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£170,000. He sired three winners of the Derb}', four 

 winners of the St. Leger, and one winner of the Oaks, 

 whilst his sons, in their turn, became sires of m;iny 

 other classic celebrities, the names of which will be 

 found in the following pages. Other two of the sons 

 of Highflyer ran in the iJorby of 17SG, in addition to 

 the winner. The value of the stakes was 1,100 guineas. 

 No less than three of Highflyer's daughters took 

 part in the Oaks of the same 3'ear, one of them, Letitia, 

 being second to Sir F. Standish's chestnut, the Yellow 

 Filly, by Tandem out of Peitlita ; the third in the race 

 Avas Scota, which also ran in the Derby — the second 

 instance of a filly taking part in that race. There 

 were twenty- four subscribers to the Oaks of 1786, and 

 thirteen came to the post. J. Edwards rode the 

 winner. 



j^„g^ On Thursday, May 24th, the following 



Sir Peter scvcn horses started for the Derby of the 



Teazle. . , 



period : 



Lord Derby's br. c. Sir Peter Teazle, by Highfljer out of 

 Papillon -.-----..-1 



]*.Ir. O'Kelly's cb. c. (Gunpowder, by Eclipse - - - - 2 

 Mr. Vernou's ch. c. Bustler, by Florizel - - - - 3 



Lord Grosvenor's br. c. Mentor, by Justice out of Sweet- 

 briar's dam; Lord Grosvenor's b. c. Whitelegs, by 

 Justice out of sister to Sweetbriar; Mr. Charlton's 

 gr. c. Twitch, by Pontifex ; Mr. Aston's c. by Highflyer. 



Betting : 7 to 4 against Bustler, 2 to 1 against Sir 

 Peter Teazle, 3 to 1 against Lord Grosvenor, and 8 to 

 1 against Gunpowder. Value of the stakes, 1,000 

 guineas. 



From the above list it will be seen that the seventh 



