74 HISTORY OF THE 



the groom ;^ in 1767, 1768, and several years 

 afterward, at 5gs. and 5s, He was also sire of his 

 Lordships 's Nonsuch, Acteeon, and Grizelda ; 

 of Mr. Shafto's Mittimus ; Mr. Jenning's Ultra- 

 marine ; Sir John Douglas's PhilHppo ; Mr. Mor- 

 rison's Dolly-0 &c. He served very few mares, 

 notwithstanding which there was not above two 

 or three of his get, but what were winners. 



Mr. Honeywood's white Arabian, sire of the 

 grandams of Squirrel, &c., was first the property 

 of Sir John Williams, Bart., who sold him to 

 Mr. Turner, of Suffolk, from whom he was pur- 

 chased by Mr. Honeywood. He was also sire of 

 the two True Blues, who were both in a very 

 high form ; the elder was the best plate horse of 

 his day in England. It is not known whether 

 this Arabian covered any other blood mare be- 

 sides the Byerley Turk mare, the dam of the 

 two True Blues. 



The Arabian, sire of Makeless, was the pro- 

 perty of Sir Thomas Oglethorpe, of Scotland ; 

 this Arabian was also sire of Bald Frampton, and 

 the famous Scotch galloway that beat, carrying 

 a feather, the Duke of Devonshire's Dimple, 7st. 

 71b, when Dimple had the whip at Newmarket. 



* It being the custom to present the grooms who have the care 

 and management of stallions with an extra fee, when their services 

 are particularly required, the amount to be so given is always 

 fixed and advertised by the owner of the entire horse. 



