to the dam of Mr. Croft's Toy, Madam (Twig's dam), Drowsy, Young Cade, Mr. Martindale's Torismond, the Duke of Ancaster's Villager, grandam of Alcides, Annium, Herald, Miss Barforth, Thistle by Syphon, etc., and great grandam of Privateer and Fitzherod. She was also own sister to the dam of Lord Godolphin's Mulatto, Mr. Dutton's Rat, Lord Gower's Sweepstakes, and Clio. She was likewise own sister to the dam of Lord Godolphin's Dormouse, Mr. Meredith's Mercury, Merryman, and Bolton, Mr. Swinburn's Cadarmus, and grandam of Mr. Latham's Snap, &c. The four Partner mares were all bred by Mr. Crofts, of Barforth. The dam of Toy, &c., was foaled in 1730; the dam of Mulatto, &c., in 1731; the dam of Dormouse, &c, in 1732, and the dam of Match'em, &c., 1733.

BRILLIANT. A dun horse, foaled in 1750, bred by the Earl of Portmore, and sold to William Crofts, Esq., of West Harding, Norfolk.

Brilliant was got by Mr. Panton's Crab; his dam (own sister to Lord Godolphin's Bufferat) by Lord Godolphin's Arabian, out of Mr. Coke's Silverlocks.

In 1754, Brilliant won the King's plate for four years olds, 9st., two miles and a quarter heats, at Ipswich, beating Lord Godolphin's dun gelding by Buffcoat, Mr. Keek's Ruby, and the Duke of Ancaster's Lizard; also £50 for four years olds, 8st. 7lb, at Huntingdon, beating Lord March's

Smart, who was drawn after the first heat. At Newmarket, in October, he won £50 for four years olds, 8st. 7lb., four miles, B. C., beating Mr. Panton's Pytho, Lord Portmore's Stately, Sir John Moore's South, the Duke of Cumberland's Shock, and three others. At Newmarket, in April, 1755, he won £50 for horses, etc., rising five years old, 8st. 7lb., R. C., beating Mr. Fenwick's Syphon, the Duke of Cumberland's Marsk, Mr. Keek's Ruby, and four others. In July, he won the King's plate for five years olds, 9st., three mile heats, at Burford, (being the first at that place) beating Mr. Martindale's Adolphus, and Mr. Dutton's Boreas. At Newmarket, in October, he won £50 for five years olds, 9st., four mile heats, beating easy Mr. Swinburn's Regulus, and Sir Charles Sedley's Sylph. And at Newmarket, in April, 1756, he won the 100 gs. and upwards, for horses rising six years old, 10st., four mile heats, distancing Mr. Panton's Pytho.

Brilliant was a stallion at Epsom, Surrey, in 1758-60, at 3 gs. and 5s.; in 1761, in the neighbourhood of Richmond, Yorkshire, at 5 gs. and 5s.; in 1762-63, at Epsom, at 3 gs. and 5s.; in 1764, at West Harling, Norfolk, at 5 gs. and 5s.; in 1766-67, at 3 gs. and 5s; and in 1768-72, at 10 gs. and 5s.

Brilliant was sire of Mr. Crofts' mouse-coloured filly, that ran three heats against Antinous for the King's plate, at Ipswich, in 1762, beating five

others; after which, she won £50 for four years olds, at Swaffham, beating at three heats, Lord Portmore's Sylph, by Babram, and Sir James Lowther's Phoeby by Dormouse. He was also sire of the following, viz. :

Lord Baltimore's Anthony, Mr. Everett's Antelope, Sir Charles Bunbury's Belario and Catarina, Mr. Shafto's Ariel and Caliban, Mr. Conolly's (of Ireland) Richmond, Lord Bolingbroke's Laïs and Dorilas, Lord Clermont's Brilliant, Mr. Wentworth's Spangle, Mr. Ogilvy's Bijou, Lord Ossory's Fish, Sir R. Phillips's Macaroni, Duke of Cumberland's Orthodox, Mr. Strode's Gudgeon, Mr. Carlisle's Don Dun, Mr. Mal's Juniper, Mr. Burlton's Darius, Mr. Dymock's Sparkler, Mr. Adams's Dunny, and several others.

He likewise got the dam of Sir Charles Bamfide's Custard, Mr. Douglas' Crookshanks, &c., and the grandam of Mr. Hutchinson's Weasel, Mr. Garforth's Eliza, &c.

FORRESTER. A chesnut horse, foaled in 1750, bred by Richard Williams, of Penbedower, near Holywell, Flintshire. Forrester was got by Mr. Crofts' Forrester, his dam by the Duke of Bolton's Looby, out of Margery, the dam of Cricket.

In April, 1755, Forester beat Mr. Slaughter's grey filly, by Sloe, dam by Wynn's Little Ball, 9st. each, over the Wallasey Course, for 200 gs.; and in the same month he won £50 for horses rising five years old, 9st., four mile heats, at Chester,

beating Mr. Egerton's Attilus, by Regulus, and Mr. Farrington's Harmless. In 1756, he won £50 for six years olds 10st., and aged 10st. 10lb., four mile heats, at Chester, beating Sir Richard Grosvenor's Trajan, aged, and distanced Mr. White's Trial, six years; walked over for the King's plate at Nottingham; won the King's plate at York, beating Mr. Hutton's Stately, Mr. Hunt's Poor Farmer, and Mr. Swinburn's Drawcansir: at starting, two to one on Forrester. He also won the King's plate at Lincoln, and walked over for the King's plate at Newmarket, in October. At Newmarket, in April, 1757, he won the King's plate, beating at three heats, the same, Adolphus. The first heat, which was won by Adolphus, was run in 8 minutes and 34 seconds, the second heat, in 8 minutes and 344 seconds; and the third heat, in 8 minutes and 52 seconds. Forrester was sold on the day before running to Mr. Vernon of Newmarket. In April, 1759, Forrester, 8st. 10lb., received 40 gs. from Mr. Blake's Pompey, 8st. 7lb., B. C.

Forrester was rode by Mr. Jenison Shafto, in the time match, at Newmarket, June 27th, 1759.

CHAPTER X.

1750 to 1754. Marsk (sire of Eclipse)-Snap-Syphon-Cruel match between Crop and Mr. Harrison's roan-horse-The Earl of March's celebrated chaise match at Newmarket-Careless-Dainty Davy-Lottery-Spider-Match between Skew Ball and Miss Sportly on the Curragh of Kildare.-Extraordinary performance of Mr. Spelding's mare on the Curragh.-Sir Charles Turner's match against time.-300 miles in 64 hours, and 20 minutes, by Mr. Croker's mare.

MARSK. Sire of Eclipse, a brown horse, foaled in 1750, bred by John Hutton, Esq., of Marsh, near Richmond, Yorkshire; who disposed of him to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland.

Marsk was got by Squirt, out of the Ruby mare; she was from a daughter of Bay Bolton and Mr. Hutton's Blacklegs, grandam by FoxClub; great grandam by Coneyskins; great great grandam, by Mr. Hutton's grey barb, a daughter of Mr. Hutton's royal colt, a daughter of the Byerley Turk, from a Bustler mare.

"In the year 1750, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland gave me―John Hutton—a chestnut Arabian in exchange for a brown colt, got