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Sire Line
Crab
Alcock's Arabian |
Why Not bl c 1744 (Crab
- Sister 2 to Slipby, by Fox). Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family 1. Why Not was bred by Sir John
Philips of Picton Castle, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. He was
purchased by Lord Onslow, at the end of the 1750 racing season. Lord
Onslow also owned the racehorses Cato (b c 1748 Regulus)
and Victorious (bl c 1747 Whitenose).
Why Not had little success in the stud
and died in 1761 at Belsize, near Hampstead.
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Why Not |
Crab |
Alcock's
Arabian |
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Sister to
Soreheels |
Basto |
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Sister to Mixbury |
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Sister to
Slipby |
Fox |
Clumsey |
| Bay
Peg |
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Gipsey |
Bay
Bolton |
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Newcastle Turk Mare |
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Race Record |
| In 1749 he won £50 at Hounslow,
defeating Mr. John Tuting's Fancy (gr f 1751 Old
Crab) and two others. Fancy was a full sister to Shepherd's
Crab (ch c 1747). |
| In 1750 he began the year by
winning £50 purses at both Epsom and Stamford. At Burford he won
another £50 beating Lord Craven's Cartouch (ch c Young Cartouch) and
two others. He went on to win another £50 at Chesterfield, whereupon he
was bought by Lord Onslow. |
| In 1751 he lost a race worth 50
sovereigns to Little Driver (ch c 1743
Beaver's Driver), each carrying 10 stone in four-mile heats. At
Guildford he won £50, defeating two others, all carrying 11 stone in
four-mile heats. He later won £50 purses at Maidenhead, Leicester and
Northampton. |
| In May of 1752 he lost a race at
Guildford to Mr. Rogers's Garland (gr c
Bolton Starling), each carrying
12 stone in four-mile heats. Later he beat Garland at Hounslow and
Aylesbury, collecting £50 at both places. Why Not then lost £50 at
Burford to his nemesis Garland, who won both four-mile heats, each
carrying 10 stone. |
| In May of 1753 he lost again to
Garland in running for a purse of 50 sovereigns, each carrying 10 stone
in four-mile heats. At Guildford he beaten for a purse of 50 sovereigns
by Mr. Rogers's Aaron (b c Whitenose), whose
rivalry with Little Driver attained much
fame. Both Why Not and Aaron carried 10 stone in four-mile heats. This
was Why Not's final race. |
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