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Spring Meeting, Johnny won a sweepstakes of 

 200 gs. each, the last three miles, B. C, beating 

 Pumpkin. On the same day he received 20 gs. 

 compromise from Minion, 200 gs., h. ft. On 

 Tuesday, he beat Salopian, R. M., 200 gs. On 

 Thursday, he received 60 gs. compromise from 

 Archimedes, B, C, 100 gs. p. p., and on Satur- 

 day, Johnny beat Mareschal, B. C, 200 gs. He 

 also, on the same day, received 40 gs. compromise 

 from Papist, 200 gs., h. ft. At Newmarket, Sep- 

 tember 25th, he started for a match of 1000 gs. 

 against Shark, B. C, but fell in running, when 

 coming up the ditch hill. In the First October 

 Meeting, Johnny, in a sweepstakes of 300 gs, h. ft. 

 received forfeit from the Duke of Ancaster's Ja- 

 cinth and Mr. Greville's Postmaster ; Lord Gros- 

 venor's Sweet- William, aged, was allowed to with- 

 draw ; and on Friday, Johnny beat Margaretta 

 across the flat, 300 gs. In the Second October 

 Meeting, he beat Pontifex across the flat, 200 gs. 

 On the same day, he won a sweepstakes of 200 gs. 

 each, R. M. And on Saturday, he received forfeit 

 from Shark, 8st. 71b., R. M., 300 gs. p. p. At 

 Newmarket, October 30th, Johnny beat Bagdad, 

 R. M., 200 gs.; and on Saturday he was matched 

 to run Rowley's mile, in 1 minute and 35 seconds, 

 for 200 gs., p. p. ; Lord Clermont paid 50 gs. 

 compromise. The above were his only engage- 

 ments that year ; therefore, out of seventeen, he 

 w^on nine times, and received six forfeits and com- 



