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Derby, won the Derby stakes at Epsom, thirty- 

 three subscribers ; beating Gunpowder, Bustler, 

 and four others ; two to one against Sir Peter. At 

 Ascot Heath, he won a stakes of 200 gs., h. ft., 

 one mile, four subscribers. At Newmarket, he 

 won the Prince of Wales's plate of 100 gs., D. I. ; 

 five to two on Sir Peter. The same meeting he 

 won the renewed fourteen hundred guineas ; a stakes 

 of 200 gs., h. ft., D. I., nine subscribers. Second 

 October Meeting, Sir Peter beat BuUlinch across 

 the flat, 500 gs. ; seven to four on Sir Peter. Tne 

 same day Sir Peter received forfeit, 100 gs., from 

 Bullfinch, across the flat. On Wednesday, the 

 first year of the 140 gs., being one third of a sub- 

 scription of 30 gs. each, D. I., nine subscribers. 

 On Friday, the third year of a sweepstakes of 20 

 gs. each, B. M., eight subscribers. Sir Peter, the 

 winner of the 1400 gs., walked over. In 1788, on 

 Tuesday, in Newmarket First Spring Meeting, Sir 

 Peter won the renewed Jockey stakes of 100 gs. 

 each, h. ft., B. C, fourteen subscribers, beating 

 Bustler and Poker ; five to one on Sir Peter. On 

 Saturday he won the first year of the Fortescue 

 stakes of 30 gs. each, D. I., six subscribers, beating 

 Bubble and Don Quixote ; six to one on Sir Peter. 

 In the Second Spring Meeting, Sir Peter received 

 250 gs. from Mentor, B. C. ; and in the July 

 Meeting, he won the second year of the Grosvenor 

 stakes of 50 gs., 30 gs. ft., T. M. M., nine sub- 

 scribers, beating: Mentor ; fifteen to one on Sir 



