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" f). 'V\\i'. Orville ;ui(l Ilii/.ziird sfniiiis ioffciluM', as in Pompoy, Cowl, and 

 CJlcnlilt. 'I'liis is <,'()(h1 rarin,i; IjIooiI, but lujt ('((ual l(j Nos. .') and ■!." 



(Tli(5 three liorscs named above? liavo only two foals anion;^ tliem in ilie 

 Cahuddr, and tlicro can bo no doubt that I was i-ight in ranking this strain 

 as inftn'ior to the two already alluded to.) 



** G. The Waxy and lUizzard, as in Coronation, P^n-rhus T., Stockwell, 

 Safeguard, Newcourt, Pitsford, and Bcssus. Very good, stout, and fast 

 blood, but re(juiring the dash of Orvillo to make it equal to No. 4, and, for 

 this reason, suitable for crossing with mares descended from that horses" 



(At the time when these remarks were written Pyrrhus I. was at the 

 zenith of liis reputation, his daughter Virago having just proved herself 

 the best of her year. Since then, however, ho has verified my prognosti- 

 cations, having been generally pronounced to be inferior to many horses of 

 the strains numbenul under 3, 4, and 5, and latterly he has been estimated 

 so liglitly that lie lias been among those sold to go al)road, at the usual 

 price for that i)urj)()se. Coronation has done nothing at the stud, Stockwell 

 and his brother, Jlataplan, are, liowcver, in high force, the former liaving 

 19 and the latter IG foals in the list. With the single exception of 

 Newcourt, who has one foal, these two liorses are the only ones of this 

 strain which ai'e at all fashionable among breeders.) 



" 7. The l^lacklocks, represented by Hetman Platoff, Tearaway, Neas- 

 ham, and Katan. This strain has been lately quite out of favour; but the 

 extraordinary success of Wild Dayrell, a descendant of Blacklock on both 

 sides of his pedigree, may possibly restore it to its former position." 



(A mistake was here connnitted in the pedigree of Wild Dayrell, who is 

 descended from IJlacklock only through his dam, a great-grand-daughter of 

 that horse. Voltigeur had also been favowrably mentioned at page d.'Jf), 

 and his stock, together with that of his son. Vedette, as also of liis 

 brother, Parnton, and Fandango, son of the last-named horse, now rank as 

 high as any others in the opinion of breeders. Thus in the Calendar 

 Voltigeur has 30 foals ; Vedette, 2G ; Parnton, 32 ; and Fandango, 33.) 



" 8. The Tramp l)lood, now only to bo met with at all unmixed in 

 Wcatherbit, Lanercost, and Collingwood, and of doubtful utility." 



(t)f late years Weatherbit [owing to the handicap successes of Weatlicr- 

 gage and the Epsom victory of Beadsman, who was, however, out of 

 INlendicant by Touchstone] lias come into fashion, and last year liad 2G 

 foals to his name. With liis exception, however, the blood is not fancied, 

 Van Tromp and Collingwood being the only horses descended from Tramp 

 in the male line who have had nuicli chance allowed them, and they have 

 been almost total failures.) 



*' 9. The I'artisans and Filho da Putas, seen in Venison and his sons, 

 Alarm, Kingston, and Vatican; also in Sweetmeat, Colwich, and 

 Ciovanni. Nothing can exceed the beauty of form resulting from these 

 combinations of the Waxy and Sir Peter blood ; and it seems to be por- 

 j)etuated in all the descendants, wliicli are remarkable for blood-like 

 frames, with Arabian looking lieads, fine muzzles, full eyes, light iKuks, 

 and good shoulders, and also for wiry and lasting legs and feet. 'JMiis 

 latter peculiarity is perliaps owing to their light girth, and conse(iuent 

 want of weight for their legs to carry; but nevertheless they arc almost 

 all stout enough, and especially the Venisons." 



