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FiRETAiL. A bay horse, foaled in 1769, bred 

 by the Earl of Oxford, sold to Christopher Blake, 

 Esq., and afterwards to the Hon. Edward Foley. 

 Firetail was got by Squirrel out of Jett. 



At Newmarket Craven Meeting, 1772, Firetail 

 beat Woodbine, 300 gs. In the First Spring 

 Meeting, he received forfeit from Flippanta, R. M. 

 500 gs. h. ft. In the First October Meeting, Fire- 

 tail received forfeit from Milliner, ditch in, 500 gs. 

 h. ft. ; and on Tuesday he won £50. At New- 

 market Craven Meeting, 1773, Firetail won the 

 Craven stakes from the ditch to the turn of the 

 lands. In the First Spring Meeting, he won a 

 Post sweepstakes of 1,250 gs. On Wednesday, he 

 beat Pumpkin, 8st. each, R. M. 500 gs. This 

 race is said to have been run in one minute, four se- 

 conds and a half; and on Saturday, he won the For- 

 tescue stakes of 30 gs. each. In the Second Spring 

 Meeting, he received 60 gs. compromise from 

 Priestless, B. C. 500 gs. 



Firetail was then sold to Mr. Folev ; and at 

 Burford, July 22nd. he won sweepstakes of 200 

 gs. each. At New^market Second Spring Meeting 

 1774, Firetail w^alked over B. C. for a sweepstakes 

 of 300 gs. each, h. ft. On Saturday after the 

 meeting, Firetail received forfeit from Sweetbriar, 

 B. C. 300 gs. h. ft. In the First October Meeting, 

 Firetail won a sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. 

 B, C. In the Second October Meeting, Firetail 

 and Pulpe received forfeit from Mambrmo, B. C. 



