AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
237 
Breeding In-and-in. 
BY A CATTLE BREEDER.-NO. IV. 
As promised in my last communication, I sub¬ 
mit several instances of close breeding in the 
blood horse, the existence of which Mr. C. M. 
Clay controverted. As, like him, I have not been 
familiar with the pedigrees of the Stud Books— 
relying for the truth of my facts on traditionary 
and verbal information from others—a friend, 
whose long experience and observation, both on 
the turf and in breeding blood horses, is fully re¬ 
liable, has kindly given me the following list, se¬ 
lected from the English and American Stud 
books. 
It may be said, that in-and-in breeding in race 
horses proves nothing positive, as there are 
horses of equal reputation not bred in-and-in ; but 
it is proved, that in-and-in breeding does not de¬ 
stroy the running power. The English Stud 
Book is full of noted horses, got by half-brothers 
out of their half-sisters, as in some of the names 
here quoted. But to the enumeration : 
(English Horses.) 
PRIAM, and EMILIUS. 
Priam got by Emilius ; dam by Whiskey—by Diomed 
—by Matchem. 
Emilius got by Orville ; dam by Stamford—gr. d. by 
Whiskey. 
Stamford got by Sir Peter Teazle ; dam by Eclipse— 
gr. d. by Blank. 
Sir Peter Teazle got by Highflyer ; dam by Snap—gr. d. 
by Regulus. 
Eclipse got by Marske ; dam by Regulus—gr. d. Son 
of Snake—gr. gr. d. by Hautboy. 
Blank got by Godolphin Arabian ; gr. d. by Snake— 
gr. gr. d. by Hautboy. 
Orville got by Beninbrough; dam by Highflyer—by 
Tautmer—by Simpson—byRegulus—Marske’sdam. 
Beninbrough got by King Fergus ; dam by Herod. 
King Fergus got by Eclipse. 
Highflyer got by Herod ; dam by Blank—by Regulus. 
Marske got by Squirt ; dam by Blacklegs, etc. 
Squirt got by Bartlett’s Childers ; dam by Snake—gr. d. 
by Hautboy. 
Whiskey got by Saltram ; darn by Ilerod—by Matchem 
—by Regulus. 
Saltram, got hv Eclipse ; dam by Snap—by Regulus, etc. 
Herod got by Tartar ; dam by Blaze. 
Diomed got by Florizel ; dam by Spectator—by Blank 
—by Childers. 
Florizel got by Herod. 
Cade got by Godolphin Arabian. 
Spectator got by Crab ; dam by Partner. 
Matchem got by Cade ; dam by Partner. 
TRUSTEE. 
Got by Calton ; dam by Whisker—by Hermes—by Pi- 
pator — by Sir Peter Teazle—by Matchem—by 
Whitenose, etc. 
Calton got by Golumpus; dam by Timothy—by Flori- 
zcl—bv Eclipse—by Engineer, etc. 
Whisker got by Waxy ; dam by Trumpator—by High¬ 
flyer—by Snap—by Blank, etc. 
Hermes by Mercury ; dam by Woodpecker—by Herod 
—by Blank. 
Pipator got by Imperator ; dam by Squirrel—by Match¬ 
less, etc. (Matchless got by Godolphin Arabian.) 
Sir Peter Teazle got by Highflyer ; dam by Snap—by 
Regulus, etc. 
Matchem got by Cade. (Cade by Godolphin Arabian.) 
Golumpus got by Gohanr.a ; dam by Woodpecker—by 
Trentham, etc. 
Timothy by Delphini; dam by Matchem, ete. 
Florizel got by Herod. 
Imperator got by Conductor ; dam by Herod—by MarsWe 
by Blank, etc. 
Conductor got by Matchem ; dam by Snap. 
Woodpecker got by Herod. 
MESSENGER. 
Got by Mambrino ; dam by Turf—by Regulus—by Star¬ 
ling—by Fox—by Snap—by Bay Bolton—by Duke 
of New Castle’s Turk—by Tafolet Barb—by Place’s 
White Turk.—A natural Barb mare. 
Mambrino by Engineer ; dam by Cade—Cade by Go¬ 
dolphin Arabian. 
