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and Lady Evelyn, an Oaks winner and the daughter of an Oaks winner, among 

 the dams. He stands now at Marsh Green Farm, near Wycombe, but will shortly 

 be sent to Mr. Buchanan's new stud farm at Lavington, in Sussex. 



Another example of good breeding is Amphion, who traces to Blacklock in male 

 line, and is full of Tvuchstone blood. General T. E. Byrne, who bought him as 

 a yearling, won ,22,980 in stakes, among which were the Kempton Park Jubilee 

 Stakes (under 7st. lib. \ the Hardwicke Stakes (against Sainfoin, Nunthorpr, and 



Surefoof), and the Lancashire Plate 

 at Manchester, in which he carried 

 lost. 2lb. to victory against Memoir, 

 Orion, Martagon, Orvieto, St. Serf, 

 and others. Up to the end of 1902 

 his get had won .45,155 in eight 

 seasons, and he stands at the Compton 

 Stud, founded in 1884 by Major \Y. 

 H. Fife. Two good descendants of 

 Galopin are under the care of Mr. 

 Oliver Hudson at Mr. J. B. Joel's 

 Northaw House Stud, in Sir Geoffrey 

 and Bill of Portland, sons of St. 

 Angela and St. Simon respectively. 

 The latter was brought back from 

 Australia, where he had done well 

 with mares of Fisherman and Musket 

 blood, and with the daughters of 

 Trenton he should prove equally 

 successful in England. 



Another sire who was brought back to England, after having proved his worth 

 abroad, was Melton, who stands at Mr. Musker's Westerham Hill Stud, cared for 

 by Mr. T. Handley, the training of the racing stock being confided to A. J. Gilbert 

 at Green Lodge, Newmarket. Mat Dawson always believed in Melton's possibilities 

 as a sire, and with reason, for he combines Beeswing through Newminster, with Alice 

 Hawthorn through Thormanby, and Cobweb through Bay Middlcton, with Stockivell, 

 Touchstone, and Venison thrown in. He won the Derby and the St. Leger, with 

 close on ,20,000 in stake-money, before Lord Hastings sold him to Italy for 



The late Duke of Westminster leading 



in " Flying Fox " after the Eclipse 



Stakes. (M. Cannon up.) 



