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small in comparison with those of King Fergus and 

 Pot-8-o's. Alexander was an immense chestnut, and 

 the sire of Boadicea the grandam of Touchstone. 

 His stock were much liked for their size ; the colts 

 being often strongly-whited chestnuts, and the mares, 

 which were remarkably good, for the most part 

 browns, full of speed and quality, and with very fine 

 expression about the head and throat. The Mer- 

 curies first came out in all their strength and stout- 

 ness with Gohanna, who was, like Waxy, out of a 

 Herod mare, and the twain ran the memorable race 

 for the Derby in what has always been termed the 

 Pot-8-o's year. Seven out of the thirteen were by 

 that chestnut, and but for the Petworth pet dividing 

 them, they would have made up the first three. No 

 two horses were more widely different to look at than 

 Gohanna and Waxy, although their forms were as 

 near at 3 lbs. as Scythian and Champagne's were at 

 evens for a mile. High quality, so to speak, came 

 into English blood-stock very much with Waxy, 

 whereas Gohanna was a plain hunter style of horse 

 to look at. He was put to all kinds of mares, and 

 got great power on a short leg, and if they exceeded 

 fifteen one, it was beyond the average. They had 

 broad foreheads, small noses, and a very prominent 

 eye, and were uniformly speedy and staying. Elec- 

 tion was one of the smallest and most delicate of his 

 sons, and very different from the hardy Golumpus, 

 for whom, before Catton had made him a name, there 

 was no Salutation bidder. 

 ,p, ^ ,, Orville's blood united with Catton's 



The Cattons. . i • i • -n t i i 



immediately in Mulatto, and one degree 

 off in Slane. In appearance the Cattons generally 

 followed Gohanna, but Mulatto had much more style, 

 and was more round and plump, and with the most 

 blood-like head and neck. Catton was a very firm well- 

 seasoned horse, and took punishment from Sammy 

 King, in his races, like a hero. Few lines of blood 



