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second, so that the so-called Tontine's name remains for 

 all time among the winners of the French Derby ; but, 

 on the other hand, the proofs of substitution were 

 considered (too late, perhaps, for different action, or 

 because the ' tribunals ' differed from the French Jockey 

 Club and other Turf or stud authorities) so strong that 

 the name of Tontine (by Tetotum and Odette) appears 

 among; the brood mares in the French Stud Book with- 

 out any remark or any progeny, though it is said to be 

 well known that the mare wliich won the French Derby 

 under the style and title of ' Tontine, by Teetotum and 

 Odette,' had a pretty long string of foals. What 

 became of those thoroughbreds ? It is clear that they 

 may have been found very useful as ' extras ' in the 

 accomplishment of other coups. 



This chapter may be properly concluded with a few 

 observations touching the means within reach of French 

 breeders about the time of the ' Tontine scandal ' and 

 the subsequent years until the first French victory in 

 the Goodwood Cup with an animal ' bred in France ' 

 was won by M. A. Lupin in 1853 with Jouvence. 



It is worthy of notice, first of all, that the stud 

 horses of any value belonged almost exclusively to the 

 State. 'In the [French] Stud Book of 1843,' says the 

 authority, ' figured sixty-nine thoroughbred English 

 sires. Three only of these belonged to private indivi- 

 duals In 1854 the State put at the disposal of 



breeders 345 sires of Eastern or English thoroughbred 

 origin.' The chief of these latter were Ion, imported 

 in 1851 ; Strongbow, in 1852 ; The Prime Warden, in 

 1847; Elthiron, in 1853; Nautilus, 'bred in France,' 

 foaled in 1835 ; Eremos, ' bred in France,' foaled in 

 1845 ; Nunnykirk, imported in 1850 ; The Baron, im- 

 ported in 1849 ; Caravan, imported for the use of 



