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1781. Eockingham, as a race-horse, the best son of High- 

 flyer — Herod's best son — out of Purity, by Matchem, &c. 



1Y80. Saltram, by Eclipse, out of Yirago by Snap — ^Kegu- 

 lus, &c. 



1801. Florizel, by English Diomed, dam by English Shark, 

 grandam by Harris's Eclipse — son of English Fearnought, out 

 of English Stella, by Shaksj^eare — Cassandra, &c. ; — Fearnought 

 — Jolly Roger, &c. Like English Eclipse, Florizel, in his bril- 

 liant career, was neither touched by whip nor spur, no competitor 

 being able to come near him ; yet Sir Ai'chy is regarded as the 

 best son of Diomed. 



17Y7. Diomed, ch., by Florizel — son of Herod — dam by 

 Spectator — Blank — Childers — Miss Belvoir, &c. 



1787. Alderman, by Pot8os, out of Lady Bolingbroke, by 

 Squirrel, out of Herod's dam, Cypron, by Blaze. 



1774. Clockfast, by Gimcrack, out of Miss Ingram, by 

 Eegulus. 



1777. Wildair, by English Fearnought, dam, by English 

 Jolly Koger, out of English Kitty Fisher, by Cade. 



1755. Fearnought, by Regulus — son of the Godolphin Ara- 

 bian — dam by Whitenose — Darley Arabian — Bay Arabian — 

 Helmsley Turk, &c. 



1741. Jolly Roger, by Roundhead — son of Childers, — dam 

 by Partner, &c. 



Those conversant with English pedigrees, will at once see 

 how largely Boston's blood partakes of that of the Darley and 

 Godolphin Arabian, and of the Byerly Turk, through their 

 most renowned descendants. Flying Childers, Eclipse, Snap, 

 Herod, Highflyer, &c. We will here take a review of some of 

 these patriarchs of the Turf connected with Boston's pedigree, 

 and of some others as found in Fashion's pedigree. 



It is deemed unnecessary more than to mention Childers, 

 Eclipse, and Highflyer — the norvpareils of their respective 

 eras. 



1718. Partner, by Jig — son of the Byerly Turk, — dam by the 

 Ourwen Bay Barb, &c., succeeded Flying Childers as the best 

 race-horse at Newmarket. 



1734. Cade, by the Godolphin Arabian, out of the famed 



