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through Basto, to the Childers through their dam, Betty 

 Leedes. Catton was the sire of Mulatto (the sire of 

 Voltigeur's dam), and Mulatto was the sire of Blooms- 

 bury (winner of the Derby in 1839). Catton was the 

 sire of Mundig, out of Emma, by Whisker, winner of the 

 Derby, 1835, a horse with splendid action, especially 

 when he got well into his stride ; of Tarrare, winner of 

 the St. Leger, 1826 ; of Royal Oak, who was the sire of 

 Slane, who was the sire of that fine-looking horse Merry 

 Monarch, winner of the Derby, 1845 ; and of Princess, 

 winner of the Oaks, 1 844. Slane himself ran fourth for 

 the Derby, 1836, won by Bay Middleton, Gladiator and 

 Venison being second and third. He was a rich bay in 

 colour, and was the sire of Queen Anne, the dam of 

 Kingston ; his dam was an Orville mare, and strained 

 back to King Fergus and Marske through Alexina, 

 the granddam of the Orville mare. Slane was sold 

 and went abroad. Catton was also the sire of Sand- 

 beck, a bay horse, foaled in 18 18, his dam was 

 OrviUina, sister to Orville. Sandbeck was the sire 

 of Barbelle, the dam of Van Tromp and The Flying 

 Dutchman. There is considerable breeding back to 

 Darley Arabian both in Sandbeck and in Barbelle, whose 

 dam, Darioletta, was by Amadis, son of Don Quixote 

 (brother to Alexander), by Eclipse ; and her dam Selima 

 was out of a mare by Pot8os (by Eclipse) from Editha, 

 by Herod out of Elfrida, by Snap, great-grandson of the 

 Darley Arabian. She had springy, elastic action, which 

 was bequeathed to her son. The Flying Dutchman, and 

 to several of his sons, certainly no small recommendation 



