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different types of mares, were moderate platers whose 

 proper courses were eight to ten furlongs. They 

 ought, therefore, to fall into the intermediate class. 

 The other three were Trevor, by Juggler, out of 

 Chevrette, Hulcot, by Crafton, out of Queen of the 

 Riding (a five -furlong mare by Galopin), and Lawn 

 Sand, by Ugly, out of Oheria (who never ran), by 

 Oberon. Eight or nine furlongs truly run was suffi- 

 ciently far for both Trevor and Hulcot, and this leaves 

 Law7i Sand, by Ugly, as an apparent exception to the 

 rule that sprinting sires crossed with mares of any 

 composition do not give staying produce. To view 

 this divergence in its proper perspective it is impera- 

 tive to bear in mind that Ugly sired eighty-nine foals 

 from mares of various extractions, but only one of his 

 produce, Lawn Sand, won a race of twelve furlongs 

 or over, and only four have won at eight to eleven 

 furlongs. The offspring of Hazlehatch numbered 

 127 ; but only five were successful over a greater 

 distance than seven furlongs. Prince Hampton sired 

 95 foals of which only three won at a mile or over. 

 The case of Americus is still more glaring. His 65 

 foals give four winners at eight to eleven furlongs, and 

 none over the latter distance. 



Scattered throughout the Racing Calendars there 

 are a fair number of sprinting horses which have only 

 sired one or two winners during the course of their 

 lives. When these horses have been mated with 

 non-staying mares, the offspring have been invariably 

 sprinters. Taking this evidence in conjunction with 

 the results given in Table XI., it seems clear that 



