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foaled in 1766, bred by Jenison Shafto Esq., sold 

 to Lord Viscount Bolingbroke. 



Paymaster was got by Blank, out of Snapdragon ; 

 he was her first produce. 



At Newmarket first Spring meeting, 1770, Jes- 

 mond won a sweepstakes of 500 gs. each, h. ft. 



B. C. He was then sold to Lord Bolingbroke, who 

 named him Paymaster. In the second Spring 

 Meeting, he won the Jockey Club plate, R. C. 

 beating Lord March's Belindo, and a large field. 

 At Newmarket, May 23, Paymaster beat Lord 

 Clermont's Brilhant, 8st. 300 gs. five to one 

 on Paymaster. In the first October meeting, he 

 received 100 gs. compromise from Lord Farnham's 

 Bucephalus, 500 gs. h. ft. In the second October 

 meeting, he was beat (for the first time) by Lord 

 Rockingham's Solon ; after which he was sold to 

 Robert Pigott, Esq. 



At Newmarket first Spring Meeting, 1771, 

 Paymaster won £50 R. C. In the second Spring 

 Meeting, Paymaster beat Mr. Wentworth's Chaun- 

 ter by Whistlejacket, B. C. 200 gs. He was then 

 sold to Mr. Strode ; and in the Houghton Meet- 

 ing, he beat Mr. Burlton's Tamerlane, B. C. 

 100 gs. At Newmarket second Spring Meeting, 

 1772, Paymaster beat Mr. Walker's Florinda, R. 



C. 100 gs. ; and in the same meeting, he beat 

 Lord Clermont's Sufi'olk, R. C. 50 gs. At Guil- 

 ford, June 6th, Paymaster was beat for the King's 

 plate by Mr. Gulston's Endymion. At Winches- 



