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Thousand Guineas in 1830 (his dam Augusta, by Woful) ; 

 of Galata, winner of the One Thousand Guineas and the 

 Oaks in 1832 (whose dam Advance was by Pioneer) ; of 

 the magnificent Glencoe, winner of the Two Thousand 

 Guineas in 1834 (whose dam, TrampoHne, was by Tramp 

 out of Web, by Waxy). Glencoe was the sire of Poca- 

 hontas (the dam of Stockwell) ; of Ibrahim, winner of 

 the Two Thousand Guineas in 1835, whose dam, a 

 Phantom mare, was sister to Cobweb (Bay Middleton's 

 dam) ; of Achmet (own brother to Bay Middleton), 

 winner of the Two Thousand Guineas in 1837 ; of Des- 

 tiny, winner of the One Thousand Guineas in 1836, and 

 of that splendid racehorse, Bay Middleton, winner of the 

 Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby in 1836. Before 

 proceeding further with the Sultan family, I purpose 

 taking up the history of Langar, the other son of Selim, 

 before mentioned, to enable us to review the career of 

 his son Elis, who was contemporary with Bay Middleton, 

 and to some extent his rival. Langar, a chestnut horse, 

 foaled in 18 17, from a Walton mare (whose dam. Young 

 Giantess, was by Diomed, out of Giantess, by Matchem, 

 son of Cade, son of Godolphin Arab or Barb), was the 

 sire of Elis and Epirus, both chestnuts, and own brothers ; 

 their dam was Olympia, by Sir Oliver. Elis, foaled in 

 1833, had a white face, and both hind legs white, was 

 the winner of the St. Leger in 1836, beating among 

 others the celebrated Beeswing. Epirus, foaled in 1834, 

 was the sire of Pyrrhus the First, a bright chestnut, with 

 two hind feet white, and a white reach down his face ; 

 his dam was Fortress, by Defence ; he won the Derby 



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