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Old Crab
Courtesy of
Ackermann
& Johnson Gallery
Sire Line
Alcock's Arabian
Courtesy of
Richard Green
Cumberland's Crab,
by Old Crab
Courtesy of
Richard Green
Oroonoko, by Old Crab
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Old Crab [Pelham's,
Manners' or Rutland's, Cotton's, Portmore's, Panton's] gr c
1722 (Alcock's Arabian - Sister to Soreheels,
Basto).
Sire Line
Alcock's
Arabian. Family 9-a. There were several
horses named Crab who stood in the early part of the eighteenth
century, causing confusion in the pedigrees of their descendants,
especially as Lord Portmore owned three of them. Also Mr Cheny referred to Old Crab as "the Earl of Portmore's
Crab" in his Racing Calendars [Early Records:35].
Manners was the family name of the Dukes of Rutland,
and Crab is referred to as the Duke of Rutland's
Crab in some pedigrees.
Bred
by Charles Pelham [Pick 1:20], Crab passed through a
number of hands prior to entering the stud of Mr Panton.
He was said to resemble his maternal grandsire
Basto,
and to pass on his sturdiness and stamina to his descendants.
In England he got
a number of excellent sons, and some equally valuable
daughters. In America he was represented by Othello*.
He was also grandsire of Sober John* (br c 1748), Valiant*
(b c 1747), Bucephalus* (br c 1758) and Blossom (f
1768), and the maternal grandsire of Aristotle* (br c
1755).
Crab
led the sires' list in England in 1748, 1749 and 1750.
It is recorded in the 2nd Duke of Devonshire's Tryal Book
that Crab died at Mr Panton's stud in Newmarket on December
5, 1750 [Early Records:161], however, in the General
Stud Book "Obituary of Stallions" he is said
to have died on Christmas Day in 1750 [GSB 1:395].
| Crab |
Alcock's Arabian |
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| Sister to Soreheels |
Basto |
Byerley Turk |
| Bay Peg |
| Sister to Mixbury |
Curwen's Bay
Barb |
| Spot Mare |
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| Race
Record |
Trials in
which Crab participated were recorded in the
Duke of Devonshire's Trial Book. |
| 1727 |
In
April racing for Lord W
Manners he finished 4th in a 20gs sweepstakes at Newmarket,
behind the Duke of Bolton's Sweepstakes (ch c 1722
Oxford Bloody Shouldered Arabian), Sir W
Morgan's Uptail (ch c 1722) and 7 others.
This was his only race before he was acquired by Mr
Cotton.
Trial: In August Crab (9st 1l) won
"very easily" over the Long Course against
Ticktack (9st 8l) and Yellow Hutton (9st
1l). |
| 1728 |
In
April he received
150gs as a half forfeit from Lord Milsington's Weaver
for a four mile race.
Trial: The next day Crab (8st) beat
Black Darcy (8.5st) by about a hundred yards
over a four mile course.
In October at Newmarket he collected 250gs
from the Duke of Bolton's Bonny Lass (b f
1723
Bay Bolton) for
a 500 gs match.
Later in October he won a 500gs match at
Newmarket from the Duke of Bolton's
Cleopatra (ch f 1723
Bay Bolton) over
four miles, conceding her over a stone.
Trial: In November Crab (8st 11.5l)
beat Spidell (8st 1.5l) by "4 or 5 lengths"
over the Long Course. |
| 1729 |
Trial: In February Crab (8st 11l) lost
to Thunderbolt (8st 11l) by "200 yds" from
"6 mile house to the ditch".
In April he
received a 100gs half forfeit from a chestnut colt belonging
to the Duke of Bolton.
Later that month he won the King's 100gs at
Newmarket, defeating the Duke of Hamilton's
Victorious (gr c 1722 Bethell's Ruffler) and
Mr Williams's Spot (b c 1722 Alcock's
Arabian).
Trial: Crab (8st 4l) beat Thunderbolt
(9st) by "200 yds, 4 miles".
He then collected a 50gs forfeit,
from Lord Halifax's Favourite for a 200gs match over four miles.
In May at Stamford he broke down in the 2nd
heat after winning the 1st heat, finishing 3rd in an 80gs
Plate behind Mr Cole's Singlepeeper (b g)
and Mr Neale's Peggy-grieves-me (ch f) and was retired to the stud. |
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| Notable
Crab Mares |
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| 1. |
Black Eyes
[ex-Babby] (b f 1741) was bred in Yorkshire by
Cuthbert Routh and sold to Sir Henry (Harry) Harpur
in August of 1745 for 250 guineas. In 1745 she won
£50 at Newcastle, beating Mr Bannister's Craven
Diamond, Mr Hogg's Farmer's Fancy and four others.
