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Miss Groat is one, and so is Anna Rose, the dam of 

 Forth, and so ludicrously like him in shape and colour 

 that we found her as easy to guess as we did the 

 dam of Sir Richard at poor Tom Rea's. Annie, 

 Weilingtonia, and Lady Airlie form a deep red trio 

 with all the traces of their sire Hiawatha in the head 

 and the set of the horn. Minnehaha by Heir-at-law 

 was there with her broken horn, and so was Miss 

 Wetherell, the only relic of Windsor Flower, and the 

 only calf, save Forth, that Florist left behind him. 

 The sweet, short-legged Vesta, who kept such high 

 company in the days of Frederick's Fidelity, Rosette, 

 and Queen Mab has gone the way of Windsor 

 Flower ; but the slashing Miss Nightingale by Grand 

 Turk, who was also just over- weigh ted in the 

 prize-lists, was there, "with milk for any two"; 

 and a daughter, Nursery Maid, to speak for her 

 as well. 



Mr. Binning Home's Van Tromp, Forties strong- 

 est opponent, has his say in White Rose ; Baroness 

 Cherry represents the Roan Cherry tribe; and Heiress 

 of Killerby the " single speech" prowess of the Heir 

 of that ilk. Rosy from Syme of Redkirk had just 

 headed the last roup with Knight of Stirling (75 gs.), 

 and Princess of Cambridge the preceding one of '63 

 with her Allan (92 gs.). Winning Witch, like Vesta, 

 recalls "Tallant and Bushey"; Another Roan 

 Duchess with the unmistakeable Frederick roan car- 

 ries us back in the spirit to the great days of Towne- 

 ley and her invincible dam ; Mysie 13th keeps up 



