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Crab [Routh's]
[Routh's, Portmore's] gr c 1736 (Old Crab - Crop, by Greyhound). Sire Line Alcock's Arabian. Family 12-a. He was bred in Yorkshire by Cuthbert Routh and sold to Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore, in 1741. His pedigree is corrected from Mr Routh's stud book [Early Records:34]. In 1742, starting for Miss Betty Routh, he won a £50 Plate at York, beating Sir M Wyvill's Sportsman and Captain Appleyard's Foxhunter. Starting for Mr Johnson he won a £50 Plate at York in 1744, beating Lord Gower's Tortoise, who broke down. In 1746, starting for Mr Turner, he went lame, losing a £50 Plate at York to Mr Vavasour's Champion, Tortoise and Othello. He was later sent to stud in Ireland
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