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tliree years old, and was offered a bet that he was, and there are many 

 people who still think so. The above-mentioned author asserts, on the 

 creditor an old sportsman, that Highflyer never paid a forfeit, nor was 

 ever beaten, and that the mistake arose from an error in the Index to 

 the Racing Calendar, which, however, does not appear to me to be the 

 case, since neither in the forfeit, nor the lost race, is the name of High- 

 flyer mentioned, but merely * colt by Herod.' The author says, this 

 Herod colt, belonging also to Lord Bolingbroke, was out of Marotte, 

 whereas Highflyer was out of Rachael. The same Meeting, Highflyer 

 won a sweepstakes, from the Ditch-in, four to one against him, and that 

 was the first race in which his name appeared. He was a large-sized 

 and powerful Horse, and had capital speed, with his full share of the 

 constitutional goodness of the Herods. As a stallion, his character 

 stands equally high, and the late Mr. Tattersal, his last proprietor, in 

 commemoration of the great emoluments derived from this celebrated 

 Horse, named the estate which he purchased in the Isle of Ely, High- 

 flyer-Hall, The Horse died there, some years since, quite exhausted 

 in his nature from excess in covering, and as has been said, under pro- 

 tracted and cruel sufferings. 



I have given the above details of the merits and pedigrees of the 

 Racers of former times, for the benefit of those who have not been in 

 the habit of such retrospect, and for the purpose of comparison with 

 the Horses of the present day. It Avill be seen in what degree 

 Gohanna, Johnny, Sorcerer, Eleanor, Selim, Eagle, Brain worm, Vio- 

 lante, and others, have emulated upon the course, and in the stud, the 

 fame of their great progenitors. 



The portrait of Eleanor, which adorns our Title-page, is allowed on 

 all hands, to be a most correct likeness. This excellent mare was got 

 by Whisky, son of Saltram, by Eclipse, out of the dam of Sorcerer, 

 and in the year 18()1, won the Derby Stakes, at Epsom May Meeting, 

 and the oaks, or filly stakes, the day following, being the first Racer that 

 has won the two, since the commencement of those stakes, many years 

 since. The portrait of the Wellesley Arabian also, gives a most spi- 

 rited and exact representation of that powerful Horse, which I take to be 



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