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30 Remarkable Race.---Pedigree and Exploits of Cavendish:

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REMARKABLE RACE.

PEDIGREE and PERFORMANCES of CAVENDISH. NAVENDISH was

HE following remarkable CA win race was run at York, August 24, 1784.

Eighty Pounds for horfes and give-and-take.-4 mile heats. *** Mr. Stapleton's ch. c. Parlington, by Morwick Ball, dam by Matchem, 4 yrs old, aft, 10lb. 8oz. Mr. Garforth's gr. colt, Young Pacolet, by Påcolet,dam by Matchem 4 yrs old 6ft.8lb.t2oz. Mr. Golding's b. c. Billy by the Vernon Arabian, 4 yrs old, 6ft./ lb. 8oz.

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Parlington the favourite, after the first heat, 6 and 7 to, 4 on Billy; after the fecond heat, 3 and 4 to 1 on Billy; after the third heat, 3 and 4 to 1 on Pacolet; after the 4th beat, 6 and 7 to 4 on Parlington. The first heat was a good one betwixt the two firft; the fecond heat, Billy won eafy; Parlington led off for the third heat brifkly, which was an exceeding good one for the first three miles, when Billy was thrown down, by a man croffing

bred by Mr. Fenton, and got by Young Morwick; his dam by Snap, Godolphin Arabian, Sedbury, Smith's fon of Snake, Montague, Hautboy, Brimmer. In 1787, Cavendish, the property of Mr. Deunifon, (then called Quintus) beat Col. Ratcliffe's br. c. by Goldfinder, 7ft. 12lb. each, 2-miles, at York Spring Meeting, for 100gs. 5 to 1 on Quin. tus, The fame meeting he won gol. for 3 and 4 yr olds, beating four others; 5 to 2 on Quintus. In 1788, Quintus, (then Mr. Fenton's) won gol. for all ages, at New Malton, beating two others. At York Spring Meeting, he won the Stand Plate of 5ol, beating Mr. Hutchinfon's Florizel, Ratler, and Young Tuberofe. In 1789, then called Cavendish, (and the property of Mr. Baker) rode by Thomas Field, he won the King's 100gs at Newcastle upon Tyne, beating at two most capit tal heats, Lord A Hamilton's Spadille, (rode by John Mangles) at ftarting 6 to 4 on Spadillet after the heat 5 to 4 on Caven difh. In the York Auguft Meeting he won the great fubfcription for 6 years old and aged horfes, beating Windleftone, Dubfkelper and Young Tuberofe. In 1790, he walked over for 5ol. at Newcaftle-upon-Tyne. In the York

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Portraiture of a Celebrated TROTTING MARE the property of M. OGDEN.

Trotting Mare.---Mrs. Broadhead's Mafqued Gala. 31

carrying 14 ftone; 10 miles in 33 minutes; and at another time, the fame number of miles in 32

Auguft Meeting he won the King's 100gs, beating Archibald. The Saturday following he won the Ladies's Plate at 2 heats, beat-minutes: alfo 30 miles in 2 hours. ing Mr. Wentworth's Actæon.

In 1791, he won a Subfcription

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The following defcription of the elegant MASQUED GALA given by MRS. BROADHEAD, at her houfe in Portland Place, on Thursday, April soth, to a Jele&t number of perfons of fashion, certainly claims the notice of the Readers of the SPORTING MAS GAZINE, and the Editor in con •Lequence begs leave to prefent it them.

of logs each, at York Spring Mrs. BROADHEAD'S MASQUED Meeting, (5 fubfcribers) beating Abba Thulle. He won 50l. at Manchester, beating Pigeon and 2 others. He walked for sol. at Morpeth, won gol. at Dumfries, and walked over for the King's Plate at Perth. In 1792, he won 50l at Durham, beating Grog, who was drawn after the firft heat. The fame meeting he won 50l. beating the famous colt Hu. by, who was likewife drawn after the first heat. At Stockton he won gol. heating at two heats, HE tickets iffued on this Tamerlane and Windleftone occafion, were in number The fame meeting he won 50l. about five hundred and fifty, and at 4 heats, beating Grog, Corpo-the-company began to affemble ral, and Alexina, who was dif- about eleven o'clock. tanced the third heat. He is now a stallion at Huworth, near Darlington, Durham, at 3gsha a mare, and blood 5s. the groom, mares; country mares at 2gs and 2s. 6d. each.

