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Club Plate with his filly Ridicule in 1814, and won 

 the tremendous match in 1816 with Sir Joshua (died 

 in December of the same year) against Mr. Houlds- 

 worth with Filho da Puta ; Mr. O'Kelly, nephew and 

 heir of the adventurer O'Kelly, owner of Eclipse, is 

 he who ran Car dock for a Jockey Club Plate in 1793 ; 

 Mr. Parker, afterwards Lord Boringdon, is John 

 Parker, Esq., of Boringdon and Saltram, Devon, who 

 ran Anvil for a Jockey Club Plate in 1784, and won 

 the Derby with Saltram (bred by him), by Eclipse, in 

 1783 ; Mr. C. Pigott (or ' Louse ' Pigott) is he who 

 ran Piccadilly, &c, in 1774, &c, for Jockey Club 

 Plates, and of whom more will be said hereafter ; 

 Mr. (Captain and Admiral) Rous is the Hon. H. Rous, 

 who, as everybody knows, was for many years a father 

 to the Jockey Club and a dictator to the Turf ; Mr. 

 Rush is George Rush, Esq., who is made out to have 

 been born 1782, died 1848, to have been of alder- 

 manic antecedents, par les femmes, J. P., D.L., High 

 Sheriff of Northamptonshire, and to have run a 

 chestnut colt by Rubens for a Jockey Club Plate in 

 1823; Mr. Shakspear is Arthur Shakspear, Esq., 

 who ran Nuncio for a Jockey Club Plate in 1810 ; 

 Mr. Taylor is he who ran second with St. George 

 (Mr. Herrick's) for a Jockey Club Plate won by 

 Buzzard in 1794 ; Mr. Thornhillis the famous Master 

 of Ridcllesworth, who ran Anticipation for a Jockey 

 Club Plate in 1817 ; Mr. (or Colonel) Udney is he 

 who ran Barmecide for a Jockey Club Plate in 1822, 



