Comus and S^nolensko. 79 



Comus is senior to the former by one year, the order of 

 precedence will be broken for the first time, and 

 Smolensko taken first, as the line from Comus will bring 

 us down to a later period. 



Smolensko was a black horse, foaled in 18 10; winner 

 of the Derby in 1813 ; his dam was Wowski, by Mentor 

 out of Waxy's dam, by Herod out of Lisette, by Snap 

 (grandson of Flying Childers) out of Miss Windsor, by 

 the Godolphin Arab or Barb out of a mare by Young 

 Belgrade, from a mare by Bartlet's Childers. Smolensko 

 was the sire of Gulnare, winner of the Oaks in 1827, 

 and of Jerry, winner of the St. Leger in 1824. 



Jerry was a black horse, foaled in 1821 ; his dam 

 Louisa by Orville, son of Beningbrough, of the King 

 Fergus line, from Eclipse ; her dam Tomasina, by 

 Timothy out of Violet, by Shark, &c., as in the pedigree 

 of Soothsayer. He was the sire of Tomboy, a bay 

 horse, foaled in 1829, who in his turn was the sire of 

 Nutwith, winner of the St. Leger in 1843. Nutwith's 

 dam was by Comus (son of Sorcerer). Jerry was also 

 the sire of Jericho, and Nutwith of Knight of Kars. 



Comus, by Sorcerer, was a chestnut horse, foaled in 

 1809; his dam was Houghton Lass, by Sir Peter; her 

 dam Alexina, by King Fergus (son of Eclipse) out of 

 Lardella, by Young Marske out of a mare by Cade. 



He was the sire of Reveller, winner of the St. Leger, 

 1 81 8; of Matilda, winner of the St. Leger, 1827; and 

 of Humphrey Clinker. 



Reveller was a bay horse ; his dam Rosette was by 

 Beningbrough, of the King Fergus line. 



