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standing fee being reduced to two guineas before 

 he was sold to Colonel Hoomes to be taken to 

 Virginia. In Virginia he was an immense success 

 as a sire, and few successful horses of American 

 stock up to the present time lack a strain of this 

 blood. Among his American progeny were Sir 

 Archie, Florizel, Potomac, Peacemaker, Top 

 Gallant, Hamiltonian, Vingt-un, Duroc, Hamp- 

 ton, Commodore Trixton, the dam of Sir Henry 

 and the dam of Eliza White. He was in the stud 

 only eight years in this country, but left an im- 

 perishable impression. While he lived he domi- 

 nated all other stallions in America, and after- 

 wards his sons worthily took his place. He was a 

 chestnut, 15.3 in stature, and was got by Florizel 

 out of a Spectator mare, her dam by Blank, gran- 

 dam by Childers out of Miss Belvoir by Gray 

 Grantham, and so forth. The greatest race- 

 horse of Diomed's get in America was Sir 

 Archy; and Sir Archy rivaled his sire's per- 

 formances in the stud. He was retired early and, 

 living to a great age, had opportunities denied to 

 Diomed. 



Before the death of Sir Archy, racing was well 



