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of his retinue on the race-course. His 

 lordship was likewise the breeder of some 

 eminent racers, amongst which were the 

 justly famous Orville an incalculable 

 treasure to the British turf and Mulatto, 

 who beat Memnon, Fleur-de-lis, Bedlamite, 

 Tarrare, winner of the St. Leger in 1826, 

 Non-plus, Fanny Davis, Starch, Longwaist 

 in fact, all the best horses in the north, 

 and ran second to Tarrare for the St. Leger. 

 Earl Fitzwilliam never sent his horses south, 

 but was a great supporter of York and 

 Doncaster, and won the Fitzwilliam stakes 

 at the latter place in 1826 with the horse 

 we have just been speaking of. He was 

 got by Cattan, also bred by his lordship, 

 out of Desdemona by Orville all his own 

 blood grandam Fanny by Highflyer. The 

 stud is now broken up. 



The late venerable Earl of Derby was all 

 his life a warm supporter of racing. Next, 

 perhaps, to Eclipse and Herod, no horse 

 that has ever appeared has been equal to 

 Sir Peter Teazle as a stud horse, we 

 believe he produced more winners than any 

 other on record. In him were united the 

 best blood which this country can boast 