Mr. OGDEN's celebrated TROT
TING MARE.

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T the immediate requeft of feveral gentlemen, to whom the exploits of this remarkable animal are well known, we have got executed, from a painting in the poffeffion of the owner, the elegant engraving annexed, which we doubt not will be confidered as another effort on our part to 'gain the approbation of all parties. From a variety of inftan. ces of this mare's performances in trotting, we felect the following as the most extraordinary: fhe trotted 4 miles in 12 minutes and 14 feconds 40 miles in. 3 hours,

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The rooms appropriated for their reception were newly painted, and ornamented with flowers and various appropriate de. corations. Bands of mufic were ftationed both above and below ftairs.

The characters though not very numerous, were in general well fupported. Black dominos being prohibited, blue ones were very numerous. Among thofe prefent

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Mrs. Broadhead's Mafqued Galà.”

a German Baron and Baronefs, boafting of fifteen quarterings to their illuftrious arms-two elegant females: in the habits of Charles the Firth's reign, with feathers inftead of 'ans-EaftIndia nabohs, their families, and fuites, out of number.

32 decked in all the fplendour and jewelry of the eaft-Mrs. Baldwin, a Grecian Beauty, in a crimson robe, lined with ermine -Lady Wallace in the drefs actually worn by the Ottoman Minifter, when prefented at St. James's-In fancy dreffes, Lady Kirkcudbright, the Hon. Mifs Mrs. Broadhead, the amiable Maclellan, Mifs Sturts, Mrs, and hoftefs of the manfion, in an Mifs Keppel, Mifs Thrales, Lady elegant yellow tiffany drefs, with Grantiey, Lady Page Turner, the fame coloured plumes in her Hon. Mifs Townshends, Mrs. head-drefs, and a countenance Cawthorne, Mits Calverts, &c. difplaying every thing that could Among the males moft diftin-infpire mirth and festivity. guifhable were, Lord Eardley, as a chimney fweeper the Hon. Mr. Butler, a running footman-Mr. Pattle, as a grey friaMr. Ryecroft a romp-Mr. Gregory, a damfel en bon point-Sir Sydney Smith, an excellent one-armed failor Lord Strathmort-Lord Eli bank-Charles Wyndham-Harvey Afton-Lord Grantley-Sir John Dashwood, &c. &c.

There was alfo an admirable groupe of gypfies, who begged, fung, and told fortunes, with fingular addrefs-an excellent military character of Major Bull -an operatical groupe of favoyards, from the Travellers in Switzerland-two priefts and a prieftefs of the fun, the latter by the daughter of the Spanish Conful, all admirably drefled-Night, whofe ftars dropped from her fable veft as the morning dawneda one armed foldier - character iftic waggoner, with his young mafter and miftrefs, whom he had brought to town-a humeurous welchman and his doxie-a pair of female flaves, whofe chains wereinceffantly breaking a good female pilgrim-a Flora, who by a falle ftep, fcattered her roles over the room-a graceful duenna with her crefcena demi-friar and a failor, who cried young nuns about at two a penny

Glees were fung by Dignum, Suett, &c. in which the Prince occafionally bore a part.

About two o'clock, two characters of a poiffar de and a fans cur lotte, the latter with his fword pendant from a haiter round his neck, endeavoured to force an entrance without tickets, but was inftantly repelled by the active fpirit of the domeftics.

The fupper rooms were opened foon alter one o'clock, when a profufion of every thing in fea. fon was ferved up in a cold colla tion, with ice creams, the best of wines, &c. &c. Country Dances and reels were spiritedly kept up till a late hour. And at four o'clock the company began to retire, but the 100ms were not cleared till near fix.

We cannot, perhaps, give the tout enfemble of this feftive scene with greater fatisfaction to our. felves, or our readers, than in the words of a celebrated literary character who was prefent: “It was," fays this gentleman, "fuch a variety in the routine of fashionable parties, and fo fuperior to the elegant but vapid affembly at which, for five nights in each week, the people of rank crowd together in multitudes, and breathe the heated air of a close fuite of rooms, that we

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