IN-BREEDING — OUT-CROSSING . 6 1 



1. Vulture, in-bred to Buzzard (dam of Orlando). 



2. Peri, in-bred to Eclipse (dam of Sir Hercules). 



3. Seclusion, in-bred to Sultan (dam of the DJsrby winner 



Hermit). 



4. Languish, in-bred to Sir Peter (dam of the winner of the 



Oaks, Ghuznee). 



5. Gruyere, in-bred to Waxy and Penelope (dam of Par- 



mesan). 



6. Mowerina, in-bred to Waxy, own sister to Cotlierstone 



(and dam of West Australian, Go-ahead, Old Orange 

 Girl, Baragah, and Westwick). 



A similar case of in-breeding occurs here, as in Mandragora, 

 Mineral, and Legerdemain, compared to The Miner, Sleight of 

 Hand, The Drone, and Van Amburgh. Whereas Gotherstone, 

 a quite exceptional horse on the turf, proves a failure at the 

 stud, his own sister, Mowerina, becomes one of the most cele- 

 brated matrons in the whole Stud Book. Queen Mary might be 

 mentioned here as in-bred to Whalebone, but as it is not beyond 

 all doubt whether Moses is by Whalebone or Seymour, we had 

 better leave her out. 



With regard to future breeding results, it may be of interest 

 to state that that wonder of the world, 



7. Kincsem, in-bred to Slane, also belongs to this category of 



in-bred parents, as well as 



8. Bal Gal, in-bred to Touchstone. 



Of the numerous celebrated matrons, whose parents show four 

 clear removes from their common ancestor, I may mention : 



1. Martha Lynn, on both sides traces back to Sir Peter (dam 



of the Derby winner 1850, Voltigeur, Vortex, Eulogy, 

 Barnton, Maid of Hart, Vivandiere). 



2. Emma, goes back to Eclipse (dam of Mundig, winner of 



the Derby 1835 ; Gotherstone, winnei' of the Two Thou- 



