THE TURF. 
blood of his Volunteer and Dungannon, in particular, 
the turf derived signal advantage. Both were got by 
Eclipse, who was the sire of no less than one hundred 
and sixty winners, many of them the best racers of their 
day, such as Alexander and Meteor (the latter pre- 
eminent), Pot-8-o's, Soldier, Saltram, Mercury, Young 
Eclipse, &c. 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 lordship's stud for many years of 
his life was unrivalled in Europe ; but such are the 
expenses 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; he ran his horses honestly and truly, and 
supported the country races largely. His three famous 
stud-horses were John Bull, Alexander, and Meteor, 
the two latter by Eclipse, and the two former perhaps 
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