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to be traced. But the author classes the best horses now on 

 the English Turf under the following heads. 



" Waxy at the head of the list," numbering " among his 

 stock, in the direct male line, 13 St. Leger winners, 13 of the 

 Derby, and 11 of the Oaks, and more winners of great races 

 than any two horses since his time." " Like Orville, he is chiefly 

 composed of Eclipse and Herod blood, with a double dash of 

 the Godolphin, through Sportsmistress, dam of PotSos, and 

 Lisette." " This stock will run all day, and no distance is too 

 great for them ;" but " are not so fast for a mile as some others — 

 especially the Buzzard stock," from Selim, Sultan, Bay Middle- 

 ton, &c. ; " which are more calculated for the Rowley mile " 

 than longer distances. Glencoe and Grey Eagle are of this 

 stock, each of them three removes from Buzzard. The get of 

 Glencoe and of Grey Eagle are very fast, and some of both can 

 stay the distance. " Buzzard, imported into Virginia, is repre- 

 sented by almost as many fashionable horses of the present day, 

 in England, as Waxy." " Orville, like Waxy, a good race- 

 horse — bearing affinity in blood and results to our Sir Archy — 

 is remarkable for combining speed with stoutness." " He was 

 in-bred in King Herod, his dam having been by Highflyer, and 

 his sire out of a Herod mare ; whilst his grandsire. King Fergus, 

 by Eclipse, was out of a mare by Tartar, sire of Herod." " The 

 Waltons and Haphazards mg,y well be classed together. In 

 blood they were nearly identical, being by Sir Peter out of 

 mares by Eclipse, or his son Dungannon." Of Walton's de- 

 scendants. Partisan, Yenison, and Gladiator, are the most prized; 

 and the blood of the last two is by many considered equal to 

 any thing out. " Nothing can exceed the beauty of form from 

 the combination of the Waxy and Sir Peter blood, as in Gladiator 

 and Kingston ; remarkable for blood-like frames, Arabian-look- 

 ing heads," &c. &c. "The Sorcerers," descended from Mat- 

 chem and Diomed, " are large, fast," &c., " like the Mel- 

 bournes " — " fit for any work but turning corners." " Fast 

 enough for any thing, but require time to fill up their frames." 

 " Over a distance of ground, most of these strains would gen- 

 erally be beaten by the stock of Whalebone or Orville." 



After this " disquisition" on breeding, it is left for American 

 breeders to decide for themselves, without further counsel, from 



