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breeding to that seen in the pedigree of Clinkerina (the 

 dam of his sire Humphrey Chnker). Although he 

 traces back through his dam to some extent to the 

 Godolphin Arab or Barb, the strains of the Darley 

 Arabian's blood are considerably increased. 



Melbourne was the sire of Sir Tatton Sykes, who 

 just missed the Derby, but won the St. Leger in 1846 ; 

 of Cymba, winner of the Oaks, 1848 ; of West Australian, 

 winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, and St. 

 Leger in 1853 (the first time the three races had been 

 won by the same horse) ; of Marchioness, winner of the 

 Oaks, 1855 ; and of Blink Bonny, the winner of the 

 Derby and Oaks in 1857, ^i"^*^ afterwards the dam of 

 Blair Athol. 



The dam of Sir Tatton Sykes was by Margrave (son 

 of Muley), tracing up to the Darley Arabian through 

 Beningbrough, Gohanna, Mercury, and Eclipse, in direct 

 male descent, besides through many other strains, but 

 she was also bred back to the Godolphin Arab or Barb, 

 through his descendants Sorcerer and Soothsayer. 



The dam of Cymba was Skiff, by Sheet Anchor out 

 of Tertia, by Emilius out of Miss Wentworth, by Cer- 

 vantes ; all in direct male descent from the Darley 

 Arabian. 



The dam of Marchioness was Cinizelli, by Touch- 

 stone, a horse through sire and dam a direct descendant 

 of the Darley Arabian. 



The dam of Blink Bonny was Queen Mary (got by 

 Gladiator) ; her dam by Plenipotentiary out of Myrrha, 

 by Whalebone. The dam of Queen Mary was in direct 



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