24 NOTES ON BREEDING RACEHORSES. 



On examination of the foregoing table of the twenty-four 

 matrons, of which that celebrated stud is composed, it will be 

 seen that 



1. It contains not a single mare that has riot been on the 



Turf, and only one (Lady of Mercia) that has not won 

 a race. She was the best-tried yearling in the stable and 

 of enormous size, but she caught influenza, and became a 

 roarer. Further, that 



2. There is not one amongst them that did not run at two 



years of age, or 



3. Remained on the Turf longer than four years old, except 



Lilian, who during her racing career belonged to Mr. 

 Savile, and was not purchased by Lord Falmouth till 

 after its close; or 



4. Whose dam had not bred other winners besides herself. 



It may be said that breeding from tried and successful mares 

 is only a hobby of Lord Falmouth's, and that the same result 

 might be obtained by other means. It is difficult to deny this 

 with absolute certainty. The following tables, showing the 

 performances of the dams of the winners of the four classic 

 races Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, Oaks and St. Leger 

 for the twenty years from 1860 to 1879, compiled for that pur- 

 pose, however, will at least prove that a greater probability of 

 success is secured by acting on that principle. 



