540 HISTORY OF THE 



ter, July 14th. he won the King's plate, 12st. at 

 three heats. At Canterbury, July 29th, he won 

 the King's plate 12st. beating Mr. Wildman's 

 Frolic. At Lewes, August 15th. he won the King's 

 plate 12st. at three heats. At Lincoln, August 

 15th, he won the King's plate, 12st; and at the 

 same place he walked over for the £50 plate. At 

 Newmarket first October meeting, 1773, Paymaster 

 beat Mr. Foley's Fortune, four years old, 8st. each, 

 B. C. 500 gs. ; and in the same meeting, he won a 

 sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. B. C. In the 

 second October meeting Paymaster won a Sweep- 

 stakes of 100 gs. each, (three subscribers) B. C. 

 At Newmarket, Saturday after the second Spring 

 Meeting, 1774, Paymaster beat Lord Grosvenor's 

 Mambrino, 9st. B. C. 500 gs. ; at starting, two to 

 one on Mambrino. On the Monday following, he 

 beat Lord Clermont's Pulp^, 5 years old, B. C, 

 100 gs. ; and in the First October Meeting, Pay- 

 master beat Mr. Keith Stewart's Bramble by 

 King Herod, B. C. 300 gs. — This was the last 

 time of his running. 



Paymaster then became a stallion. In 1778, he 

 covered at Bishop Burton, near Beverly, Yorkshire, 

 at 10 gs. and \0s. 6d,; and in 1780, 1781, 1782, 

 and 1783, at Mr. Raithby's Farm, Delrow, near 

 Oldinham, Herts, at 5 gs. and 5^.; afterwards at 

 Field House, near Darlington, where he died in 

 1791, aged 25. 



Paymaster was sire of the following winners. 



