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back once more to the Darley Arabian through Blaze, the son of Flying Childers. 

 He was peculiarly fortunate in the mares sent to him by the foresight and intelligence 

 of the Duke of Grafton, who was the owner of Prunella (by Highflyer) from whom he 

 had already bred Penelope by Trumpaior, Parasol by PotSos, Pelisse and Pioneer by 

 Whiskey, and Podargus by Worthy. All except Pioneer were winners, and he 

 became the sire of Advance. When Prunella visited Waxy she became the dam of 

 Waxy Pope, Pledge (dam of Tiresias), and Pope Joan. As soon as Penelope had 



By permission of Mr. Somerville Tattersall. 



Lord Abingdoit's "PotSos " 

 by " Eclipse " (1773). 



finished winning her eighteen races, she was in her turn sent to Waxy, and 

 the result was one of the most extraordinary families ever bred by any mare. In 1807 

 appeared Whalebone, in the next year Web, in 1809 Woful, and in 1812 Whisker. 

 Of these three Whalebone proved to be the most distinguished, for he was the sire of 

 two bay Derby winners in Lapdog and Spaniel, and of a third bay who won the Oaks 

 in Caroline. His line was handed down by Camel, Defence and Sir Hercules, and it is 

 the "cart-horse-quartered Camel" who produced Caravan, and the two own-brothers 

 Touchstone and Launcelot, 



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