Fi'ozeii Out still. 



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(foaled 1861), by Fisherman out of Village Lass, by 

 Pyrrhus the First? If not satisfied, then look at 

 Water Cure, by King Tom out of Water witch, by 

 Flying Dutchman ; and Indian Butterfly, by San- 

 deelah out of Butterfly (Bonbon's dam), by Bantam 

 out of Loelia, by Sheet Anchor out of Cotillon, 

 by Partisan. If you have not pleased your 

 fancy, notice next Prinette (foaled 1870), by 

 Robin Hood or Wild Dayrel out of Christina, by 

 Nutwith, Lady Sale, by Muley Moloch. After this 

 just cast your eye over the four last existing Touch- 

 stone mares, whose career is nearly ended — Bessie 

 Bell (foaled 1855), dam of Buckland, by Touchstone 

 out of Marian, by St. ]\lartin out of Bebecca — 

 Lottery; Louise Leclercq (1858), by Touchstone out 

 of Terpsichore, by Epirus out of Celeste, by Camel. 

 Moula and Barley Bree make up the quartette. 



First to attract my attention amongst the young- 

 sters was a bay colt by Knight of St. Patrick out of 

 Prinette, a colt of good form and fashion, giving pro- 

 mise of attaining notoriety in the future, if all goes 

 well with him. Sabletail, a bay filly, by Kaiser out 

 of Satin, a very superior animal, which I shall not 

 be far wrong in predicting as likely to be a pro- 

 minent performer, if shape and make go for anything. 

 Then followed a bay filly, by Tichbourne out of 

 Butterfly, and sundry others of a similar description, 

 making up in all a valuable stud, worthy of the 

 attention of any one interested in the breeding of 

 thorough-bred stock, and doing credit to the judg- 

 ment of Mr. Tattersall in selecting such high-class 

 strains of blood and such form and fashion as he has 

 collected together at Old Oak Farm. But I had not 



