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Clermont Cup and Challenge Whip at New- 

 market, and the City Silver Bowl twice at Salis- 

 bury. 



Florizel (sire of the first winner of the Derby), 

 whose stud-fee varied from 10 guineas to 21 

 guineas, sired, during sixteen years of stud-liie 

 (from 1775 to 1 791, when he died, aged twenty- 

 three), 175 winners of about ^75,901, exclusive 

 of three Jockey Club Plates and the Ladies' Plate 

 at York. 



Eclipse, whose stud-fee fluctuated between 

 50 guineas, 30 guineas, 25 guineas, and 20 guineas, 

 and whose services were stated by his owner, 

 Mr. O'Kelly, to have been worth upwards of 

 ;^25,ooo, sired, during eighteen years of stud- 

 life (from 1 77 1 to 1789, when he died, aged 

 twenty-five), some 344 winners of about ^158,047, 

 exclusive of the Clermont Cup thrice at New- 

 market, six Jockey Club Plates, the Jockey Club 

 Challenge Cup twice (w.o.), the Newmarket 

 Challenge Whip thrice, and the City Silver Bowl 

 at Salisbury, to say nothing of ' forfeit ' and 

 'compromise.' 



P0T-8-OS (the best son of Eclipse), whose stud- 

 fee varied from 5 guineas to 21 guineas, sired, 



