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than that between Tramp and Waverley, which was 

 united in old Inheritress. Don John was fathered 

 on both of them, but the story goes, that his dam 

 turned from Tramp and that she was then sent by 

 her groom on his own responsibility to Waverley. 

 The luck of this mare was very remarkable, as she 

 foaled Don John, and Hetman Platoff by Brutandorf, 

 in successive seasons. 



Penelope, Banter, a Canopus mare, and Goosean- 

 der have all thrown a brace of Epsom or St. Leger 

 winners to the same horse ; while Emma, Arcot Lass, 

 and Barbelle have had equal success to different ones. 

 Queen Mary has also been alike lucky whether she 

 visited Melbourne's, Annandale's, Iago 5 s, Moss- 

 trooper's or " Mango and Lanercost's " paddocks. 

 Mandane has also quite a claim to rank with Pru- 

 nella ; and never was luck more strange than when 

 Mr. Watt purchased her and her yearling, the St. 

 Leger- winning Altisidora, along with Petuaria, 

 Tramp, Manuella, &c., in one lot from Mr. Hewett. 

 This prime daughter of Pot-8-os is not only credited 

 with Altisidora by Dick Andrews, but she had also 

 Lottery by Tramp, and Brutandorf by Blacklock, 

 when she was in Mr. Watt's hands. The great racing 

 lines of Tramp, Blacklock, Lottery, and Brutandorf 

 which are represented in the present generation by 

 Loupgarou, Voltigeur, Weatherbit, and The Cure 

 may all thus be virtually traced back to the stud 

 farm at Bishop Burton. It was thought at one time 

 that Physician would have done wonders for the 

 Brutandorf blood ; but his stock, although uncom- 

 monly smart and quick, were small and weedy, and 

 sad cowards at three-year-old distances. In fact, 

 we consider that for a time they did as much to- 

 wards spoiling the stamp of thoroughbreds in York- 

 shire, as Mountebank did that of the hunters in 

 the Midland Counties. The Blacklock blood was 

 kept up to the highest point in Voltaire, by a cross 



