rOIG A DALLACiH. 29' 



FOIG A BALLAGH. 



WINNER OF THE DONCASTER ST. LEGEK, 1844. 



"Take yourself off! bag and baggage!" as the name of 

 our worthy Irish horse implies, translated into literal 

 English, is a brown colt, and was bred by George Knox, 

 Esq. of Brownstone House, Kildare, in 1841, and is by 

 Sir Hercules, out of Guiccioli by Bob Booty, her dam 

 Flight by Escape (Irish), out of Young Heroine by Bagot. 

 Here is a true Irish pedigree, but all of our best blood. 

 Foig a Ballagh stands 15 hands 31 inches high, and is a 

 horse of great power, full of courage, and fine temper. 



Foig a Ballagh made his debut at the Doncaster Meeting 

 in 1843, by running third for the Champagne Stakes, Mr 

 Williamson's The Cure being first, and Mr Osbaldeston's 

 Sorella, sister to Martingale second; Brunei, Coal Black 

 Rose, All round my Hat, Epilogue, The Princess, Tele- 

 machus and Fanny Eden, not being placed. 



In consequence of a bad curb, Foig a Ballagh paid forfeit 

 in aU engagements in 1844 previous to the St Leger, the 

 Derby being among the number. After a year passed in 

 private life it was again at Doncaster he made his second 

 appearance before the public, on the eventful day of the 

 St Leger, for which race he had become second favourite. 

 At the appointed hour the following diminished field of 

 nine horses showed at the post, from a list of one hundred 

 and eight subscribers. 



Mr Irwin's br. c. Foig- a Ballag-h, by Sir Hercules, out of Guiccioli. — Bell . 1 



Mr Salvin's b. c. The Cure. — J. Marson 2 



Colonel Anson's ch. f. The Princess. — F. Butler '•i 



