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1Y7T. Diomed, pedigree given above, being so distinguished 

 on both sides of the Atlantic, little more need be said of him. 

 He won the Derby, the Claret, the Fortescue Stakes, &c. In 

 England his blood has been widely diffused through Young 

 Giantess, &c. As sire to Sir Archy, Florizel, Potomac, Duroc, 

 (fee, Diomed has been a Turf patriarch in America for more 

 than half a century. Yery few race-horses are now on our 

 Turf that have not some of Diomed's blood. — See Genealogy, 2. 



1Y80. Saltram, a favorite race-horse of the Prince of Wales, 

 since George lY., won the Derby, beating in his career all com- 

 petitors, Dungannon, Phenomenon, &c., and was beat but once, 

 when Dungannon won. 



1781, This year produced Rockingham and Miss Kingsland 

 — see Sir Archy's pedigree above — the best race-horses of their 

 year, Rockingham won thirty-two prizes. 



1784. Citizen, by Pacolet, out of Princess, by Turk. Citizen 

 was a good and stout runner. 



