41 & APPENDIX, 



HEROD. 



Herod, a bay horse by Tartar, was bred in 1758 by His Royal Highness the 

 Duke of Cumberland, and was the fourth produce of Cypron (likewise dam of 

 Dapper by Y. Cade, Hollyhock by Y. Cade, Protector by Matchem, &c.), who 

 was bred in 1750 by Sir. Wm St. Quintin. Herod (first called King Herod) 

 ran his first race in October 1763, when five years old, at Newmarket, where 

 he beat the Duke of Ancaster's Roman by Blank 5yrs. 8 st. 7 lb. each, over the 

 Beacon Course, for a match of 500 guineas a side ; and in the following April 

 he won a sweepstakes of 300 sovs. (nine subs.) B. C, beating Sir John Moore's 

 Tartar by Tartar out of Miss Meredith. At Ascot he won his match for 1,000 

 guineas a side, giving 6 lb, to Lord Rockingham's Tom Tinker, four miles ; and 

 at Newmarket in the October Meeting he next gave 3 lb. to the Duke of 

 Grafton's Antinous, over the B C. , for 500 guineas a side, 6 to 4 being betted 

 on the loser. Not content with this defeat of Antmous, the Duke of Grafton 

 matched him to run in the following May for i.coo guineas a side, Herod to 

 give him 9 lb., but the result was the same although Antinous was the favourite 

 at 7 to 5. In October, 1765, Herod, carrying 9 St., suffered his first defeat, for a 

 match of 1,000 guineas a side, against Sir Jas, Lowther's Ascham 6 yrs. 8 st, over 

 the B. C. As much as 3 to i was betted on Herod, who was beaten easily. 

 On the death of the Duke of Cumberland, which happened that year Herod 

 was purchased by Sir John Moore, who matched him at the following New- 

 market April Meeting to give Lord Bolingbroke's Turf 5 yrs, 6 lb. over the B. C. 

 for 1,000 guineas a side. The betting was 7 to 4 on Herod, but again he suffered 

 an easy defeat. At York he started for the Great Subscription Purse against Bay 

 Malton, Beiufremont, and several others, but a blood vessel breaking in his 

 head, he was beaten off. In 1767 King Herod ran second to Bay Malton for 

 a sweepstakes of 500 guineas aside, 8 st. 7 lb. each, over the Beacon Course, in 

 which Lord Bolingbroke's Turf and Mr. Shafto's Ascham were likewise defeated. 

 This race, says a chronicler of the time, brought together a greater number of 

 noblemen, gentlemen, sportsmen, and people of all ranks, from all parts of the 

 kingdom, than were ever seen before at Newmarket : and those from Yorkshire 

 backed Bay Malton freely, and won thousands. The betting was 6 to 4 against 

 Turf, 7 to 4 against Bay Malton, 4 to i against Ascham, and 5 to i against 

 Herod, and immense sums changed hands on the result. Among other bets, 

 Lord Rockingham took 500 to 20 that he placed the whole party and won. In 

 the following May, Herod, receiving 7 lb. from Ascham, beat him over the 

 Beacon Course for 1,000 guineas a side, which was his last race, Herod was 

 put to the stud in 1770, and during the nineteen years his stock were running 

 they won 201,505/. besides several cups and 43 hogsheads of claret. The most 

 distinguished of Herod's progeny on the turf and at the stud include Anvil, 

 Bagot, Bordeaux, Calash (dam of Whisky), Drone, Evergreen, Florizel, Forti- 

 tude, Highllyer, Justice, Maria (dam of Waxy), Maid of the Oaks, Phenomenon, 

 Rosalba, Rover (afterwards Tug in Ireland), Telemachus, Tube Rose, Weasel, 

 Woodpecker, &c. ; healsogotthe damsof Aimator, Gohanna, Gustavus, Scota, 

 Benningbro", Calomel, Contessina, Coriander, Dungannon, Imperator, Overton, 

 Precipitate, Rosamond, Worthy, The Yellow Mare, &c. 