Now called Black Eyes she won £50 at Durham, beating
Sir W Middleton's Surley, Mr Fenwick's Smallhopes
and Mr Crofts's Lion. Starting for Sir Harry Harpur
she won £50 at York, beating Mr Holme's
Roger of the Vale, Mr Hassell's Roxana, Mr Greville's Grantham
and Mr Hammond's Sweetlips in two-mile heats. After
breaking down at exercise she entered the stud of
Mr Stanhope. Her most notable descendants include
Bedford* (b c 1792 Dungannon)
and Citizen* (b c 1785
Pacolet), both very successful stallions in America. |
| 2. |
Crab Mare,
bred by the Duke of Bolton, taproot of
Family
9-c, 2nd dam of Peregrine Wentworth's Patriot
(ch c 1757 Regulus),
and 2nd dam of
Syphon (ch c 1750
Squirt).
Patriot was considerably more successful on the
turf while Syphon broke down early and retired to
stud. Syphon made the most of his very limited opportunities
getting both Sweetbriar
(ch c 1769) and Sweetwilliam
(ch c 1768) for Lord Grosvenor and the very good
stallion Tandem (b c 1773) for Mr Shafto. |
| 3. |
Crab Mare,
owned by Lord Craven, 3rd dam of
Pot8os
(ch c 1773 Eclipse),
one of the best runners and stallions of the later
eighteenth century. |
| 4. |
Hag (gr f
1744), from whom most of
Family
5 descends. |
| 5. |
Mab (gr f
1740), the taproot of
Family
9-d. |
| 6. |
Whiteneck (gr f
1751) was bred by Lord Godolphin and sold to the
Duke of Ancaster in April of 1756, for whom she
produced Pacolet (gr c 1763
Blank),
a good runner and stallion. |
| 7. |
Young Ebony
(br f 1742), bred by Lord Portmore, was 3rd dam
of Skypeeper (br f 1789) who placed 2nd in the
St Leger and is the taproot mare of
Family
5-g; and Skypeeper's half-sister Ann of the
Forest (br f 1789), the taproot of
Family
5-h. |
| 8. |
Spinster (gr f
1743), bred by Mr Panton and later owned by Mr
Leeds, won the King's Plate at Hambleton in 1748.
She was the 3rd dam of Richard Vernon's stallion
Telemachus (b c 1770 King Herod)
and the 5th dam of Maniac (ch f 1806 Shuttle),
the taproot mare of
Family
4-c. |
| 9. |
Ancaster
Blossom (gr f 1742), bred by Thomas Panton,
won a £50 Plate at Epsom in May of 1747, beating
Sir Robert Burdett's Spot (b c 1742
Devonshire
Blacklegs), Mr Croft's Miss Slamerkin (Crab)
and Mr Grisewood's Caelia (gr f 1742
Partner).
At Newmarket in October of the same year she lost
to Lord Portmore's Highlander (gr c 1742 Victorious)
and Miss Slamerkin, which were her only two starts.
She entered Lord Godolphin's stud in 1747, where
she remained until her purchase by the Duke of Ancaster
in April of 1756. She produced, among others, the
useful stallion Chrysolite
(ch c 1763 Blank). |
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Allworthy |
gr c 1744 (Crab - Sister 1 to Steady, by
Childers).
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family
6. A half-brother to Horatia (b f 1758
Blank),
the taproot mare of Family
6-b, Allworthy was bred by Thomas Panton and later
sold to Mr Fenwick. He ran only twice, without success.
In May of 1749 he lost a £50 Plate at Epsom to Mr
Pembroke's Dash and Mr Sim's Shepherdess. In
August at York he lost a £50 Plate to Mr Routh's Looby. He entered stud in the
north of England and covered very few mares. He is only
seen in pedigrees as the maternal grandsire of A-la-Grecque
(ch f 1763 Regulus), the taproot
of Family 23-a. |
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Bustard |
gr c 1741 (Crab - Miss Slamerkin, by Young True Blue).
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family 7. A full-brother to
Othello,
Bustard was bred by Thomas Panton and later
purchased by the Earl of Antrim. Undefeated
in 1747, he won a £50 maiden plate at
Guildford, beating Mr Grisewood's Caelia, Mr Greville's
Foreigner and three others. He then won a £50 purse at Winchester,
beating Mr Keck's Brown Betty and two others; £50 at Salisbury,
beating Mr Rogers's Babraham and others in one heat; and
finally the King's Plate at Newmarket in October, beating
Sir William Middleton's Squirrel and Mr Meredith's Roundhead.
