 

 with 30 gs. added, free for any horse, lOst., 

 beating Mr. Fettyplace's Sulphur, aged ; and Mr. 

 Taylor's Forrester, six years old, who were dis- 

 tanced the first heat ; ten to one on Eclipse. At 

 Canterbury, July 25th, he walked over for the 

 King's plate for six years olds, 12st. At Lewes, 

 July 27th, he won the King's plate for six years 

 olds, 12st., beating Mr. Strode's Kingston, by 

 Sampson, who won the £50, the day following ; 

 ten to one on Eclipse. At Litchfield, Septem- 

 ber 19th, he won the King's plate for five years 

 olds, 8st. 71b., three mile heats, beating Mr. 

 Freeth's Tardy, by Matchless ; twenty to one on 

 Eclipse. 



At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, Tuesday, 

 April 17th, 1770, Eclipse beat Mr. Wentworth's 

 Bucephalus, by Regulus, same age, 8st. 71b. each, 

 B. C. Mr. Wildman staked 600 gs. to 400 gs. ; 

 six to four on Eclipse. On Thursday, April 19th, 

 Eclipse, then Mr. O'Kelly's, won the King's plate, 

 12st., heats, R. C, beating Mr. Strode's Pen- 

 sioner, by Matchless, who was third and distanced ; 

 Mr. Fenwick's, late Mr. Bland's, Diana was se- 

 cond, and the Duke of Grafton's Chigger fourth, 



