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PYREHUS THE FIRST. 



WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM, 1846. 



Pyrrhus the First, a bright cliesnut, fifteen hands three 

 inches, was bred by Mr John Day, in 1843, he is by Epirus, 

 out of Fortress by Defence, her dam Jewess by Moses, out 

 of Calendulas by Camerton — Snowdrop, by Highland Fling. 



Pyrrhus the First made his first appearance at the 

 Newmarket First Spring Meeting 1846, where he galloped 

 in a winner of the Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. 

 ft, twenty subs., beating Col. Anson's lago second, Lord 

 Exeter's St Demetri third ; Lord Albemarle's The Little 

 Vulgar Boy, Mr Wigram's Hereef, Lord Stradbroke's Pole- 

 cat, Lord George Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngham, and 

 Duke of Rutland's Sister to Flambeau not placed. 



His second pubhc performance was at Epsom, for the 

 Derby Stakes, one hundred and ninety -three subscribers, 

 which brought the following string of twenty -seven horses 

 to the post. 



Mr Gully's ch. c. Pyrrhus the First, by Epirus, out of Fortress.— S. Day . . 1 



Mr W. Scott's b. c. Sir Tatton Sykes, by* Melbourne.— Owner . . 2 



Gen. Shiibrick's br. c; Brocardo, by Touchstone, out of Brocade.— Kolmes . 3 



Sir R. W. Bulkel6y's b. c. Joinville, by Picaroon. — Bumby , - 



Lord Maidstone's b. c. Tom TuUoch, by Hetman Platoff. — Flatman - 



Lord E. Russell's br. e. Sting-, by Slane. — H. Bell 



• Col. Anson's b. c. lag-o, by Don John. — F. Butler 



Mr Meiklam's br. c. Fancy Boy, by Tomboy. — Templeman - 



Sir G. Heathcote's b. c. by Hetman Platoff, out of Nannette.— Chappie ... - 



Mr A. Johnstone's ch. c. Grimston, by Verulam. — T. Lye 



Mr J. Drake's br. c. Bold Archer, by Glycon, or Assassin. — G. Edwards . . - 



Lord Chesterfield's br. c. Ging-er, brother to Maug-o. — Duffo 



Sir J. Hawley's bl. c. Humdrum, by Sir Hercules. — R. Sly 



Mr O'Brien's b. c. The Traverser, by Gilbert Gnmey. — Cavtwright - 



Mr Drinkald's br. c. Widred, by Wilibert. — Mann 



Mr E. Peel's b. c. Spithead, by Sheet Anchor. — Francis 



Mr Merry's br. c. by Don John, out of Peri. — Robinson 



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