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and it has been said, that from his blood the breed 

 of horses for the coach was brought nearly to its 

 present state of perfection. 



Sweet- Willi AM. A bay horse, foaled in 1768, 

 bred by William Comforth, Esq., of Barforth, near 

 Richmond, Yorkshire, sold to Lord Viscount Bo- 

 lingbroke and afterwards to Lord Grosvenor. 



At Newmarket, Second Spring Meeting, 1772, 

 Sweet- William won a sweepstakes of 100 gs. B. C. 

 Sweet- William was sold to Lord Grosvenor, and at 

 Burford, July 20th, he won a sweepstakes of 25 gs. 

 each, 42 subscribers. At Shrewsbury, Septem- 

 ber 8th. he won a sweepstakes of 25 gs. each, 

 eight subscribers. 



At Newmarket, Second Spring Meeting, 1773, 

 Sweet- William beat Ancaster, 8st. 31b. B. C. 500 

 gs., two to one on Sweet- William. In the First 

 October Meeting, he won a subscription of 20 gs. 

 each. In the Second October Meeting, he re- 

 ceived forfeit from Chalkstone, B.C. 200 gs. h. 

 ft. And on Friday he beat Priestless, B. C. 300 

 gs. In the Houghton Meeting, Sweet- William beat 

 Paoh, B. C. 200 gs. At Newmarket Craven Meet- 

 ing 1774, Sweet-William won the Craven Stakes, 

 25 subs. In the Second Spring Meeting, he 

 walked over for the 140 gs. B. C. In the Second 

 October Meeting, he walked over for the 140 

 gs. B. C. 



At Newmarket, First Spring Meeting 1775, 

 Sweet-William beat Transit, B. C. for the whip. 



