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success as a stallion to the fact of his having an excess 

 of substance in his leading points. He has plenty 

 to spare ; and, therefore, throws power into his stock. 

 It is rather remarkable, that his fiUies should be 

 very little worth, whilst his colts are of the first 

 stamp. On the other hand, Priam was the sire of the 

 renowned Crucifix, and several other celebrated mares, 

 whilst his colts were altogether unknown to fame. 



"Whenever it can be accomplished, it is an excellent 

 plan to breed from horses which ai-e proved to be good 

 staUions. Their racing qualities do not always corres- 

 pond with their value in the stud. Blank and Old 

 England were own-brothers, being got by the Godol- 

 phin Arabian out of the Little Hartley mare ; Blank 

 was a good stallion, although a bad racer : Old Eng- 

 land was a capital runner, but a bad stallion. Again, 

 Lath and Cade were by the Godolphin out of Roxana. 

 Lath was a first-class racer, and a bad staUion ; but 

 Cade, who was an excellent stallion, could scarcely be 

 called a racer at all. The far-famed Eclipse was by 

 Marsk out of Spiletta. Spiletta started only once, 

 when she was beaten ; and Marsk was such a miser- 

 able racer, that when he was turned to the stud he 

 covered in Dorsetshire at half-a-guinea, and was sold 

 to Mr. Wildman for twenty guineas. Marsk proved 

 himself so good a sire, however, that he afteiTvards 

 covered at one hundred guineas a mare. Plenipoten- 



