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sons. His dam Tribonyx had a varied history. 

 Bred in Ireland in 1902, by Captain Greer, she 

 was by Gallinule out of Fervour, by Chippendale. 

 She was sold as a yearling at the Newmarket 

 July Sales, 1903, to Mr. P. P. Gilpin for 340 

 guineas. The following year she ran three 

 times, without success, in the name of Mr, A, 

 W. Davis, but before the end of that season 

 passed into the possession of Mr. J. Musker, 

 who sent her to the Newmarket December Sales 

 in 1904. She was then bought by Mr. E. Bird 

 for 45 guineas. The following July she again 

 came into the sale ring at Newmarket as the 

 property of Mr. Alfred Stedall, and I secured her 

 for 100 guineas. She was then in foal to St. 

 Maclou, but slipped twins. I mated her with 

 William the Third, and the following year she 

 produced Willonyx. I was then living at Strat- 

 tons, near Kingsclere, but in the autumn of that 

 year sold the property to go and live at Newbury. 

 As I had no accommodation for brood mares at 

 my new home, I disposed of Tribonyx and another 

 mare to M. Edmond Blanc for ;^iooo each, and 

 sold their foals to Sir John Robinson for ;^900 

 the pair. When offered for sale at Doncaster 

 the following year, Willonyx did not make his 

 reserve, but was afterwards sold privately to 

 Mr. C. E. Howard, for whom he won ten races 

 worth ;^ii,2i7, and, on retiring to the stud, 

 commanded a fee of 300 guineas. For a while 



