▁of ▁the ▁day ▁he ▁started ▁ 2 / 1 ▁second ▁favour ite ▁for ▁a ▁two - mile ▁swe ep st akes ▁and ▁won ▁from ▁Mr ▁H utton ' s ▁ch est nut ▁col t ▁( l ater ▁named ▁Sax oni ). ▁Later ▁that ▁afternoon ▁he ▁walked ▁over ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 ▁gu inea ▁match ▁against ▁H utton ' s ▁col t ▁over ▁the ▁same ▁distance , ▁although ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁later ▁declared ▁void . ▁Lord ▁Str ath more ▁then ▁claimed ▁another ▁ 1 0 0 ▁gu ine as ▁when ▁Lord ▁Dar ling ton ' s ▁bay ▁col t ▁failed ▁to ▁appear ▁for ▁a ▁scheduled ▁match ▁against ▁his ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁P ip ator . ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁Lord ▁Str ath more ' s ▁col t ▁ran ▁in ▁two ▁races ▁at ▁New castle ▁Race course ▁in ▁North umber land . ▁On ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁ 1 / 3 ▁favour ite ▁for ▁a ▁two - mile ▁swe ep st akes , ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁William ▁Walker ' s ▁bay ▁col t ▁by ▁S cre vet on . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁Str ath more ' s ▁col t ▁was ▁matched ▁against ▁older ▁horses ▁in ▁the ▁New castle ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁over ▁four ▁miles , ▁and ▁won ▁from ▁three ▁oppon ents . ▁The ▁col t ▁next ▁appeared ▁at ▁York ▁Race course ▁in ▁August , ▁where ▁he ▁ups et ▁the ▁odd s - on ▁favour ite ▁Don c aster ▁( owned ▁by ▁Lord ▁Dar ling ton ) ▁in ▁a ▁two