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won the St. Leger and nineteen other races, and at the 

 stud he sired one hundred and forty-four winners of 

 ;^38,ICX3. Amongst these was Whitelock, and of this 

 connecting-link in the pedigree very few particulars are 

 forthcoming, the reason being that the horse was in no 

 way celebrated, except through his son Blacklock. White- 

 lock was a bay horse, who appears to have run but twice, 

 winning a Plate of ^60 at Knutsford and being beaten in 

 the decider for the Cup, at the same place, by Duchess, 

 with whom he ran a dead-heat. 



Whitelock spent most of his stud career as a country 

 stallion, but a few thoroughbred mares were put to him, 

 amongst others an unnamed daughter of Coriander and 

 Wildgoose, by Highflyer, and the result of this alliance 

 was Blacklock, foaled in 18 14. Though Whitelock at the 

 time of his being mated with the Coriander mare could 

 not have been a stud success, there seems, at first glance, 

 to have been some valid reason for his being chosen for the 

 mare, as both sire and dam were inbred to Eclipse and 

 Herod — the two great lines of the day. 



In the pedigree of Blacklock, Eclipse appears as the great- 

 great-grandsire on both sides of the house, and both White- 

 lock and the Coriander mare were inbred to the famous 

 horse, and also to Herod, of whose blood there are also two 

 crosses in the pedigrees of both sire and dam. Indeed, the 

 tabulated pedigree of Blacklock suggests that the mating 

 of his sire and dam was the result of well-thought-out study 

 on the part of one who was thoroughly versed in the 

 breeding of thoroughbreds, and who appreciated the value 

 of inbreeding. 



On the other hand, tradition tells us that Mr. F. Moss, 

 of York, the breeder of Blacklock, purchased the Coriander 

 mare for £2, and as Whitelock was standing in the York 

 neighbourhood at a low fee, it is possible that the selection 

 was purely a chance one. 



Whether this was the case or not we have no means 

 of ascertaining, but it seems curious that this great line of 

 horses, and all the wonderful St. Simon-Galopin family, 

 which has practically carried all before it of late years, 



