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brought into England by the Kinoul, Ambas- 

 sador at Constantinople, where he cost above 

 £200 sterling, and was esteemed as high bred 

 as any horse in that country, being very com- 

 pact and exceedingly strong. He covered 

 several seasons at Mr. Dunn's at Oran, one 

 mile from Catterick, Yorkshire, at five guineas 

 and five shillings. He was also sire of Lord 

 Northumberland's Narcissus, Nimrod, and 

 Polydore, Lady Northumberland, Semiramis, 

 Mr. Scroope's Jingle, Jeffrey, Mr. Carr's 

 Nery, and a few other winners. 



The Darley Arabian (sire of Childers) was the 

 property of Mr. Darley of Buttercramb, near 

 York. A brother of that gentleman being an 

 agent in merchandize abroad, became a mem- 

 ber of a Hunting Club, by which means he 

 acquired interest to procure the said Arabian 

 for a moderate sum, and which he sent over to 

 England, as a present to his brother. He also 

 got Almanzer, a very fleet horse ; the Duke of 

 Somerset's Whiteleys, own brother to Almanzor, 

 and thought to be as good, but meeting with 

 an accident, he never ran in public ; Cupid 

 and Brisk, good horses ; Dsedalus, a very fleet 

 horse ; Skipjack, Manica, Aleppo, Brisk, Bul- 

 lyrook, Whistlejacket, and Dart, good plate 

 horses, though out of indifferent mares, and 



