Family 48 |
Family 48 |
Shields Galloway According to the Turf Register (Pick 1:100) the Shields Galloway was bred by Mr Curwen of Workington, and "was a good runner, and allowed to be one of the best Galloways in England of its time." |
Milkmaid In April of 1726 she won the Gold Cup at Newmarket, beating Mr Parker's Lady Thigh and seven others. In August of that year she placed 3° in the King's Plate at York, won by Sir Michael Newton's Bald Jack, and in October she again placed 3° in the King's Plate at Newmarket, won by the Duke of Hamilton's Peggy. In 1727 she won a 40 guineas plate at Preston, in which she carried 10 stone. She later finished 2° at Bakewell in a £30 plate. In 1731 at Beverley she lost a 25 guineas plate. It was a fairly common occurence in those days for mares to be used in the stud both before and during training. |
Meliora Meliora was said to stand a hair over 14 hands 1 inch. She ran from 1734 to 1737, winning two and finishing second several times. Meliora and Milkmaid were both said to be good Plate mares. |