572 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



Young Delpini, Wisdom, and Sir Hedworth. In 1813, 

 at Catterick Bridge, he won a stakes of twenty guineas 

 each, two miles, (eight subscribers) beating X Y Z, 

 Rebecca, and Lord Belhaven's colt. At Durham, he 

 won the cup, value one hundred and twenty guineas, 

 three miles, beating X Y Z, Wrodman, Limblifter, 

 Engraver, and Don Carlioso. At Stockton, he won 

 the cup, value one hundred guineas, beating Macaroni. 

 At Preston, he won the gold cup, value one hundred 

 guineas, with two hundred gumeas in specie, beating 

 Catton, Uncle Dick, Manuella, and Cwrw. At Pon- 

 tefract, he won the cup, value one hundred and forty 

 guineas, beating X Y Z. At Doncaster, he won the 

 prince's stakes, of twenty-five guineas each, with 

 twenty- five guineas added, beating Langold. Next 

 day he won the cup, value one hundred guineas and 

 upwards, beating Marcianni, Fugitive, Amadis de 

 Gaul, Oriani's brother, and Duke of Leedes b. c. 

 In 1815, he won fifty guineas at the Caledonian hunt 

 and Dumfries races, at two heats, three miles each, 

 beating Surveyor, Arabella, and Drouthy Kate. 



Viscount was a superior runner at four years old, 

 till he met with an accident, which caused firing ne- 

 cessary, after w^hich he lost his racing powers. 



Langton was bred by John Grunston, Esq., of Nes- 

 wick, near Beverley, Yorkshire, and foaled in 1802. 

 He was got by Precipitate, and his dam (who also bred 

 Alonzo, Charlotte, &c.) by Highfiier. At Malton 

 Craven Meeting, 1805, he won a sweepstakes of twenty 

 guineas each, beating Truth, Sir Reginald, Laura, Nor- 

 val, and two others. At Doncaster, he won one hun- 

 dred pounds, beating at three heats. Master Betty, 

 Cleveland, Young Chariot, Scampston, and Sir An- 

 drew : he also received forfeit from Lord F. G. Os- 

 borne's Don Felix, and was sold to Mr. Howorth. 



