HERMIT 



A dark-chestnut horse by Newminster out of Sechision. 

 He was bred by Mr. Blenkiron in 1864, and in the following 

 year was purchased by Mr. Chaplin at the Middle Pai'k sale 

 for 1000 guineas. As a two veai--old he showed excellent 

 form, winning the Biennial at Bath, the Biennial at Ascot, 

 and the Biennial and Troy Stakes at Stockljridge. As a 

 three-year-old he won four races out of nine, including the 

 Derby Stakes at Epsom, lieating Marksman, Vauban, and 

 twenty -seven others. In 1870 he was jjut to the stud at 

 Blankney, where he remained until Ajjril, 1890, when he 

 died, and his skeleton is now set up in the museum of the 

 Royal Veterinary College, London. His fee in 1870 was 20 

 guineas and 10.?. 6d. to the groom, but his great success at the 

 stud ultimately brought it up to 250. " After Stockwell," 

 says Mr. Joseph Osborne, " he was the most successful sire of 

 modern times." 



He got two Derby winners, viz. Shotover and St. Blaise, 

 beside many other good horses, among which may be men- 

 tioned St. Agatha, Ti-appist, Holy Friar, Lancaster, Industry, 

 Charon, Monachus, Amliergus, Devotee, L'Eclair, Kylestone, 

 Out of Bounds, Zealot, Peter, The Abbot, St. Hilda, St. Louis, 

 Angelina, Thebais, Tristan, Shotover, St. Blaise, Wandering 

 Min, Queen Adelaide, Lonely, Timothj', Friar's Balsam, and 

 others. 



Before he died in 1890 his progeny had won over £340,000, 

 which has since been considerably added to. 



As a race-horse and a sire, Mr. Chaplin declared Hermit to 

 be the " best friend he ever had ''. 



