82 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



of " Mjrrha " by " Whalebone," (winner of the Derby in 1810,) 

 by " Waxy," (winner of the Derby in 1793,) by " PotSos," by 

 '■■ Eclipse." 



" Balrownie " himself has run well at all distances, and was 

 winner of the Doncaster stakes, the Pontefract gold cup, and 

 the Caledonian St. Leger. 



"Sultan" is a fine animal, and attracted the attention and 

 admiration of all observers. The following statement of his 

 pedigree has been placed in my hands : — 



" He was sired by ' Norfolk,' out of ' Image,' (formerly ' Zena 

 na,') by ' Sultan.' ' Norfolk ' was sired by ' Sir Hercules,' 

 (also the sire of ' Irish Birdcatcher,' ' Faugh-a-Ballagh,' and 

 many other celebrities on the turf and in the stud at the 

 present day,) and traces his lineage through him to ' Whale- 

 bone,' 'Waxy,' ' PotSos,' and the great 'Eclipse.' 'Zenana' 

 was on the turf in 1835-6, and is recorded as having won several 

 races when her competitors were among the best. She was 

 sired by ' Sultan,' who was by ' Selim' — ' Buzzard.' ' Sultan' was 

 the sire of ' Bay Middleton ' and ' Glencoe ' — the first the sire 

 of some of the best stock in England, and the latter the most 

 successful foal-getter ever imported into this country. ' Sul- 

 tan's ' pedigree, it will thus be seen, includes two of the richest 

 and most fashionable strains of English blood. 



" Sultan is a dark steel gray, sixteen hands one inch high, and 

 weighs 1,125 lbs. He is a horse of immense bone and muscle, 

 unexceptionable form, and elegant action. His lean, long head ; 

 high arched crest ; broad, deep chest ; rounded barrel, well rib- 

 bed lip ; great length from the hip to the hock ; large hocks 

 and firm knees ; limbs perfect in shape and sound in every 

 particular, and the whole machine bounding with the nervous 

 elasticity of the English thorough-bred in high health and 

 ])looming condition, never fail to attract the attention of all 

 beholders. ' Sultan ' was never trained for the turf, but judg- 

 ing from his form, muscle and bone, together with the known 

 stoutness and speed of all his ancestry and relations, on both 

 the side of sire and dam, he cannot fail to impart the same high 

 qualifications to his progeny." 



"Crinoline" and " Colleen Dhas " appeared upon the course, 

 the former winning the first half mile heat in one minute three 

 seconds, and the tecoud by a neck, in one minute one second. 



