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in the July Meeting he won the Grosvenor stakes 

 of 25 gs. each, twenty-two suhscribers, B. C. On 

 Wednesday, he won the 89 gs. plate, ditch in, 

 beating Shark and others ; five to four on Shark, 

 three to one against Dorimant. On Monday, in 

 the First October Meeting, he won the renewed 

 1,400 gs., a subscription of 200 gs. each h. ft., 

 eight subscribers, B. C. ; and on Friday he won a 

 subscription of 20 gs. each, thirteen subscribers, 

 R. C. At Newmarket Craven Meeting, 1777, 

 Dorimant won a sweepstakes of 300 gs. each, h. ft., 

 B. C. In the First Spring Meeting he w^as named 

 for the 140 gs., won by Garrick, but received 90 

 gs. to withdraw. In the July Meeting, he won a 

 subscription of 25 gs. each, six subscribers. At 

 York August Meeting, he won the subscription 

 purse of £368 10^. At Newmarket First October 

 Meeting, he walked over for the cup, B. C. On 

 Wednesday in the Second October Meeting, he 

 won the 140 gs. B. C., beating Shark and four 

 others ; and on Thursday he won a subscription of 

 10 gs. each, eighteen subscribers, D. C. At New- 

 market Second Spring Meeting, 1778, Dorimant 

 won a subscription of 25 gs. each, B. C. At Ox- 

 ford, July 21, he won the cup value 100 gs. and 

 240 gs. in specie, four miles beating Pot-8o's and 

 a large field. At Newmarket Second Spring 

 Meeting, 1779, Dorimant won the Jockey Club 

 plate, B. C. On Saturday in the same meeting, 

 he was beat by Highflyer, beating Dictator ; Shark 



