572 HISTORY OF THE 



Viscount Bolingbroke, and afterwards to Mr. 

 Richard Tattersall. Highflyer was got by King 

 Herod out of Rachael, (the darn of Marc Anthony) 

 by Blank ; her dam by Regulus ; grandam by Sore- 

 heels (which mare was the dam of Matchless, &c.,) 

 out of Sir Ralph Milbank's black mare, the dam 

 of Hartley's blind horse. 



At Newmarket Second October Meeting, High- 

 flyer won a sweepstakes of 100 gs., ditch in ; four 

 to one against Highflyer, who was much out of 

 condition. At Newmarket Second Spring Meet- 

 ing, 1778, Highflyer won a sweepstakes of 100 gs. 

 twenty-six subscribers.^ B. C. ; six to four on 

 Highflyer. In the July Meeting, he won the 

 Grosvenor stakes of 25 gs. each, twenty-four sub- 

 scribers, B. C. ; four to one on Highflyer. In the 

 First October Meeting, he w^on the 1400 gs., 

 B. C, nine to one on Highflyer ; besides the 

 weights and scales of 100 gs. In the Second Oc- 

 tober Meeting he received forfeit in a Post stakes 

 of200gs. each, h. ft., five subscribers, B. C. In 

 the Houghton Meeting he beat Dictator, B. C, 

 500 gs. ; two to one on Highflyer. At Newmarket 

 First Spring Meeting, 1779, Highflyer won a 

 sweepstakes of 300 gs., B. C. In the Second 

 Spring Meeting he won a sweepstakes of 200 gs. 

 each, B. C, beating Dorimant, aged, &c. ; four to 

 one on Highflyer. He was then sold to Mr. Tat- 

 tersall, and at Nottingham he walked over for a 