In his only start in 1748 he ran three heats against Babraham
at Oxford. In March of 1749 he won 50
guineas at Newmarket, beating Lord Gower's
Little John and Mr Greville's Phoenix
in three four-mile heats. After his purchase by Lord Antrim
he ran in Ireland and there retired to stud. He got several
useful offspring including Dorimond (b c 1757) and Gamahoe. |
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Crab
[Cumberland's] |
[Routh's, Portmore's, Vernon's, Cumberland's] gr c
1744 (Old Crab - Sister to Slipby, by
Fox).
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family
1. Bred by Mr Routh, he was sold to Lord Portmore in 1749.
After the King's Plate at Newmarket in April of 1751 he
was sold to Captain Richard Vernon, who in turn sold him
to the Duke of Cumberland. Raced by the Duke after 1751,
he retired to the Duke's stud and eventually became known
as the Duke of Cumberland's Crab. A half-share in his
dam, Sister to Slipby, was given by Lord Portmore to Mr Routh in 1741 [Early Records:59]. He sired the Duke of
Cumberland's Milksop (bl c 1760) and his unnamed sister
(gr f 1761) [GSB 1:130]. |
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Crab
[Routh's] |
[Routh's, Portmore's] gr c 1736 (Old Crab - Crop,
by Greyhound). Sire Line
Alcock's
Arabian. Family
12-a. He was bred in Yorkshire by Cuthbert Routh and sold to
Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore, in 1741. His
pedigree is corrected from Mr Routh's stud book [Early Records:34]. In 1742, starting for Miss Betty Routh,
he won a £50 Plate at York, beating Sir M Wyvill's Sportsman and
Captain Appleyard's Foxhunter. Starting for Mr Johnson
he won a £50 Plate at York in 1744, beating Lord Gower's
Tortoise, who broke down. In 1746, starting for Mr
Turner, he went lame, losing a £50 Plate at
York to Mr Vavasour's
Champion, Tortoise and Othello. He was later sent to stud
in Ireland. |
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Crab
[Shepherd's] |
ch c 1747 (Old Crab - Spinster,
by Crofts's Partner. Sire Line
Alcock's
Arabian. Family
4-b. Bred by Thomas Panton he was later purchased by Mr Shepherd
of Leberstone, near Scarborough, Yorkshire. He never raced,
instead going directly to the stud. He sired several notable
mares, along with a son, Lath* (b c 1763), who was sent
to America where he sired Randolph's Laburnum (b c 1780)
and Tippoo Saib (b c 1780).
| Shepherd's
Crab Mares |
| 1. |
Crab Mare (f
1754), 2nd dam of Crookshanks (b c 1777
Florizel),
who twice won the Doncaster Cup, and 3rd dam of
Hutchinson's Weazle (b c 1776
King
Herod). |
| 2. |
Crab Mare (b f
1760), bred by Mr Meredith, dam of Chalkstone (b c
1769 King Herod), 3rd dam
of Driver* (b c 1795 Egremont's Driver), 3rd dam
of Gabriel* (b c 1790
Dorimant),
4th dam of St Leger winner Petronius (b c 1805
Sir Peter Teazle)
and most importantly 6th dam of Venus (b f 1832
Langar) who is the taproot of
Family
15-a. |
| 3. |
Fairy (ch f
1754), bred by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire,
dam of Chatsworth (ch c 1762 Blank),
the maternal grandsire of Abba Thulle (b c 1786
Young Marske) and Arra Kooker* (br c 1789 Drone). |
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Grasshopper |
[Ancaster's] gr c 1731 (Crab - Mare, by Ashridge Ball). Sire Line
Alcock's
Arabian. In April of 1737 he won the 600 guineas Wallasey Stakes
at Newmarket, beating the Duke of Devonshire's Fleece'em,
Lord Lonsdale's Jigg and others. He also won four King's
Plates, at Salisbury, beating Lord Middleton's Shamelshanks
and others, at Winchester, beating Mr Howe's Sultan and
the Duke of Bolton's Little John, at Lewes, beating Mr
Ingram's Silversides, and at Lincoln, beating Mr Panton's
Cato in one heat whilst distancing two others. At Lincoln
he won another £20 Plate, beating four others. He later
won £50 at Huntingdon, beating Mr Turner's Spotless and
Sir John Moore's Whitefoot. |
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Grey
Ward |
gr c 1731 (Crab - Virgin, by Ancaster Merlin)
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family
28. Grey Ward was bred by the 2nd Duke of Ancaster at Grimsthorpe.
Named for the Duke's trainer, Mr Ward, he won a race
for £200 at Newmarket in 1737 [Early Records:76, 77].
