158 A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH TURF. 



1849. Stortwcll (6 St. Leger, 3 Derby, i Oaks). 



1850. Rataplan (i Derby). 



1 85 1 . King Tom (3 Oaks, i Derby, i St. Leger). 



1861. Vermont (\ Oaks). 



1867. Musket, sire of J'eironel and Carbine. 



iS6S.ftnvtiiits (i Derby). 



1072. Gahfin (i Derby and St. Leger), sire of St. Simon. 



1875. Master Ki/tiare (i Derby and St. Leger). 



To these great sires it is only fair to add a few of the famous classic winners who 

 can also trace their descent to the Dam of the True Blues. Among her fifteen Derby 

 winners occur Kettledrum, Favonins, Galopin, and Isinglass. Among her iourteen 

 Oaks victories are those of Ephemera, Hannali, Memoir, and La Flcelie ; and in 

 addition to the last three splendid mares, the name of Isinglass goes' to her credit 

 among the thirteen St. Leger winners who can trace back their blood to her. 

 Burtons Barb Mare is more of a running line. She can claim Voltigeur, Tedding ton ^ 

 Cremorne, Snrf>iice, Lord Clifdcn, Crucifix and Piaeida, among her winners, and- 

 besides these Rubens, own brother to Cast r el, sire of Pantaloun, Sir Hercules and 

 Ilarkaway, among her classic sires. To complete the five examples, I may add 

 that the Lnvlon Barb Mare is responsible for such winners as Thormanby, Fis/ier- 

 mun, Iroqiiois, Common, and Sir I'islo, while the Daughter of Glassy's Black Bai'b 

 can claim Gladiatcnr, Hermit, Doncaster, and Galtee More. 



Among other modern celebrities, Lonely (Oaks, 1885) is descended from Queen 

 Anne's Moona/i Burb Marc, as was Charles XII. (St. Leger, 1839), while St. Jttaise, 

 Mcrrv Hampton and St. Frusqiiin go back to a Daughter of the Belgrade Turk. 



From all this it will be easily seen that breeders between i 700 and 1750 knew 

 what they were about. If they had not given Nature the greatest possible chance 

 to produce her best stamp of animal, it is not very likely that the effects of their 

 mating would have lasted down to the present day in the striking manner of which a 

 few examples are given above. Granted that LatJi was probably the result of an 

 accident, and that the Godolpliin Arabian owed the chance of proving his abilities as a 

 sire to a tiff between Roxana and Hobgoblin. As soon as the excellence of Lalh was 

 recognised his sire was very carefully mated ; and I think that a similarly judicious 

 choice in the matter both of mares and sires was exercised from quite early in 

 the eighteenth century. The days of haphazard unions have passed; and it one 

 definite theory may possibly be detected already it is that of the probable advantages 

 of that in-breeding of which Isonomy, Flying Fox, and Barealdinc are notable modern 

 instances. Perhaps one great reason for the quick success of the old breeders is that 



