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mare, by Alexander (son of Eclipse) ; and Goldfinder, 

 by Snap (grandson of Flying Childers), appears as one 

 of her ancestors. Wanderer was by Gohanna, a grand- 

 son of Eclipse. 



The pedigree of Sir Hercules shows considerable in- 

 breeding to the Darley Arabian in direct male descent 

 through both sire and dam ; his sire and his dam's sire 

 were both great-grandsons of Eclipse. 



Sir Hercules was the sire of Coronation, winner of the 

 Derby in 1841, a very fine horse ; of Faugh a Ballagh, 

 winner of the St. Leger in 1 844, a horse of high courage, 

 fine temper, and great power ; he also won the Cesare- 

 witch Stakes at Newmarket, beating a large field, carry- 

 ing as a three-year-old 8st, The Emperor, /st 131b, the 

 same age, running fourth to him, but was in his turn 

 beaten by The Emperor the next year at Ascot for the 

 Emperor's Plate. He was a dark brown in colour, was 

 sent to France, and became the sire of Fille de I'Air. 



Sir Hercules is principally known through his son 

 Birdcatcher, commonly called Irish Birdcatcher, foaled 

 in 1833, and own brother to Faugh a Ballagh; 

 their dam Guiccoli was by Bob Booty, by Chanticleer, 

 from a daughter of Eclipse. Bob Booty's dam, lerne, 

 has a curious pedigree, but of too great a length to be 

 inserted here. It contains the names of such horses as 

 Traveller, Hartley's Blind Horse, Barley's Arabian, Go- 

 dolphin Arab, Partner, Bay Bolton, Justice, Ringtail 

 Galloway, Litton Arab, Curwen's Bay barb, Hip, and 

 sister to Piping Peg. Irish Birdcatcher was the sire 

 of one Derby winner, Daniel O'Rourke, in 1852, who 



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