PKIAM AND EMILIUS. 391 



Eclipse, and Higlifljer. " In the stud in England," thongli not 

 so successful as with us, " the success of Priam has been remark- 

 able ; " " to have been the progenitor of Crucifix, and her sons 

 Surplice and Cowl, of Miss Letty, Industry, Weathergage, Cos- 

 sack and Hero, is no common reputation." " All these horses," 

 Stonehenge adds, "have been distinguished by true running, 

 and the blood always trains on ; the descendants of Emilius be- 

 ing full of Eclipse blood, through Miss Hervey, "Waxy, son of 

 PotSos, Yixen, and Saltram, are particularly stout and honest." 



As an example for a pedigree in full, to the most remote 

 source, from the best horses — such as our breeders may imitate, 

 as far as is in their power, in respect to American horses — that 

 of Priam is here given, Priam, b,, was got by Emilius, dam 

 Cressida by Whiskey ; grandam Young Giantess by Diomed ; 

 her dam Giantess by Matchem, out of Molly Longlegs by Ba- 

 braham — Cole's Foxhunter— Partner — sister to Eoxana by the 

 Bald Galloway — sister to Chanter by Acaster Turk — Leeds 

 Arabian — Spanker. The last by the D'Arcy Yellow Turk — 

 dam by the Morocco Barb — Bald Peg by an Arabian out of a 

 Barb mare. Thus to ten generations Priam's pedigree has been 

 traced to the most remote source ; a combination of Arabian, 

 Barb, and Turkish blood, to say nothing of his various channels 

 of descent from the Godolphin and Darley Arabians and the 

 Byerley Turk. 



Emilius, the best race-horse of liis day, like Priam, winner 

 of the Derby and other great stakes, was got by Orville, dam 

 by Stamford — ^Whiskey — Dorimant — Blank, &c. Orville by 

 Beningbrough ; dam by Highflyer, &c. — to Regulus, and to 

 Marske's dam ; one of the most ancient pedigrees on the record. 

 Beningbrough by King Fergus, son of Eclipse, dam by Herod — 

 Matchem, &c. Stamford, a very distinguished runner and 

 stallion, own brother to Paris and Archduke, the last imported 

 into Yirginia, Derby winners, was got by Sir Peter Teazle, out 

 of Horatio by Eclipse. Sir Peter, as commonly called, the best 

 son of Highflyer, was successor to all his laurels ; his dam 

 Papillon by Snap ; Regulus, &c. Next to Eclipse and Herod, 

 Sir Peter got more winners than any horse on record. " In 

 him was united the best blood of Herod, Snap, Blank, and 

 Kegulus." "Whiskey was the best horse bred by the Prince of 



