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progenitor of Reality, Bonnets o' Blue, and Fashion ; and Slam- 

 erkin, maternal ancestor of Philo. 



Some believe it is of the first importance that there be remote 

 ancestors on both sides, known to be of the best blood, as the 

 maternal progenitor of Flying Dutchman, the dam of the True 

 Blues, by the Byerley Turk. From her are also lineally de- 

 scended the renowned Sir Peter Teazle and Medley, out of own 

 sisters by Snap. Others consider it of more importance that 

 the parents in each generation, until traced up to tlie fountain, 

 be of the first celebrity, as in the example of Boston's pedigree. 

 The two Childers, Partner, Regulus, Blank, Matchem, Herod, 

 Eclipse, Snap, Highflyer, PotSos, Saltram, Rockingham, Shark, 

 Diomed, &c. — combined in Boston — are regarded as the best 

 channels for the blood of the most famed horses from their 

 Oriental sires. 



Sir A.rcliy, the best American bred stock-getter we have had, 

 is in every respect thoroughbred ; the pedigrees of his sire and 

 dam being found, too, in the Stud Book. For the present pur- 

 pose, a mere glance will be taken of his pedigree. That of his 

 sire, Diomed, need not be repeated. Sir Archy's dam, imp. 

 Castianira, was got by Rockingham ; grandam by Trentham, 

 great grandam by Bosphorus. 



Rockingham, foaled 1780, was the best race-horse in Eng- 

 land — owned by the Prince of Wales — succeeding the famous 

 sons of Eclipse, Saltram and Dungannon ; he was a winner of 

 thirty-two prizes in five years. The famous Miss Kingsland, 

 own sister to Sir Archy's grandam, by Trentham, out of the dam 

 of the famed Pegasus, was of the same year. She ran a long 

 and brilliant career. Trentham was a very high-bred horse, 

 paternally three removes from the Godolphin Arabian, his sire 

 out of a sister in blood to Matchem's dam ; and his own grandam 

 Ebony, by Flying Childers. Trentham, 1766, realized in stakes 

 more than 8,000 guineas, an enormous sum in those days. His 

 descendants are renowned, especially Camilla, Sir Archy, Mel- 

 bourne, Lanercost, and Alarm. 1754, Bosj^horus was got by 

 Babraham, own brother to Blank, by the Godolphin Arabian — 

 H. C. Childers — Leedes — Moonah Barb mare. 



Highflyer, sire to Rockingham, is known as the best son of 

 Herod ; of turf and stud ability scarce second to any horse of 



