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6 Perseverance ' (by ( Worcester Marquis ' out of ' Dressmaker '). 

 This bitch has been thrice put to ' War Eagle,' which is composed, 

 one half of ' Foremost,' one quarter c Marquis,' and one quarter 

 6 Coquette.' The produce, as might have been expected, have all 

 been, more or less, f Marquises,' in style of going and general 

 appearance, though with some peculiarities of form, which have 

 almost invariably adhered to the descendants of ' Coquette,' as, for 

 instance, the cat-like foot. Not one has resembled ' War Eagle ' 

 himself, or the * Foremost,' or ( Bugle ' blood, because they are 

 composed of three-eighths of the 'Marquis' blood, two-eighths 

 'Foremost,' two-eighths e Dressmaker,' and one-eighth 'Coquette;' 

 and as three to two is an overwhelming preponderance, the result 

 has been as already stated. 



