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was bay, like his sire Herod. He never paid forfeit, and 

 was never beaten. It is noteworthy that most of the 

 descendants of Woodpecker were chestnuts, and those of 

 Highflyer for the most part bay. Sultan was bay ; but 

 then his dam came from the Highflyer family, and 

 bays and browns were chiefly carried on through his son 

 Bay Middleton. Highflyer also left behind him a goodly 

 roll of mares. His sons Noble and Sir Peter Teazle 

 won the Derby in the years 1786 and 1787 ; and in 

 1789 his son Skyscraper won the Derby. In 1792 Via- 

 lante, a filly of his, won the Oaks, and his daughters 

 Omphale and Cowslip the St. Leger in 1784 and 1785 ; 

 his son Spadille in 1787, and his daughter Young Flora, 

 own sister to Spadille, in 1788. 



This must suffice for Highflyer, and we select his son, 

 Sir Peter, who hands down his family, for consideration. 



Sir Peter Teazle, a brown horse, foaled in 1784, his 

 dam Papillon, was by Snap ; Snap by Snip, Snip by 

 Flying Childers. Here we get another infusion of Dar- 

 ley Arabian blood. Besides being the sire of Sir Harry 

 and Archduke, winners of the Derby in 1798 and 1799 ; 

 of Ditto, who won the Derby in 1803, and who was the 

 sire of Sultan's dam ; of Paris, winner of the Derby, 

 1806, his daughters Hermione and Parasote won the 

 Oaks in 1794 and 1796; and Ambrosio, Fyldener, Pau- 

 lina, and Petronius were his St. Leger winners in 1796, 

 1806, 1807, and 1808, He was also the sire of Hap- 

 hazard, foaled in 1797 ; of Walton, foaled in 1799 ; of 

 Sir Oliver, 1800; of Sir Paul, foaled in 1802. Sir 

 Oliver, whose dam was by Diomed, was the sire of 



