PEDIGREE OF ECLIPSE. 107 



of the dam, Spiletta never started but once and was beaten, and 

 the Godolphin was purchased from a water-cart in Paris." — 

 Smith on Breeding. 



The pedigree of Eclipse, wliich follows, is worthy of remark, 

 as showing a singular example of in-breeding. 



The great-grandsire of Eclipse in the male line is Bartlett's 

 Childers, who traces from his dam, in the male line, to Spanker, 

 and in the female to Spanker and his own dam ! Doubly in- 

 cestuous ! 



The grandmother, in the male line, of his sire, Marske, 

 traces on both sides to Hautboy ; and in the female, once to the 

 same horse. 



And there are, in his ancestry in the female line, three more 

 crosses of the same animal. 



The other English pedigrees, which are either taken entire 

 from the best English authorities, or made up originally with 

 great care from the stud books, are those of the horses to which 

 the best American blood directly traces, in the families, which 

 will be hereafter indicated. 



