4 HISTORY OV THE 



forfeit to Crop. At Guilford 1 783, Diomed won 

 the King's Purse, three four mile heats. 



Diomed was beat six times in 1783, viz : at New- 

 market for the Craven stakes, won by A baric, in 

 the first Spring Meeting ; for the £50 purse by- 

 Laburnum and Drone ; also for the King's purse, 

 won by Drone at Ascot Heath, by Soldier, and 

 Oliver Cromwell ; at Winchester for the King's 

 purse by Anvil ; and at Lewes for the King's purse 

 by Mercury and Diadem. Diomed fell lame in 

 running, and was put out of training. 



Diomed covered at Uppart, near Chichester 

 Sussex, in 1785 and 1786, at 5 gs. and 5s. ; in 

 1787 and 1788 at Barton, near Bury St. Edmond's 

 Suffolk, at 5 gs. and 5^. ; in 1789, at the same 

 place, at 10 gs. and half a guinea; in 1790, at 

 Uppark 10 gs. and half a guinea ; 1791, at Barton 

 at 5gs. and 5s. ; in 1792-1797, at Barton, at 10 gs. 

 and half a guinea ; in 1798, at Barton, at 2 gs. and 

 5s. He was sold, after covering, in 1798, by Sir 

 Charles Bunbury, for 50 gs. to go to America, 

 where he was sold for 1000 gs. He died soon after 

 landing. 



Trumpator. a black horse, foaled in 1782, 

 bred by, and the property of, the Earl of Clermont. 

 Trumpator was got by Conductor ; his dam, Bru- 

 nette, by Squirrel ; grandam, Dove, &c. 



At Newmarket Second October Meeting, 1784, 

 Trumpator beat Usurper from R. M. post, to the 

 post in the furzes, 100 gs. At Newmarket First 

 Spring Meeting, 1785, Trumpator won the second 



