92 Sporting and Rural Records of the Cheveley Estate. 



Saxton Haix. '703- Spring Meeting: Won a match for /iiooo with the Duke of 



Argyle. (Horses not known.) 



Sydney Earl of j^^^ Spring Meeting: Pouskins beat Mr. Parson's Why Not in a 

 Godolphin. ^ , 



'■ match. 



1707. Autumn Meeting: Won the Queen's Plate. Won a match for 

 , 500 guineas with the Duke of Bedford. (Horses not known.) 



1708. Spring Meeting: Made the following matches (results unknown) : 



Byerly, gelding, 8st. ilb., against the Duke of Bolton's mare, 

 Sst., 4 miles, for 200 guineas ; half forfeit. Chance, Sst., 

 against the Duke of Devonshire's Basto, Sst. 31b., 4 miles, for 

 100 guineas, half forfeit. Blacklegs, Sst. 71b., against Lord 

 Hervey's Gandergats, 8st., 8 miles, for 200 guineas, half 

 forfeit. 

 Autumn Meeting : Squirrel and Billy beaten in two matches by 

 the Duke of Devonshire's Basto. 



1709. Autumn Meeting: Plate Horse, list., against Lord Carlisle's 



Darcy, i ist., 4 miles, for 200 guineas, half forfeit. Blacklegs 

 against Mr. Hay's Jack, 7st. 61b., 4 miles, for 200 guineas, 

 half forfeit. Byerly gelding, Sst. 61b., against Mr. Cotton's 

 Star, Sst. 71b , 5 miles, 200 guineas, 30 forfeit. Plate Horse, 

 Sst. 71b., against Lord Wharton's Jacob, Sst,, 4 miles, for 200 

 guineas, half forfeit. Lonsdale, Sst. 71b., against Mr. Grange's 

 Spirit, Sst. 71b., 4 miles, for 300 guineas, 100 forfeit. 

 His Career on lyn. Spring Meeting: Dragon, Sst. 4lb., against the Marquis of 



"^ ^"'''- Dorchester's Wanton, Sst. 41b., 4 miles, for 300 guineas, half 



forfeit. Byerly gelding, Sst. 5lb., against Mr. Hay's Surley, 

 Sst. 51b., 5 miles, for 200 guineas, half forfeit. Mule, Sst. 71b., 

 against the Duke of Devonshire's Greylin, Sst. 51b., 5 miles, 

 for 200 guineas, half forfeit. 

 1 7 12. Spring Meeting: Bully, Sst. 41b., against the Marquis of Dor- 

 chester's Whiterose, Sst. 71b., 4 miles, for 100 guineas, half 

 forfeit. Verdosme, Sst. 41b., against the Duke of Bolton's 

 Jacob, Sst. 51b., 4 miles, for 100 guineas, half forfeit. 



With such sparse data to work upon it is difJicuk to account 

 for the reputation Sidney Godolphin acquired in connection with 

 the Turf. His name has long been associated with the famous 

 stallion the Godolphin Arabian, which he never saw or heard of. 

 His Plate Horse was doubtless so called for having won the 

 Queen's Plate at Newmarket on October 2, 1707, and traditionally 



