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American breeder Colonel Delancey, of New- 

 York), of which Colonel S. D. Bruce, in his 

 American ' Stud Book/ says : ' This was one of 

 the most valuable mares ever imported to this 

 country, nearly all of the best horses in America 

 tracing to her either on the dam or sire's side.' 

 Her very first recorded produce was the noted 

 mare called Old Slamerkin, or Maria Slamerkin, 

 or Miss Slamerkin indifferently, that was the 

 'third dam' (that is, g.g. dam) of Sumpter (by 

 Sir Archy), sire of Rowena, dam of Alice Carneal. 



To this reign of George III. belongs the melan- 

 choly suicide of poor Mr. Brograve, a 'bettor 

 round ' or ' bookmaker,' so honourably sensitive 

 that he shot himself rather than face wath but 

 ^4,000 the creditors to whom he owed ^8,000, 

 through losses on Smolensko's Derby in 1813. 



This reign finally saw the decease, advent, and 

 rise of jockevs whose names and fame have 

 endured to this day. Such were Isaac Cape 

 (who lived to be seventy-eight), Joseph Rose 

 (lived to be eighty), Charles Dawson, Leonard 

 Jewison (lived to be seventy-seven), John Hoyle 

 (though more celebrated as a trainer), John Kirton 

 (lived to be ninety-three), Richard Rumball (killed 



