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CHARLES XII. 



WINNER OF THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER, 1839. 



Charles the Twelfth, a very fine and racing-like brown 

 colt, was bred in 1836, by Major Yarburgh, of Haslington- 

 hall, near York, and was got by Voltaire (by Blacklock), out 

 of a Prime Minister mare, bred in 1818, by Mr Yarburgh, 

 her dam by Orville, out of Miss Grimstone, by Weazel — 

 Ancaster — Damascus Arabian — Sampson — Oronoko — Sis- 

 ter to Mirza, &c. 



Charles the Twelfth made his debut upon the Turf as a 

 three year old, at the Liverpool July Meeting, where he 

 won the Tradesmen's Cup, or Piece of Plate, value 200 

 sovs., with 100 from the Racing Fund, added to a Handicap 

 Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, 

 &c. ; the owner of the second horse received 50 sovs. out 

 of the stakes, and the winner paid 30 sovs. to the Judge. — 

 Two miles. — Seventy subs., forty-seven of whom paid only 

 5 sovs. each. 



Major Yarburg-h's b. c. Charles XII., 3 yrs old, 6st. 61b 1 



Lord Eglinton's br. h. St Bennett, 5 yrs old, 8st. 51b 2 



Epirus, 5 yrs old, 8st. I31b. ; Heron, 6 yrs old, 8st. 111b.; Slashing- Hariy, 5 yrs old, 



8st. 71b. ; Cowboy, 5 yrs old, 8st. 71b, ; Llanercost, 4 yrs old, 8st. 61b. ; King- Cole, 6 



yi-s old, 8st. 61b.; Compensation, 4 yrs old, 8st. ; Gilbert Gurney, 4 yrs old, 7st. 71b.; 



Van Buren, 5 yrs old, 7st. 61b.; Rachel, 5 yrs old, 7st. 61b. ; Percy, 4 yrs old, 7st. 21b.; 



Harpurhey, 4 yrs old, 6st. 121b. ; Cruiskeen, 5 yrs old, 6st. 61b.; and Hopeful, 4 yrs 



old, 68t. 61b. (carried 6st. 81b.) ; also started, but were not placed. 



This performance, in which he beat some of the best 

 horses of the day, immediately placed Charles the Twelfth 

 at the head of the betting for the St Leger, which brought 

 the following horses to the post. 



Major Yarburg'h's b. c. Charles XII., by Voltaire, out of Laurel's dam. 



— W. Scott , . . : I 



Mr Tliornliill's ch. c. Euclid, by Emilius, out of Maria, by Whisker. — 



P. Conolly 2 



