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by Reveller (purchased as early as 1832, the year 

 after her success), Firebrand, Sagitta, and Scottish 

 Queen (all winners of the One Thousand). 



To Austria-Hungary : among winners of the 

 Derby — Teddington, Kettledrum, and Doncaster 

 (obtained for ^5,000 from the Duke of West- 

 minster, who is said to have paid ^14,000 for 

 him) ; and among winners of the Two Thousand — 

 Conyngham and Diophantus, besides such noted 

 horses as Clincher, Buccaneer (sire of Kisber and 

 of the many excellent ' Buccaneerids '), Cambuscan 

 (sire of the legendary Kincsem), Carnival, Coast- 

 guard, Ostreger, Rama, and a host more, and 

 almost alone to be mentioned among the imported 

 mares (because she became the dam of Kisber, 

 winner of the Derby in 1876), Mineral, bred by 

 the Rev. Mr. ' Launde ' (that is, the Rev. Mr. 

 King, breeder and owner of Apology), and, with 

 the usual short-sightedness of prophetic souls, 

 originally called ' Rubbish.' 



To Russia, which has not deserted us, though 

 perhaps a little coolness may have been displayed 

 by her since the early days of her Majesty's 

 reign, when the comparatively old-established 

 Grand Duke Michael Stakes (dating froni 1821), 



