424 HISTORY OF THE 



dam of Flying Childers ; the great grandam of 

 the Bolton Fearnought ; and several others. 



CniLnERS, also called Flying Childers. A 

 chesnut horse with part white on his nose, and four 

 white legs, foaled in 1715. Bred by Leonard Chil- 

 ders, Esq., of Carr-House near Doncaster, and was 

 purchased when young by the Duke of Devon- 

 shire. 



Childers was got by the Darley Arabian ; his 

 dam called Betty Leedes, by Old Careless ; his 

 grandam (own sister to Leedes) by Leedes's Ara- 

 bian ; his great grandam by Spanker, out of the 

 Old Morocco mare, that was the dam of Spanker. 



Childers started several times at Newmarket, 

 against the best horses of his time, and was never 

 beat. In April 1721, he beat the Duke of Bol- 

 ton's Speedwell, 8st. 71b. ; each, four miles, 500 gs. 

 and in October following, he received of Speedwell 

 500 gs. forfeit. In October 1722, Childers beat 

 the Earl of Drogheda's Chaunter, lOst. each, six 

 miles for a 1000 gs. In April 1723, he received of 

 the Duke of Bridgewater's Lonsdale mare, and 

 Lord Milsintowne's Stripling, 50 gs. forfeit, each, 

 and in November following, he received 100 gs. 

 from Lord Godolphin's Bobsey. 



About the year 1 72 1 , Childers ran a trial against 

 Almanzor and the Duke of Rutland's Brown 

 Betty, carrying 9st. 21b. over the Round Course^ 



* The Round Course is 3 miles 4 furlongs, and 93 yards in 

 length. 



