the ease, and as another instance avo may cite Miss Twickenham, dam of Ted- 

 dington, one of the very best horses ever saddled, who never threw another worth 

 training, and, though tried again Avith Orlando, failed as signally as she sncceeded in the 

 first instance. Paradigm, on the contrary, bred winners to nearly everything, and when 

 sent to Stockwell produced Lord Lyon, A\-inner of the Two Thousand, Derby, and St. 

 Leger. She then on a second visit threw Achievement, who, though perhajis not on the 

 whole so successful, Avas, Ave believe, in her best form far superior to her brother. But 

 it is time Ave turned to StockA^'ell himself. Though to those avIio knoAV the neigh- 

 bourhood now it seems almost incredible, he Avas foaled at StockAvell, Avhere Mr. Theobold 

 then had a stud farm. Got by the savage Barou, Avho was one of the horses that John 

 Scott picked out and developed so mysterionslj^ into Leger Avinners, he is out of 

 Pocahontas, Avhose stud fame will live in memory Avith that of Prunella and other 

 Belgravian mothers as the ancestress of a perfect host of Avinners. To the Baron she 

 bred StockAvell and Eataplan, Avho, by the Avay, Avas not so good as his elder brother ; to 

 HarkaAvay she bred King Tom, to Nutwith Knight of Kars, and Knight of St. 

 Patrick to Knight of St. George. In Lord Lyon's year, the first tlu-ee in the Two 

 Thousand and the first four in the Derby Avere all descended from her. The old marc 

 herself Avas by Glencoe, a son of Sultan out of Marpesia by Muly. StockAvell Avas sold 

 as a colt to Lord Exeter, Avho A\'as as near as possible again parting Avith the best horse ' 

 he ever possessed, but luckily did not do so. For him he won the Tavo Thousand and 

 St. Leger, as well as the Yorkshire Stakes ; but his luck, unlike Blink Bouny's, deserted him 

 at Epsom, and he Avas far from his best form when Daniel O'Rourke beat him for the blue 

 riband. The game little Teddington sadly interfered with his Cup career, but he was 

 always there or thereabouts, and left the turf as sound and free from blemish as on the day 

 heAvas foaled and passed into the hands of Lord Londcsborough, who had StockAvell and West 

 Australian at the same time. BoAve's baj^ was not, however, destined for anything like 

 the fame of the slashing chestnut, and perhaps was no great loss to his country when he 

 departed for French soil ; as the faint-hearted Wizard, grand horse though he Avas to look 

 at, is but a poor recommendation to West Australian. Yery different are StockAvell's 

 credentials ; and Avhen the EaAveliffe Stud Company made over their share in him to 

 Mr. Kaylor, who conjointly with them purchased him at Lord Londesborough's sale, 

 they little thought Avhat a mine of Avealth they were relinquishing. With Blair Athol 

 and Lord Lyon as Derby Avinners, the Marquis and Lord Lyon as Tavo Thousand 

 Avinners, Repulse and Achievement as One 'I'housand victors, Eegalia to represent 

 him in the Oaks and St. Albans, Caller On, The Marquis, Blair Athol, Lord Lyon, 

 and Achievement in the St. Leger — he has certainly had his share of most of the 

 good things going. Into the cups and other races that his stock have won, sj^ace 

 will not alloAV us to enter, but in this class of race he has been nearly as successful 

 as in the three-year-old events. In fact, most of his stock, his horses in particular, 

 retain their form for a longer period than other families, tmd like their sire a great 

 number of them have legs that will stand any amount of training. Perhaps, setting 

 aside his Derby and St. Leger horses, two better examples of stoutness and speed, 

 somewhat above the average, than Asteroid and Thrmderbolt cordd scarcely be 

 brought forward, as each, OA^er his own distance, was able to give aAvay weight and 

 yet Avin. Often haA'e we watched Wells on the former making his OAvn running over 

 long courses, and galloping everything to a standstill, and the latter has also delighted 

 us by his fine speed for three-quarters of a mile, or seven furlongs. Speed we take to be 

 the StockAvells'y&r/e generally rather than stoutness, and Lord Lyon never showed to 

 more advantage than over a mile, at Avhich distance The Duke Avas certainly most bril- 

 liant. Ostregar Avas another that at a moderate distance could Avell hold his own, and 

 Lord Ronald picked up some A'ery useful crumbs at a mile, or a mile and a quarter. 

 But our space is filled; and while the SAvitch-tailed, hack-looking Melbourne wonder has 

 passed away to the happy hunting-grounds, her paddock partner luckily still remains to 

 produce sound and lasting stock, and their mutual son, Blaii- Athol, holds high coiu't at 

 Middle Park, where to his keeping must their stud fame be consigned. 



