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regarded to be the ' orthodox cross ' in that time. To Ireland the 

 British Turf is indebted for the preservation of the Tom Tug line of 

 the famous Herod. He was in the year above named, bred by 

 Mr. Shafto, who sold him to the Duke of Grafton, in whose colours, 

 and under the name of Rover, he was only once successful ; but on 

 being sold to Mr. Clarke he won no fewer than nine prizes, thus 

 winning ten races out of the twenty-five for which he ran. He was 

 then sold into Ireland, where, under the name of Tom Tug, he 

 became a famous sire, getting besides Commodore, several other 

 King's Plate winners at the Curragh. Commodore, who was 

 perhaps Tom Tug's best son, was bred by Mr. Edwards, a York- 

 shireman, who had settled some two or three years previously at 

 the Curragh, and with him he won, in 1796, the Lumm Stakes, 

 then a prize of considerable value, and in the two following years 

 six King's Plates. In 1799, after winning a heat of the King's 

 Plate at Downpatrick, he broke down, and was in the following 

 year put to the stud, where he acquired great fame as the sire of 

 Irish Escape, Buffer, Rugantino, &c. The latter, who was bred by 

 Mr. Whalley, was a hollow-backed horse, and only an indifferent 

 performer. He was successful four times, winning when three 

 years old the King's Plate over the four-mile course, but when he 

 subsequently attempted to give away his year to Slug for the King's 

 Plate for five-year-old horses, three-mile heats, he was defeated, 

 although he won the first heat. He ran twice afterwards, being 

 second to Jumper and fourth to Mr. Hampton's Nooney by Swind- 

 ler, the best mare of her day at the Curragh. At the stud, Rugan- 

 tino was rather a failure, Nabocklish being the only one of his 

 progeny whose name has been handed down to the present time. 

 Nabocklish was bred by Mr. Kirwan of Castle Hackett, and ran 

 for the first time at the Curragh June Meeting, 1815, when he was 

 second for the King's Plate for four-year-olds, won by Mr. Knevett's 

 Whitewall by Camillus. This horse had been twice successful 

 during the previous year in England, and was an excellent impor- 

 tation ; for although, owing to an accident, he never ran afterwards, 

 he proved to be an excellent sire. The subsequent turf career of 

 Nabocklish was rather distinguished, for he won four King's 

 Plates and ran second for three others. He was then purchased 

 by Lord Cremorne, and stood at his seat in the County Monaghan. 

 Miss Tooley was imported into Ireland in 1811. She was bred 

 by Lord Derby in 1808, and was by Teddy the Grinder out of 

 Lady Jane (sister to the famous Hermione, winner of the Oaks in 



