MEMOIR 



DIOMED, SIRE OF SIR ARCHY AND DUROC— AN.D GRAY 

 DIOMED, SIRE OF DUROC'S DAM, AMANDA. 



Washtsgton, October, 1829. 



As connected with, tlie memoir of Dm-oc, a notice of Diomed, 

 his sire, and of Gray Diomed, the sire of his dam, Amanda, 

 may not be nnacceptable. 



Diomed, by Florizel ; dam by Spectator — see General Stud 

 Book, page 193 — was a very distinguished racer in England, 

 the first winner of the Derby ; and as a stallion, althongb 

 placed in competition with Highflyer, Sir Peter Teazel, Rock- 

 ingham, Pegasus, &c., was no less celebrated. His progeny in 

 England were. 



Tortoise, . . . foaled 1786 



David, 1790 



Hermione, . . . . 1780 



Fanny, 1790 



B. c. out of Carina, . . 1790 

 Hackabuk, .... 1791 

 F. out of Active, . . 1790 

 Ch. c. out of Sir Peter's sister, 1794 

 Whiskey, .... 1789 

 Little Pickle, . . . 1790 

 Champion, . . . ) 1790 



Hero, ....[■ 1792 



Sister to Champion and Hero, ) 1793 

 Michael, .... 1790 



0. out of Crane, . . . 1793 

 B. f. out of Danae, . . 1788 



Ch. f. Desdemona (see General 



Stud Book, page 274), . 1788 



Rosabella's dam, . . . 1793 

 Speculator, . . . 1794 



Dam of Whiskey (See General 



Stud Book, page 275), . 1785 



Gray Diomed, one of the most " 

 celebrated horses that ever 

 ran in England ; afterwards 

 ran with such success in Rus- 

 sia, that several of his stock 

 ■were sent for from that em- 

 pire. 



Ch. f. sister to Gray Diomed, 



Ch. c. brother to Gray Dio- 

 med, .... 



Robin Grey, 



Cedar, .... 



Greyhound, 



Poplar, . . 



B. c. out of Dax, 



Monkey, 



Montezuma, 



Quetlavaca, 



Guatimozin, 



Ch. f. sister to do. 



1788 



1789 

 1790 

 1793 

 1794 

 1795 

 1791 



foaled 1786 



. 1788 



. ; 1788 



[ 1790 



Ch. c. out of Grenadier's dam, 1791 

 Ch. f. out of Isabel, . . 1793 



