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by Gohanna from Platina, both being by Mercury, 

 son of Eclipse. What renders this case still more re- 

 markable is, that both parents of Juliana were out 

 of Herod mares, consequently nearly own brother and 

 sister. 



2. Valentine, dam of the Doncaster Cup winner War Eagle, 

 bred 1832, by Voltaire with his half sister Fisher Lass, 

 both being out of the same mare, bred 1816, by Phan- 

 tom out of an Overton mare. 



Of celebrated mares, whose parents were altogether not more 

 than once removed from their common ancestor, we notice six : 



1. Miss Letty, daughter of Priam, who is strongly in-bred 



to Whiskey; herself in-bred to Orville (dam of 

 Weatherbit). 



2. Knowsley's and General Peel's dam, in-bred to Camel. 



3. Palma, in-bred to Orville (dam of Adventurer). 



4. The Jewel, in-bred to Birdcatcher (dam of Przedswit). 



5. Mandragora, in-bred to Birdcatcher (dam of Mandrake, 



Agility, Apology, etc.). 



6. Mineral, own sister to the foregoing (dam of Wenlock, 



Schwindler, Kisber). 



The extraordinary success at the stud of Mandragora and 

 Mineral is the more noteworthy, as their own brother, The 

 Miner, although himself a much better racehorse, has been of 

 little use as a sire. t 



With parents, twice removed from their common ancestor, we 

 find a greater number of mares of tried excellence, especially : 



1. Marpessa, in-bred to Whiskey (dam of Pocahontas, Board- 



ing School Miss, and Jeremy Diddler). 



2. Idalia, in-bred to Highflyer (dam of Pantaloon). 



3. Necklace, in-bred to Emilius (dam of Macgregor). 



4. Isoline, in-bred to Sir Hercules (dam of Isola Bella, Ison- 



omy's dam, St. Christophe, and Braconnier). 



