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Glenmahra, Hibernian, &c.), Macpherson and Rota (Happy 

 Rondelle, Have a Care, lulus, Rotula, &c.), Macpherson and 

 Stargazing II., Ptarmigan and Gallant Foe, Greentick and 

 Tonic, Greentick and Bit of Fashion (FuUerton, Jupon Vert, 

 Kate Cuthbert, Young FuUerton, Simonian, Netherwitton, &c.), 

 Greentick and Governess (Greengage, Greengoose, Greenhouse 

 and Greenstick). . 



It will be interesting to scan the respective pedigrees of 

 these well-mated ones, and try to discover to what the success 

 of their progeny is attributable. To begin with, let us take 

 the Misterton-Gulnare II. combination. • Gulnare II. was 

 bred by Mr. Horner, and was by his dog Harfagar out of his 

 Herrenhausen. Now here is a bitch possessed of good stout 

 blood, traceable to the strains that are most noticeable in the 

 pedigrees of Waterloo winners. Harfagar was by Harold (sire 

 of Saxon King) by Farrier by Cavalier, son of Cauld Kail ; 

 whilst Gulnare, dam of Harold, was a granddaughter of Master 

 McGrath on her sire's side, and a great-granddaughter of 

 Canaradzo on her dam's side. Herrenhausen owns a different 

 infusion altogether, but is a descendant of Cock Robin (grand- 

 son of Canaradzo) and Glimpse of Glory (Goodlake's strain). 

 Turning back to Mistertori's pedigree, we find it full of 

 Canaradzo blood, whilst his maternal grandsire is Cock Robin, 

 so that the cross is identical with that which produced Saxon 

 King, whose dam, Locomotion, was a granddaughter of Con- 

 tango. Here is an example of constant but discreet inbreed- 

 ing to a famous strain, but when the performances of the pro- 

 duce are looked to a curious fact presents itself. The pace of 

 the family is concentrated in Mullingar, whose gxeai. forte was 

 speed ; all the rest are deficient (as regards first class) in that 

 respect, though all are stout honest runners. In conformation 

 they are of good size and strongly built, with plenty of bone 

 and good legs and feet, though some show a tendency to coarse- 

 ness. 



Now that Mistertbn is dead, breeders who want to follow 

 up the line indicated must make choice of a successor, ancj 



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