THE TURF. 
vering in breeding from Aladdin and Giles. The stud 
usually ran in Mr. Greville's name; were trained by 
Butler, of Newmarket, now deceased ; and chiefly ridden 
by Goodison, who did the best he could for them. 
The late Earl of Fitzwilliam was distinguished by 
the princely way in which he conducted his stud, and 
the magnificence 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 High- 
flyer. 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 of, King Herod, Blank, Snap, Regulus, and 
the Godolphin Arabian. As, however, the sun is not 
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