500 HISTORY OF THE 



and purest blood on both sides. The NabockHsh 

 mare was bred by Lord Cremorne in 1823, her 

 dam, Miss Tooley, by Teddy-the-Grinder, out of 

 Lady Jane, by Sir Peter. 



Economist (1825) was got by Whisker, out of 

 Floranthe, which mare Avas bred in Yorkshire in 

 1818, got by Octavian, her dam Caprice, by Anvil 

 out of Madcap, by Eclipse, Blank, Blaze, &c. 

 Harkaway started four times at the Curragh in his 

 native country, in 1836, but only won once. In 

 1837, he ran eleven times and won ten; in 1838 

 he started eight times, and was only beaten twice ; 

 all these performances being at the Curragh. 



Harkaway made his first appearance on the Eng- 

 lish turf at the Liverpool July Meeting in 1838, 

 where he ran second to Lord Egiinton's St. Ben- 

 nett, for the Tradesmen's Cup. At the same 

 meeting, on the following day, he won the first 

 heat for her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs., ran second 

 for the next, and " although (Qr. because) the 

 betting was four to one on him for the third, was 

 drawn." At Goodwood, the same year, he carried 

 off " the Cup," in a canter; and, in the following 

 August, won the Cleveland Cup at Wolverhamp- 

 ton, giving Mr. Bowes's Epirus three pounds. At 

 Doncaster, he beat Cardinal Puff', and three others, 

 for Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs., but fell in run- 

 ning for the Heaton Park stakes in the same 

 month, the betting being even, Harkaway against 

 the field. For his performance in 1839, we refer 