His main contribution was to American bloodstock. He sired
the 2nd dam of Mambrina* (ch f 1785
Mambrino).
Bred by Lord Grosvenor, she was sold in 1787 at Tattersall's
in London to B Hyde, who sent her to Virginia where she
was purchased by Alexander Spotswood. In the Spotswood
stud she produced Fairy (b f 1797 Bedford*), dam of Tom
Tough (ch c 1804 Dragon*), and was then sold to William
Alston in South Carolina. She later produced the outstanding
racehorse and sire Gallatin (ch c 1799 Bedford*); and
Eliza (b f 1804 Bedford*), dam of two influential sires,
Bertrand (b c 1820 Sir Archy)
and Pacific (b c 1822 Sir Archy). |
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Oroonoko |
Oroonoko
bl c 1745 (Crab - Miss Slamerkin, by Young True Blue).
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family
7. Bred by Thomas Panton and sold to Charles Colyear, 2nd
Earl of Portmore, he was full-brother to Othello, below.
He is erroneously recorded in the American Stud Book
as an import [AmSB 1:41]. Running for the Duke of
Marlborough he won a 500gs sweepstakes at
Newmarket in 1750, beating Lord Gower's bay
colt. He started three more times without
success. He went to stud, first at Bedale, then at the
Salutation in Leeming-Lane, Yorkshire, moved on to Hampton
Court in Surrey, followed by a year at Whittlebury, Northamptonshire,
after which he returned to the Old Salutation in Leeming-Lane.
His stud fee was as high as 20 guineas.
His most notable offspring include Golden Locks (ch f
1758), the 2nd dam of Pot8os
(ch c 1773 Eclipse); Young
Lass of the Mill (b f 1756), dam of Atalanta (ch f
1769 Matchem), the taproot of
Family 2-c; and
Brunswick* [Quick's] (bl c 1759). |
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Othello*
[Kingston's] |
[Kingston's, Tasker's, Harrison's, Sharpe's] bl c
1746 (Crab - Somerset's Favourite, by Hampton Court Childers
- Mare, by Hobgoblin - Mare,
by Snake). Sire Line
Alcock's
Arabian. Bred by Right Hon Lord Kingston, he is generally confused
in American stud books with Lord Portmore's Othello, above,
although the evidence shows Portmore's Othello to have
been standing in England eight years after the appearance
of Lord Kingston's Othello in Maryland [E2:60]. This was doubtlessly complicated
by the fact that both Othellos were also called Black-and-all-Black.
He was described as a beautiful black horse standing fifteen
hands and very strong. Apparently he was never raced but
entered the stud in England as Lord Kingston's Black Horse
from 1752 to 1755. In the fall of 1756 he was sent to
Maryland consigned to Benjamin Tasker Jr at whose Bellair
stud in Prince George's County he remained from 1756 to
1760. For 1761 and 1762 he moved to Nathaniel Harrison's
Brandon in Virginia, and then back to Governor Sharpe's
Whitehall stud in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, where
he died in 1772. He earned a reputation for the consistent
quality of his offspring all of whom were reputed to be
good and stout runners. He got the unbeaten Galloway's
Selim (bbr c 1759), Gantt's True Briton (b c 1757) and
numerous daughters of quality, including the matriarch
Stella (f 1758) of the Selima* branch of
Family
21; Gantt's Britannia (gr f 1760), dam of Young Bulle
Rock (b c 1773 Hunt's Bulle Rock), Young Figure (b c
1769 Figure*) and Hayne's King Herod (b c 1768 Fearnought*);
and Brent's Ebony (bl f 1760), dam of Skipwith's Figure
(b c 1770 Figure*) and several useful mares. |
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Rib |
gr c 1736 (Crab - Milbanke's Doll by Darcy's Woodcock).
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family
21. Rib was bred by Sir Ralph Milbanke of Halnaby Hall in
Yorkshire and subsequently purchased by Cuthbert Routh,
Sam Laing, Richard Johnson and Edmund Turner. Sam Laing
payed 250 guineas for him with another 50 due if he won
at the Curragh. In 1741 he won £50 at Epsom, beating Mr Bertie's Ramper and several others. In 1742 he won the
£50 Gold Cup at Newcastle, beating Mr Durham's Who Can
Tell and Mr Graham's Champion. At York he won £50, beating
Sir Markaduke Wyvill's Sportsman and Captain Appleyard's
Fox. He next won the £60 Ladies' Plate at Lincoln, followed
by £50 at Leicester where he defeated Lord Portmore's
Tom Tinker, Mr Read's Jack-Come-Tickle-Me and three others.
