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of the best English horses ever foaled, retained 

 (for a wonder) as yet in England. 



Nor were the French, who had now begun 

 to heal them of their grievous wounds, and 

 had already imported, in 1818, among many other 

 horses, Tigris, winner of the Two Thousand 

 in 181 5, and been purchasing fitfully for some 

 years, or the Americans, who had suffered 

 but a short check, or the Russians, who had 

 suffered no interruption, backward in importing 

 our blood -sires, and mares as well, to a certain 

 extent. No good purpose would be served by 

 attempting to submit a full list, but of the 

 French importations should be mentioned Doge 

 of Venice (winner of the first Chester Cup 

 in 1824, imported in 1825), and Rowlston (by 

 Camillus), imported in 1827 (by M. de Guiche 

 for the royal stud at Meudon), Holbein (by 

 Rubens), imported in 1826, and Rainbow (by 

 Walton), imported in 1823 (by M. Rieussec, who 

 occupied the time-honoured Viroflay Stud, and 

 was killed by the infernal machine intended by 

 Fieschi for the destruction of Louis Philippe in 

 1835). For the performances of their progeny, 

 Volante, Corysandre, F^lix, Franck, and Lydia, 



