BRITISH TURF, 9 



bred Ticket, Toothdrawer, afterwards Actseon and 

 Sportsman, Sandhopper, Whitley, &c. 



In 1794, Beningbrough, in the York August 

 Meeting, won a sweepstakes of 100 gs., h. ft., two 

 miles, six subscribers ; and at the same meeting he 

 won a sweepstakes of 100 gs. each ; the last mile 

 and a half. At Doncaster he won the St. Leger 

 stakes of 25 gs. each, two miles, nineteen sub- 

 scribers. The next day he won the Gold cup, 

 value 100 gs., four miles, beating a large field. In 

 1795, Beningbrough was purchased of Mr. Hutch- 

 inson by Sir Charles Turner, Bart. ; and at Don- 

 caster, carrying 7st. 71b., he beat Bennington, 

 carrying 8st., both four years old, four miles, for 

 500 gs. ; six to four on Bern ington. The next 

 day he won the Doncaster stakes of 10 gs. each, 

 with 20 gs. added, thirteen subscribers, four miles. 

 The day following he won £100 at two heats, two 

 miles each. 



The above are the only times Beningbrough 

 started, except twice, w^hen he was beat the first 

 time of his running at York Spring Meeting, by 

 Prior, and at York August Meeting, 1795, by Mr. 

 Garforth's grey colt by Phenomenon, and Benning- 

 ton. He was allowed to be among the handsomest 

 horses in England of his day, and was the sire of 

 numerous winners. 



Hambletonian. Bred by Mr. J. Hutchinson, 

 of Skipton, near York, and foaled in 1792, got by 

 King Fergus ; dam by Highflyer ; grandam by 



