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any account, were both bays. Here is a summary 

 of Isonomy*s record as a sire of winners : 



In due course some of Isonomy*s offspring 

 came to Kingsclere to be trained, and most of 

 them were endowed with pluck and determina- 

 tion, qualities which were so conspicuous in their 

 sire. He was unquestionably one of the best 

 horses I have ever known. I thought the 

 world of him, and his achievements as a sire 

 strengthened my regard and admiration. 



In 1878 Fernandez, a brother to Isonomy, 

 was one of the Yardley yearlings, and Mr. Fred 

 Gretton bought him. He was a bay, but not a 

 whole bay like Isonomy. Built on bigger lines 

 than the latter, he was another " good one." A 

 grand type of horse in every way, he was particu- 

 larly powerful across the loins. He came slowly 

 to hand and was unplaced in both the races 

 he ran as a two-year-old. The following spring 

 he won, to the surprise of most people, the 

 Craven Stakes at Newmarket. Paddock critics 



