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Bury, SufFolk, in 1777-78, at 10 gs. and 5s.; in 

 1779-80, at 5 gs. and 55. ; in 1789, at the Green 

 Farm, three miles from Stoney Stratford, Bucks, 

 at 5 gs. and 5^. ; and in 1792, at Highflyer Hall, 

 near Ely, Cambridgeshire, at 2 gs. and 25. 6d. 



SwEETBRiAR. A chesnut horse, foaled in 1769, 

 bred by Mr. Thomas Meredith, and sold to Lord 

 Grosvenor. Sweetbriar was got by Syphon, his 

 dam by Shakspeare out of Miss Meredith, the dam 

 of Wildman's Tartar, etc. 



At Newmarket First October Meeting, 1773, 

 Sweetbriar won a sweepstakes of 50 gs. each, h. 

 ft., B. C. |In the Second October Meeting, he 

 beat Chalkstone, B. C. ; Lord Grosvenor staked 

 1000 gs. to 500 gs. ; three to one on Sweetbriar. 

 In the Houghton Meeting, at 8st. 61b., he beat 

 Porsenna, B. C. ; Lord Grosvenor staked 650 gs. 

 to 400 gs. At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, 

 1774, Sweetbriar, in a sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, 

 h. ft., B. C., received forfeit from Prudence and 

 Damper. And on Saturday, beat Chalkstone, 

 B. C, 1000 gs. In the Second Spring Meeting, 

 he beat Mr. Foley's Firetail, 8st. each, B. C, 1000 

 gs. ; three to one on Sweetbriar. On Wednesday, 

 in the First October Meeting, he won the 140 gs. 

 B. C, beating Lamplighter ; and on Friday, he 

 won a subscription of 20 gs. each. At Newmarket 

 First October Meeting, 1775, Sweetbriar walked 

 over for the cup, and 200 gs. each, for horses, &c., 

 B. C, which was his last engagement, and the only 

 one that year 



