English Aristocrats 25 



SIR PETER TEAZLE, by Highflyer, was the most cele- 

 brated horse of his time and counted by some writers the 

 best stallion that ever stood in England. Sir Peter's 

 dam, Papillon, was by Snap, grandam by Regulus. 



Snap was one of the best race horses that ever covered 

 in England and founded a strain almost equal to that of 

 Matchem. He was of great beauty in form and propor- 

 tions, strong, vigorous, and muscular and was not sur- 

 passed in any respect by any horse of his day. The 

 mares got by him produced more good race horses than 

 the mares of any other strain in England. Twenty-one 

 of them produced celebrated horses. 



Sir Peter was foaled in 1784, the property of the Earl 

 of Derby. He won seventeen races; among them the 

 Derby, in 1787; his losses not stated. He broke down at 

 four years old, went into the stud and sired 296 winners 

 of a far greater number of prizes between 1794 and 1808. 

 Four of Sir Peter's get won the Derby, two won the Oaks 

 and four the St. Leger. He died Aug. 10, 1811. 



For fifty years the descendants of Highflyer and Sir 

 Peter Teazle were the best horses in England. 



ROCKINGHAM, another of Highflyer's most famous 

 sons, foaled 1781, out of Purity by Matchem, was winner 

 of 32 out of 35 races. 



(2) THE MATCHEM LINE 



MATCHEM, foaled in 1 748, was out of a mare by (Croft's) 

 Partner. Matchem won ten races and lost two. Accord- 

 ing to the same diary that records the achievements of 

 Flying Childers, Matchem, in 1755, carrying 119 pounds, 

 ran the Beacon Course at Newmarket in 7:20, ten seconds 

 short of Flying Childers' time and equal to 4 miles in 6:58. 



On being retired to the stud Matchem attracted great 

 attention. The continued successes of his get caused his 



