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de Cambis or in his own, won tlie Grand Prix, at Paris, 

 with Volante (by Rowlston) in 1836, with Nautilus 

 (by Cadland) in 1840, and with Giges (by Priam) in 

 1841 ; the Prix du Cadran, at Paris, with Nautihis, in 

 1839, in 1840, and in 1842 ; the Poule d'Essai with 

 Giges in 1840, the Poule des Produits with Cauchemar (by 

 Eoyal Oak) in 1841, and the Prix du Jockey Club with 

 Eomulus (by Cadland) in 1839. Of course he won many 

 other successes, but they were of minor importance. 



Of the Duke de Nemours it will suffice to say that 

 he encouraged horse-racing regularly by his appear- 

 ance at the races, and that it was he who came for- 

 ward, his brother being employed on military service 

 at the time, to receive the acclamations with which 

 Beggarman's victory in the race for the Goodwood Cup 

 of 1840 was greeted. 



Such was the connection of the House of Orleans 

 with the French Turf, such the countenance shown by 

 that House to the institution during its first struggle 

 into existence. To that House it must be acknow- 

 ledged that the French Turf and the cause of the 

 French thoroughbred (which is the English naturalised) 

 owe not a little, if not quite so much as old Eome 

 owed to the Neros. This, therefore, is a proper place 

 for enumerating the chief English sires imported into 

 France under the auspices of the House of Orleans from 

 the birth of the French Jockey Club to the upheaval 

 of thrones in 1848 : — 



Abraham Cowley (by Jerry), foaled in 1836 ; ^gyp- 

 tus (by Centaur), in 1834 ; Allington (by Gus- 

 tavus), in 1833 ; Alteruter (by Lottery), in 1836 ; 

 Anglesey (by Sultan), in 1837 ; Arthur (by Dick), in 

 1848; Ascot (by Gaberlunzie), in 1845; Young Bed- 

 lamite (by Bedlamite), in 1834 ; Beggarman (by Zin- 



