536 HISTORY OF THE 



heats. Cicero was not beat that year. At Strat- 

 ford-upon-Avon, August 2nd, 1775, Cicero won 

 £50, four mile heats. At Litchfield, August 30th, 

 he won £50, for horses, etc., rode by gentlemen, 

 13st., four miles, rode by Mr. Walker. At 

 Warwick, September 7th, he won £50, four mile 

 heats. He started once more, and was then put 

 out of training. 



Cicero won twenty £50 prizes, and 575 gs. in 

 matches and forfeits. He was sire of Mr. West- 

 wood's Zenophon, Mr. Sanders' Ne plus Ultra, 

 Lord C. Somerset's Louisa, Mr. Homfray's Young 

 Cicero, &c. 



In 1781, Cicero was teazer to Shark, at Alwal- 

 ton Lodge, near Stilton, Huntingdonshire ; and 

 afterwards a stallion at Mr. John Edwards', at the 

 Lickey, near Broomsgrove, Worcestershire, at 5 gs. 

 and 55. 



Forester. — A bay horse, foaled in 1765, bred 

 by Philip Egerton, Esq., and sold to the Hon. 

 John Smith Barry, of Belmont, near Northwich, 

 Cheshire. Forester was got by Dionysius, out of 

 Rural Lass. 



At Beverley, in May, 1769, Forester started for 

 the sweepstakes of 20 gs. each, fourteen sub- 

 scribers, three miles, when he came in first ; but 

 his rider not bringing ia his weight, the stakes 

 were given to Mr. Ellerker's Lorenzo, by Samp- 

 son, who was second. At Manchester, in Septem- 

 ber, he won £50, three two mile heats. At 



