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DON JOHN. 



WINNER OP THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER, 1888. 



Don John, a bay horse, fifteen hands three inches high, was 

 bred by Mr Garforth, in 1835, and sold, when a foal, to Mr 

 Ridsdale for 100 guineas. He was purchased by Lord 

 Chesterfield, his present owner, for 140 guineas, at the sale 

 of Ridsdale's stud. He is got by Tramp, or Waverley, out 

 of a Comus mare, bred by Mr Garforth in 1820 or 1821 ; 

 her dam, Marciana, by Stamford, out of Marcia, by Cori- 

 ander — Faith, by Pacolet — Atalanta, by Matchem — Lass-of- 

 the Mill, by Oronoko — Old Traveller (sister to Clark's Lass- 

 of-the-Mill) — Miss Makeless, by Young Greyhound — Old 

 Partner — Woodcock — Croft's Bay Barb — Makeless — Brim- 

 mer — Dicky Pierson — Burton Barb Mare. 



In 1837, Don John made his debut upon the Turf, by 

 winning the Two Year Old Stakes at York Spring Meeting, 

 May 31, beating Alzira, f. by Actseon, out of Purity, Wee 

 Willie, Ayres, and Vertumnus. 



On Monday, September 18, at Doncaster, Don John won 

 the Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft, for two yr 

 olds. — Twenty-four subs., beating Barbarina, The Fairy 

 Queen, c. by Velocipede, out of Miss Fanny, Charley Boy, 

 and f. by Velocipede, out of Apollonia ; and at Heaton 

 Park, on Friday, September 29, Don John won the Claret 

 Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two yr olds. — 

 Eleven subs., again beating the Fairy Queen. 



On Thursday, the 19th of April, 1838, at the Newmarket 

 Craven Meeting, Don John commenced the season by 

 walking over for a Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft, 

 for three vr olds. — Four subs. 



