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Ely.' Both in England and America Mr Tattersall's name 

 is well known, and he was the founder of his fortune. 



With Eclipse, the chances of produce were very uncertain, 

 but Highflyer's success at the stud was very great. Mr 

 Tattersall, seeing this, bought a number of well-bred mares, 

 and from the unions were descended Rockingham, Sir. 

 Peter Teazle, Skyscraper, Young Highflyer, Walnut Volante, 

 and many other famous horses. 



Although George the Third was fond of hunting, and kept 

 two packs of hounds, he did not like the Turf. But the 

 Duke of Cumberland loved it. He was the most popular 

 member of the Royal family, and to his skill and devotion 

 came the well-made matches which produced Eclipse, King 

 Herod, Crab, and Marske. The Dukes of York, Bedford, 

 Queensberry, Marlborough, Lord Lonsdale, the Earl of 

 Jersey, Sir Charles Buntbury, and many others whose names 

 were famous in history, were earnest advocates of horse- 

 culture, and were frequently seen on the Turf. 



On the 25th of March 1799, at the Newmarket Craven 

 Meeting, the celebrated Hambletonian, owned by Sir Harry 

 Vane Tempest, won the race by half a neck from Mr 

 Cookson's Diamond, two of the best horses, and two of 

 the best jockeys of the day ! Francis Buckle rode Hamble- 

 tonian, and Dennis Fitzpatrick was the rider of Diamond in 

 this great match. Dennis Fitzpatrick won the Derby in 

 1805 on Cardinal Beaufort. In 181 8 Hambletonian died 

 at the age of twenty-seven, leaving a great family of winners. 



