390 APPENDIX. 



GALOPIN. 



(WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, 1875, &c.} 



GALOPIN by Vedette was bred in 1872 by Mr. Blenkiron at Middle Park, and is 

 the tenth produce of his dam, the Flying Duchess, who was bred in 1853 by 

 Lord Exeter. Galopin is a rich bay horse, standing 15 h. 3 in. high, good at 

 all points, and showing great quality. He was purchased by Prince Batthyany 

 at the Middle Park Yearling Sale, and ran his first race at Epsom when 2 years 

 old, in 1874 for the Hyde Park Plate of 500 sovs., which he won easily from the 

 filly by Cathedral out of Nutbush, Lady Rosebery, and fifteen others. Galo- 

 pin's next appearance was at Ascot, where he showed high form by beating 

 Slumber and three others easily for the Fern Hill Stakes ; and subsequently 

 winning the New Stakes from Vae Victis, Earl Dartrey, and eight others with- 

 out an effort. But his crowning race that year was for the Middle Park Plate, 

 for which, carrying 8 st. 13 lb., to Plebeian's 8 st. 6 Ib. and Per Se's 8 st. 3 lb., 

 heads only separated the trio, while behind him were twenty-one others, 

 including Holy Friar, Garterley Bell, Batfe, Chaplet, St. Leger, Stray Shot, &c. 

 Galopin's three-year-old career was of extraordinary brilliancy, as he won in a 

 style hardly ever equalled, the five races for which he contended. He com- 

 menced at the Newmarket Craven Meeting by giving 10 lb. to Mr. Chaplin's 

 Stray Shot, and beating her over the Rowley Mile by eight lengths in a match 

 for 500 sovs. a side. At Epsom he achieved a very hollow victory for the Derby, 

 beating Claremont by a length, and Lord Falmouth's Colt by Macaroni out of 

 Repentance by six lengths, while among the unplaced horses were Camballo 

 (winner of the Two Thousand), Garterley Bell, Balfe, Earl Dartrey, Bay of 

 Naples, Breechloader, and several others. At Ascot he won for the second 

 time the Fern Hill Stakes, beating the flying Bella and three others. Galopin 

 was then matched to carry 8 st. 2 lb. against Lowlander, 4 yrs., 9 St., over the 

 Rowley Mile at Newmarket for 1,000 sovs. a side a feat he accomplished very 

 easily by a length, the betting being 6 to 4 on him. His next and last appearance 

 on the turf was for the Newmarket Derby, in which he showed his vast superi- 

 ority over the horses of his year by beating Craig Millar fresh from his St. Leger 

 victory, Balfe, and three others in a canter, the betting being 5 to 2 on him. 

 In 1877 Galopin was advertised to cover twenty-five approved mares at Messrs. 

 Barrows' Paddocks, Newmarket, his fee being 100 guineas and i/. u. to the 

 groom. Galopin is the sire of the unbeaten St. Simon, Corrie Roy, Galliard, 

 Modwena, &c. 



