BRITISH TURF. 561 



Shark. A brown horse, foaled in 1771, bred 

 by, and the property of, Charles Pigott, Esq. 

 Shark was got by Marsk ; his dam by Snap ; 

 grandam, (Warwickshire Wag's dam,) by Marlbo- 

 rough, out of a natural barb mare. Shark was his 

 dam's first produce. 



At Newmarket First October Meeting, 1774, 

 Shark beat Postmaster, ditch in, 500 gs. On 

 Monday, in the Second October Meeting, he re- 

 ceived forfeit from Prior, ditch in, 200 gs., h. ft. ; 

 and on Tuesday, he beat Jacinth, ditch in, 300 gs. 

 At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, 1775, Shark 

 won a sweepstakes of 201) gs. each, h. ft., ten 

 subscribers, ditch in. On Monday, in the Second 

 Spring Meeting, he received forfeit from Lady 

 Squander, ditch in, 300 gs., h, ft. On Tuesday, 

 he walked over B. C. for the Clermont cup, value 

 120 gs., and 100 gs. On Friday, he walked over 

 B. C. for a subscription of 25 gs. each, thirteen 

 subscribers ; and on Monday, after the meeting, 

 he beat Cincinnatus across the flat, 500 gs. At 

 Newmarket, September 25th, he beat Johnny, 

 B. C, 1000 gs. ; Johnny fell in coming up the 

 ditch hill. At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, 

 1776, Shark beat Postmaster, 8st. each, R. M., 

 1000 gs. In the Second Spring Meeting, he won 

 a sweepstakes of 1000 gs. each, B. C, and beat 

 Rake across the flat, 1000 gs. After the meeting 

 he beat Leviathan, B. C, 500 gs. In the July 

 Meeting he received forfeit from Critic, B. C. 



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