Engineer got by Sampson. (Sampson by Blaze—Blaze 
by Childers ) 
Turf got by Matchem. (Matchem by Cade.) 
Regulus got by Godolphin Arabian. 
SIR ARCHY. 
Got by Diomed ; dam by Rockingham—by Trentham— 
by Bosphorus—by Forester—by Coalition Colt—by 
Bustard—by Second—by Stanyan Arabian—by No¬ 
tongue— by Barb — by Matchless — Royal (barb) 
mare. 
Diomed got by Florizel; dam by Spectator—by Blank 
—by Childers, etc. 
Rockingham got by Highflyer; dam by Matchem—by 
Squirt—by Mogul—by Bay Bolton, etc. 
Trentham by Sweepstakes ; dam by South—by Car- 
touch—by Childers, etc. 
Bosphorus got by Babraham. 
Florizel and Highflyer got by Herod. 
Matchem and Babraham got by Cade—(by Godolphin 
Arabian.) 
THE MARE FLIRTILLA, JR. 
Got by Sir Archy ; dam Flirtilla by Sir Archy. 
Both daughter and dam were celebrated racers. 
(American Horses.) 
AMERICAN ECLIPSE. 
Got by Duroc; dam by Messenger—gr. dam by Pota¬ 
toes—by Gimcrack—by Snap—by Regulus—by Bart¬ 
lett’s Childers—by Honeywood Arabian— Byerly 
(barb) mare. 
Duroc got by Diomed , dam by Grey Diomed—by Vir 
ginia Cade, etc. 
Diomed by Florizel; dam by Spectator—by Blank—by 
Childers, etc. 
Grey Diomed got by Medley: dam by Sloe—by Vam¬ 
pire, etc. 
Florizel got by Herod. Potatoes got by Eclipse. 
Medley got by Gimcrack ; dam by Snap—by Regulus. 
HENRY. (Competitor of American Eclipse in the great 
Long Island Race of 1824.) 
Got by Sir Archy ; dam by Diomed. 
Sir Archy got by Diomed. 
BONNETS OF BLUE— (Darn of Fashion.) 
Got by Sir Charles ; dam by Sir Archy. Sir Charles got 
by Sir Archy. 
SLENDER (full sister of Bonnets of Blue.) Both 
these mares, thus closely bred, were capital racers. 
ARIEL. 
Got by American Eclipse ; dam by Financier—gr. d. by 
Baronet—gr. gr. dam Empress by Messenger, etc. 
American Eclipse got by Duroc; dam by Messenger. 
Financier got by Tippoo Saib ; dam by Messenger, 
Tippoo Saib got by Messenger. 
Ariel was a wonderful mare and racer. 
O’KELLY, 
full brother to Ariel, was a horse of much note. 
BLACK MARIA. 
Got by American Eclipse ; dam by Sir Archy. 
American Eclipse by Duroc. Duroc by Diomed. Sii 
Archy by Diomed. 
POSTBOY. 
Got by Henry ; dam by Duroc. 
Henry got by Sir Archy ; dam by Diomed. 
Sir Archy got by Diomed. Duroc by Diomed. 
• WAGNER. 
Got by Sir Charles; dam by Marion. 
Sir Charles got by Sir Archy ; dam by Citizen. 
Marion got by Sir Archy ; dam by Citizen. 
|Ej ^Wagner was or is now owned in Kentucky.— A capital 
horse as a racer, and equally so as a stallion. He beat Grey 
Eagle in a race, which, to this day, is the best four mile 
race ever run in Kentucky. My friend informs me that he 
saw Wagner when a coit at the side of his dam in Vir¬ 
ginia, in the year 1834 ; and again in 1853 at Louisville, • 
Ky. He was then as clean and sound as a coit, and he 
had raced every where in Va., Ky., Tenn., and La., and 
was then the sire of scores of winners. Starke, lately 
taken to England by Ten Broeck, was got by Wagner—a 
close bred horse, as the pedigree shows. 
BOSTON. 
Got by Timoleon ; dam by Ball’s Florizel. 
Timoleon got by Sir Archy. Sir Archy by Diomed. 
Ball’s Florizel by Diomed. 
GLENCOE. 
