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more of his beet and pudding.' It was reported Sir 

 Charles challenged all England, offering to take four 

 pounds, and run his horse against any horse of his 

 year, his horse not to take a sweat. Smolensko was 

 one of the healthiest, quietest, and best tempered 

 horses that ever was trained. He was about sixteen 

 hands and a half high, full brother to Thunder- 

 bolt, got by Sorcerer, a son of Trumpeter, and his 

 pedigree is filled with our oldest and highest racing 

 blood. 



Goldfinch, by Lop, the property of John Turner, 

 Esq., acquired great celebrity as a hunter in the Mer- 

 shem or Jolifie Hunt. Sharke, got by Marsk, his 

 dam by Snap, grand-dam by Marlborough, brother to 

 Babraham, out of a natural Barb mare, was renowned 

 for his performances, which were deemed greater than 

 any other horse's in England. At three years old he 

 beat Postmaster for five hundred guineas : he received 

 from Prior two hundred guineas. He won from Ja- 

 cinth three hundred guineas, at four years old (April 

 17, 1775) ; he won a sweepstakes, ten subscribers, two 

 hundred guineas each ; and another, thirteen subscri- 

 bers, one hundred guineas and a hundred of claret 

 each : also the Clermont cup, value one hundred and 

 twenty guineas, and one hundred guineas each ; and a 

 sweepstakes, thirteen subscribers, twenty-five guineas 

 each. He won five hundred guineas from Cincinnatus, 

 and beat Johnny (six years old) for one thousand 

 guineas, w^hen five years old. He again beat Post- 

 master for one thousand guineas, and won a sweep- 

 stakes, three subscribers, one thousand guineas each 

 He beat Rakes for one thousand guineas, and won 

 of Leviathan five hundred guineas (July 8). He re- 

 ceived from Critic one thousand guineas, from Johnny 

 five hundred, and beat Fireaway for three hundred 



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