78 The E7iglish Horse. 



in 181 1 ; his dam Goldenlocks was by Dclpini (son of 

 Highflyer), from Violet, by Shark, a son of Marske 

 (great-grandson of the Darley Arabian), from a mare by 

 Snap, also his great-grandson, and the dam of Violet 

 was by Syphon, a son of Squirt, son of Bartlet's 

 Childers, and grandson of the Darley Arabian, out of 

 Charlotte, by Blank (son of the Godolphin Arab or 

 Barb, from the Little Hartley mare, by Bartlet's 

 Childers), from a mare by Crab (son of Alcock's Arab), 

 from a mare by Dyer's Dimple, who was by the 

 Leedes Arabian, from a mare by Spanker, which latter 

 horse was entirely of Eastern blood. Although there 

 are many flaws in this pedigree, and not unfrequent 

 returns to the Godolphin Arab or Barb's blood, yet 

 there are very many strains of the Darley Arabians with 

 some of the other Arab horses. His daughters, Morel 

 and Maid of Orleans, were winners of the Oaks in 1808 

 and 1809, and Sorcery in 181 1, Morel's dam was by 

 Buzzard ; the dam of Maid of Orleans (sister to Cham- 

 pion, the first winner of both Derby and St. Leger) 

 was by Pot8os ; PotSos was a son of Eclipse. 



Soothsayer was the sire of Tiresias, winner of the 

 Derby in 18 19, a brown horse, whose dam Pledge was 

 by Waxy, of the Darley Arabian line, from Prunella, by 

 Highflyer out of Promise, by Snap, great-grandson o£ 

 the Darley Arabian, from Julia, by Blank (son of the 

 Godolphin Arab or Barb and the Little Hartley mare, 

 by Bartlet's Childers). 



Comus and Smolensko, the sons of Sorcerer, and 

 their descendants, will now be considered, and although 



