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Recovery, a chesnut horse, 15 hands 2 inche s high, was 

 bred by Colonel Wilson in 1827 ; his sire Emilius, his dam, 

 Camarine'sdam,by Rubens, outofTippitywitchet, by Waxy. 

 In 1830, Recovery started ten times and won thrice : 

 namely, a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, at the 

 Ne\'^Tnarket First Spring Meeting, for all ages,D.M., Ijeating 

 Toso, Glenartney, Spaniard, Versatility, and others; the 

 Members' Plate, at Ipswich, two-mile heats, beating Scarlet- 

 runner, Screw-driver, Naughty Tommy , and Talma; and the 

 Duke of Bedford's Plate, at Bedford, one mile and a half, 

 beating Taglioni, Frederica, Whip, Apuntador, and Amoret. 

 In 1831, Recovery, then the property of Mr Turner, ran 

 six races, two of which he won : — The Croxteth Stakes, at 

 Liverpool, beating Perseverance, Rex, Brambilla, Specula- 

 tion, Lady Constance, Her Highness, The Captain, and But- 

 terfly ; and, at the same Meeting, the Stand Cup of 100 

 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, thirty-three 

 subscribers, two miles and a distance, Birmingham being his 

 only competitor. — Betting : 4 to 1 on Birmingham. At 

 Knutsford, for a Piece of Plate, value 100 sovs. three miles, 

 Recovery having fallen lame in the race, ran second to 

 Birmingham, beating The Cardinal and Moss Rose. 



In 1832, Recovery started thrice, but did not win, as he 

 had not perfectly recovered from the lameness in his leg. 

 In that year he was withdrawn from the turf, and put to 

 the stud. He is a horse of great muscular power and line 

 action. His stock are very promising, and have proved 

 frequent winners. 



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