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racers of their day, such as Alexander and 

 Meteor (the latter pre-eminent), Pot-8-o's, 

 Soldier, Saltram, Mercury, Young Eclipse, 

 etc. In 1793, Mr. O'Kelly advertised no less 

 than forty-six in-foal mares for sale, chiefly 

 by Volunteer and Dungannon, Eclipse 

 being then dead, which fetched great prices, 

 and were particularly sought after by his 

 late majesty, then deeply engaged on the 

 turf. It is confidently asserted, that O'Kelly 

 cleared ten thousand pounds by the dam of 

 Soldier, from her produce by Eclipse and 

 Dungannon ; and his other mares, of which 

 he had often fifty and upwards in his 

 possession, were the source of immense 

 gain. 



As a breeder coeval with the royal duke 

 and O'Kelly, the late Earl Grosvenor stands 

 conspicuous. Indeed, we believe his lord- 

 ship's stud for many years of his life was 

 unrivalled in Europe ; but such are the ex- 

 penses of a large breeding establishment, 

 that although he was known to have won 

 nearly two hundred thousand pounds on the 

 race-course, the balance was said to be against 

 him at the last ! Earl Grosvenor, however, 

 was a great ornament to the English turf; 



