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Diomed won a sweepstakes of 500 gs. each, h. ft. 

 six subscribers, ditch in. At Epsom May 4th. 

 he won the Derby stakes of 50 gs. each, h. ft. 36 

 subscribers, colts 8st. each, the last mile of the 

 Course, beating Mr. O'Kelly's Boudrow, Mr. 

 Waller's Spitfire, Sir C. Colinson's Wotton, Mr. 

 Panton's Drone, Duke of Cumberland's Polydore, 

 Lord Grosvenor's Diadem, Duke of Bolton's Bay 

 Bolton, and Mr. Delme's grey colt, by Gimcrack, out 

 of Wolsey's dam ; six to four against Diomed, four 

 to one against Boudrow, and seven to one against 

 Spitfire. At Newmarket July Meeting, he walked 

 over for a sweepstakes of 100 gs, each, seven sub- 

 scribers across the flat. On Tuesday, in the First 

 October Meeting a sweepstakes, of 100 gs. each, 

 ditch in. Next day he won the Perram purse of 

 £30, with £50 added. On Friday, he received for- 

 feit from Catalpha, by Turf, R. M. 100 gs. In the 

 Second October Meeting, he won a subscription of 

 20 gs. each, eight subscribers. At Newmarket 

 Craven Meeting 1781, Diomed received forfeit from 

 Susannah, B. C. 500 gs. h. ft. In the First Spring 

 Meeting, he won the Fortescue stakes of 300 gs. 

 each, eleven subscribers. In the Second Spring 

 Meeting, he won the Claret stakes of 200 gs. each 

 h. ft. and a hogshead of claret each, p. p. fourteen 

 subscribers, B. C. 



At Nottingham, he was beat for the first time by 

 Fortitude, and at Newmarket in October by 

 Boudrow. In 1782, he did not start, but paid a 



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