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Examination of the pedigrees of brown stallions now 

 alive shows clearly that they inherit their colour from 

 Performer* (foaled 1840), whose sire Phenomenon 

 (foaled 1835) was also a brown; or, if the brown horses 

 do not trace their descent to Performer, they trace it to 

 the brown Atlas (foaled 1840). These three horses are 

 known to have been the most successful stock-getters in 

 their time. 



Lord Derby II. (foaled 1871) was full of the blood of 

 both the Performer and Atlas strains ; he was a beautiful 

 dark brown, and having been the winner of many prizes 

 in the show ring, his services were much in request. He 

 bestowed his colour freely on his stock. 



The Hackney Stud Book contains the names of many 

 famous bay sires — Wildfire (foaled 1827) and Norfolk Cob 

 (foaled 1819) among the number. These two horses 

 trace their descent, through the broyvn race-horse Flying 

 Childers, to the bay "foundation sire" the Darley 

 Arabian (foaled 1702). 



During the last twenty-five years Lord Derby II. 

 mares have been eagerly sought for the purpose of mating 

 with stallions of the Danegelt strain. Unfortunately the 

 mares got by Lord Derby II. were comparatively few in 

 number, and as the number decreased exceptionally high 

 prices were paid for such mares, both privately and at 

 public auctions. In many cases a thousand guineas has 

 been paid for a Lord Derby II. mare. 



Brown Hackneys have enjoyed peculiar favour in 

 France for a long period. Norfolk Hackneys were 



* Performer greatly influenced the Hackney horse stock of his day. 

 Trotting matches under saddle were then much in vogue, and Performer 

 was allowed to be one of the finest trotters in England ; he covered 

 three miles in nine min'.ites. Such an achievement would naturally give 

 a stallion the prestige that now attaches to success in the showyard. 



