HISTORY OF THE 



Peter. First October Meeting, Sir Peter, 8st. 71b., 

 received ft. from Mentor, 8st., B. C. ; 700 gs. h. 

 ft. Second October Meeting, Sir Peter, 8st. 71b., 

 beat Maria, 7st. 71b., B. C, 300 gs. ; seven to four 

 on Maria. In 1789, in Newmarket Craven Meet- 

 ing, Sir Peter won a subscription of 50 gs., h. ft., 

 D. C, thirteen subscribers, beating Meteor, Pe- 

 gasus, and Gunpowder ; six to four on Sir Peter. 

 In the Second Spring Meeting, he received 5 gs. 

 ft. from Spark, B. C, 200 gs. 



On Friday, in the October Meeting of this year. Sir 

 Peter Teazle broke down in running B. C. against 

 Cardock, Driver, Schoolboy, and Gunpowder ; and 

 afterwards covered at Knowley, Prescot, Lanca- 

 shire, at 10 gs. and half a guinea. He was sire of 

 Hermione, Stamford, Ambrosio, Telegraph, Know- 

 ley, Welchman, Petrina, Honest John, Pushfor- 

 ward, Parisot, Shepherd, Mary Ann, Monica, Tan- 

 tarara, &c. 



Beningbrough, so named from a village in 

 the neighbourhood where he was bred. He was 

 foaled in the year 1791, at Shepton, near York, 

 the residence of the celebrated Mr. John Hutchin- 

 son, who also bred Overton, Traveller, Bramble, 

 Hambletonian, &c. Beningbrough w^as got by 

 King Fergus ; his dam by King Herod ; his gran- 

 dam, Pyrrha, by Match'em, out of Mr. Fenwick's 

 Duchess, by Whitenose, out of Miss Slamerkin, 

 by True Blue, Lord Oxford's dun Arabian, out of 

 a Darcy black-legged royal mare. His dam also 



