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and 200 gs. each. In the Second Spring Meeting, 

 he received forfeit from Alexis, D. C, 300 gs. h. ft. 

 In the Houghton Meeting, he received from Post- 

 master, B. C. 500 gs. h. ft. At Newmarket Cra- 

 ven Meeting, 1776, Sweet-WilHam won a sweep- 

 stakes of 300 gs. each, h. ft. B. C. In the First 

 Spring Meeting, Sweet-WilHam beat Critic, B. C, 

 Lord Grosvenor staked 600 gs. to 400 gs. In the 

 Second Spring Meeting, he received forfeit from 

 Masquerade, R. M. 500 gs. h. ft. In the First 

 October Meeting, Lord Grosvenor named Sweet- 

 WiUiam for the cup, but no other being mentioned, 

 the same remained with his Lordship. 



He started twice after, and was then put out of 

 training. Sweet-WiUiam is said to have won in 

 stakes, matches, and received in forfeits, the sum 

 of 7,235 gs.; he lost in stakes 300 gs. and was beat 

 only four times, by Maria, Florizel, Dorimant and 

 Leviathan ; he paid 50 gs. in a stake walked over 

 by Jemmy, 50 gs. compromise to Angar, and 100 

 gs. forfeit, being named for the Clermont cup, 

 walked over by Dorimant. Total of his winning, 

 6,705 gs. ; the whip and October cup. 



He was a stallion at Oxcroft farm, near Balsham 

 Cambridgeshire, in 1778, 1779, and 1780, at 10 gs. 

 and 55 ; in 1781, at 5 gs. and 10^. 6d ; in 1782 and 

 1783 at 15 gs ; in 1784, 1785 and 1786, at 10 gs. 

 and IO5 6d ; he afterwards covered a season at 

 Mr. Clark's, the New Inn, Leeming Lane, York- 

 shire, at 5 gs, and IO5. 6d, 



