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three-year-old were sold at the same time, and fetched a total of 

 10,850 guineas. Here are the particulars : — 



Chrysalis (1876) by Lecturer out of Winged Bee, by Artil- 

 lery out of Queen Bee, by Harkaway out of Galea- Guineas. 



vella Lord Marcus Bere-ford 2,600 



Her filly foal by Philammon Mr. James Daly 1,750 



Her yearling colt by Kendal Mr. W. Fulton 800 



Laodamia, her two year-old filly, also by Kendal ditto 3,500 



Chryfctabel, her three-year-old filly by Lyric or Kendal ditto 2,200 



Total price realised for Chrysalis and her four youngsters 10,850 



The other eight lots fetched 2,310 



Total of thirteen lots 13.160 



Bumble Bee, a three-year-old, referred to by me when treating 

 of Lord Waterford's sale, was by Lord Henry out of Queen Bee, by 

 Harkaway out of Calcavella. Thus we have the close consanguinity 

 which exists on the maternal side between her and this wonderful 

 brood mare Chrysalis, who, with her family, has just fetched the 

 extraordinary sum I have quoted, the dam of Bumble Bee being the 

 granddam of Chrysalis, with the famous Harkaway her sire. Need- 

 less to mention that Lord Marcus Beresford, to whom Chrysalis was 

 knocked down, is nephew to Henry, third Marquis of Waterford. 



If prices of thoroughbreds in 1859 were the same as they are in 

 1892 what an enormous amount would Lord Waterford's stud have 

 then realised! His 119 horses, including 33 thoroughbred brood 

 mares (some with foals at foot), 3 stallions, 13 racehorses and 41 

 thoroughbred yearlings and two-year-olds, not to speak of 29 hunters, 

 fetched, in 1859, only 13,259 guineas. Mr. William Brophy's stud of 

 thirteen all told fetched, in 1892, 13,160 guineas ! ! 



Although this chapter purports to be a history of the Curraghmore 

 Hunt, it will not be out of place at the present stage, particularly 

 after treating of the Marquis' sale, to make reference to some of the 

 racing and steeplechase records of that nobleman. In doing so I must 

 needs make specific mention of his jockey, Johnny Ryan, who is 

 now (1892) stud-groom to the present Marquis, and to whom I shall 

 again allude when I come to treat of the last decade of the history 

 He came from a racing stable at the Curragh, entered the service of 

 Lord Waterford in 1842, and continued as first steeplechase and flat- 

 race jockey, also as second horseman, until his lordship's death in 1859. 

 During these seventeen years Ryan distinguished himself on the flat 

 and between the flags in the " light blue and black cap " to quite an 

 unparalleled degree. He rode a total of 130 races for Lord Waterford, 

 of which he won no less than 112, was second in five, and third in 

 three, the three third places being for the Liverpool Grand National. 

 Thus showing a record which I should say was never approached by 

 any other jockey, professional or otherwise, in the annals of racing or 

 steeplechasing. 



Among the best horses which Ryan rode for Lord Waterford were 



