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Eclipse won eleven king's plates, in ten of which he 

 carried twelve stone, and in the other ten. In running he 

 had a vnst stride, and his hind legs were so spread "that a 

 wheelbarrow might have been driven between them." The 

 points of this horse most useful to the breeder were, the 

 curve 'of his head, the slant, extent, and substance of his 

 shoulders, the length of his waist, and breadth of loins, the 

 extent of his quarters, and the length and substance of his 

 thighs and forearms. He died in 1789, aged twenty-six 

 years. His heart weighed fourteen pounds. 



KING HEROD was another famous racer, whose blood is 

 much valued at the present day. He was a descendant of 

 Flying Childers, was the sire of no less than four hundred 

 and ninety-seven winners, which gained for their proprietors 

 upwards of 200,000. He was not brought on the turf till 

 five years old. His forte was stoutness or bottom, and with 

 physical powers which enabled him to carry weight. He 

 was, however, beaten twice out of five races at Newmarket. 

 He was the sire of many celebrated horses. King Herod 

 died in 1780, at twenty-one years of age. 



Several horses of high character were foaled towards the 

 end of the last century, the most conspicuous of which were 

 Sir Peter Teazle, bred by the Earl of Derby; Gohanna, by 

 the Earl of Egremont; Haphazard, by Lord Darlington; 

 Beningborough and Hanibletonian, by Mr. Hutchinson; 

 Dick Andrews, by Mr. Lord. 



Many very celebrated horses are descended from Orville, 

 among which stand foremost in review his son Emilius, and 

 his grandson Priam, both Derby winners. The latter horse 

 was sold to go to America, but not before he had left traces 

 of his sterling worth. He was the sire of Miss Letty, Indus- 

 try, and Crucifix, each of them winners of the Oaks. Cos- 

 sack and Hero also claim alliance to him. The celebrated 

 mare, Alice Hawthorn, and the clams of Voltigeur and Fran- 

 tic, possess the Orville blood, to which a numerous family 

 may be added by reference to the stud-book. 