Got by Sultan ; dam by Tramp—by Waxy—by Trum¬ 
pator—by Highflyer—by Snap—by Blank (Specta¬ 
tor’s dam)—by Partner, etc. 
Sultan got by Selim ; dam by Williamson’s Ditto—by 
Mercury—by Herod—by Marske. 
Tramp got by Dick Andrews; dam by Gohanna—by 
Trentham—by Woodpecker—by Eclipse—by Snap 
—by Regulus. 
Waxy got by Potatoes; dam by Herod—by Snap—by 
Godolphin Arabian, etc. 
Trumpator got by Conductor; dam by Squirrel—by 
Matchless, etc. 
Highflyer got by Herod ; dam by Blank—by Regulus. 
Selim got by Buzzard ; dam by Alexander—by High¬ 
flyer—by Alfred—by Engineer. 
Williamson’s Ditto got by Sir Peter Teazle ; dam by 
Dungannon—by Prophet—by Snap—by Regulus. 
Mercury got by Eclipse ; dam by Tartar—by Mogul, etc. 
D;ck Andrews got by Joe Andrews ; dam by Highflyer 
—by Cardinal Puff. 
Gohanna got by Mercury ; dam^by Ilerod—by Matchem, 
etc. 
Woodpecker got by Ilerod ; dam by Bay Arabian, etc. 
Potatoes got by Eclipse ; dam by Sportsman—by Oro- 
noco. 
Conductor got by Matchem ; dam by Snap. 
Here are enumerated some of the most cele¬ 
brated English and American race horses on rec 
ord, some of them bred closely in-and-in ; atnr 
those not so closely bred in themselves, trace 
back to close’ breeding through their sires and 
dams. It is not necessary here to particularize 
among the many names of the horses given, a? 
to their immediate breeding, as every one inte¬ 
rested will be able to trace them for himself. It 
is sufficient that the examples here given, fully 
sustain the assertions which I have made of the 
fact of close breeding in many of the most noted 
horses. 
Feeding Suckling Calves. 
Eli Armatront, Clinton County, Indiana, writes 
to the Agriculturist that he saves much trouble 
with suckling calves by the following arrange¬ 
ment : The calves are kept in a field or enclo¬ 
sure separate from the cows. An opening, which 
can be closed by a board or bar, is made in the 
fence, sufficiently large and of the right bight for 
the calf to pass his head through. When the 
cows come from the pasture the hole in the fence 
is opened and the cow driven up to the place_ 
usually she will go voluntarily. If she does not 
stand conveniently for the calf, a little corn or oth¬ 
er feed is placed so that when she is eating, the 
calf may be accomodated. In a littld* time both 
animals will learn the arrangement, and all diffi¬ 
culty in bringing them together or separating 
them is thus obviated. [We do not quite appre¬ 
ciate the advantage of this method. There is 
usually little trouble in separating the cow and 
calf after suckling—not so much, we should say, 
as to bring the cow “square” up to the calf 
when confined to its hole in the fence. Besides, 
there would be danger that the cow might in¬ 
jure the neck of the calf by running against its 
head. —Ed. Am. Agr.~\ 
• -< ■ irwQ ^ Snrn .in 
How siucH will fill a Pig.— The Lynn News, 
is to be held entirely responsible for the following : 
“ A neighbor of ours was trying to convince anoth¬ 
er neighbor that it was better to buy large pigs in 
the Spring than small ones, as the former would 
eat little more. One of his reasons was the fol¬ 
lowing : Last Spring I bought a little pig from a 
drover, and he was good for eating but wouldn’t 
grow much. I-Ie got so after a week or two, that 
he would eat a bucketful at a time, and then, like 
Oliver Twist, call for more. Well, one morning 
I carried out a water bucket full of dough, and 
after he had swallowed it all, I picked up the 
pig and put him in the same bucket I had fed him 
from, and the little varmint didn't fill it half up." 
It is said that a cow in Yorkshire, England, 
having had one of her fore legs amputated, has 
been supplied with a wooden one, and that she 
manages to live very comfortably upon that. 
Nothing inflates a small mind like superficial 
attainments. Great scholars are usually humble ; 
while small ones are vain and pedantic. 