In 1743 starting for Mr Johnson he won £50 at Beverley,
beating Sir Harry Harpur's Blaze and Mr Clarke's Drowsy.
Later that year he won £50 at Castle-Bar, Ireland, distancing
Mr Blake's Dimple and several others in the first heat.
In 1744 he won £50 at Chester, beating Mr Hope's (previously
Mr Hutton's) Black Chance and Mr Mewburn's Smiling Ball.
He also won £50 at York defeating Lord
Gower's Tortoise. In 1745 he won the Annual
Plate at Kipling Cotes, £50 at Newcastle,
and £50 at Huntingdon, in the latter beating
Mr Greville's Drowsy, Mr Webster's Poor Molly and Mr
Martindale's Torismond "with great ease". In
1746 starting for Mr Turner he collected a 10 guineas
premium at Nottingham. Later in August he broke down at
York and was retired to the stud. He was said to have
served very few blood mares despite which he got a number
of good race horses as well as Sober John* (br c 1748);
Rib Mare (gr f 1751), the 3rd dam of the St Leger and Doncaster Cup winner Young Traveller (ch c 1788
King
Fergus); and Rib Mare (f), 3rd dam of two Derby winners,
Archduke* (br c 1796 Sir
Peter Teazle) and Paris (br c 1803
Sir
Peter Teazle). He died 1758c. |
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Sloe |
bl c 1740 (Crab - Mare, by Childers).
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family
33. Bred and raced by Thomas Panton, Sloe was undefeated on
the turf. In September of 1745 he won a £50 Maiden Plate
at Northampton, beating "easy" twelve others,
including eight who were distanced in the first heat.
In April of 1746 he won a 300 guineas Sweepstakes at Newmarket,
beating Lord Godolphin's Blank over four miles. Three
days later he won the 100 guineas Plate there, beating
Lord Gower's Little John, Lord Portmore's Moorcock, the
Duke of Ancaster's Vulcan and others over four miles.
He later won the King's Plate at Salisbury, again beating
Lord Gower's Little John along with Lord Ferrer's Partner
in two heats. He also walked-over the King's Plates at
Winchester, Canterbury, Lewes, and won the King's Plate
in October at Newmarket, beating for the third time Lord
Gower's Little John who was withdrawn after the first
heat. He entered the North Milford stud of Edward Rookes
Leedes in Yorkshire, where he covered few mares besides
those of Mr Leedes. He got several racehorses as well
as Fair Forester (f 1753), the 2nd dam of the Oaks winner
Yellow Filly (ch f 1783
Tandem). He also got Blossom*
(ch f 1765) who was sent America and entered the stud
of General Thomas Nelson. Her best known son was Willis's
Rockingham (b c 1771 Lightfoot's Partner). |
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Spectator |
b c 1749 (Crab - Mare, by Crofts's
Partner). Sire Line
Alcock's
Arabian. Family
1-a. Spectator was bred by Thomas Panton and later sold to
his brother-in-law, Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster.
In April of 1754 Spectator won a 600 guineas Sweepstakes
at Newmarket, beating Lord Gower's Sweepstakes and the
Duke of Cumberland's Entrance over the Beacon Course.
In April of 1755 he won the 100 guineas Subscription Plate
at Newmarket, beating Mr Swinburne's Jessamy, Sir Charles
Sedley's Royal and others in three heats over the Round
Course. Starting for the Duke of Ancaster he then won
the 90 guineas Ladies' Plate at Huntingdon, beating Mr
Fenwick's Duchess and Mr Vernon's Carlisle. In May of
1756 he won the 100 guineas Jockey Club
Plate at Newmarket, beating Mr Crofts's Brilliant, Mr Fenwick's Matchem,
Lord Gower's Sweepstakes, Sir William Middleton's Whistlejacket
and the Duke of Cumberland's Crab in three heats over
the Round Course. Still at Newmarket in October, he collected
500 guineas forfeit from the Duke of Cumberland's Marske.
In 1757, in the colours of the Duke of Devonshire, he
won the £90 Ladies' Plate at Huntingdon, beating Mr Martindale's Adolphus, the Duke of Bridgewater's Brisk and Mr Vernon's
Forester, which was his final appearance on the turf.
He stood at the Duke of Ancaster's Grimsthorpe Castle
stud in Lincolnshire where he got a great many good runners.
Among his notable progeny were Mark Anthony (b c 1767)
who in turn sired the Derby winner Aimwell (br c 1782);
Sister to Juno (b f 1763), dam of the Derby winner
Diomed*
(ch c 1777 Florizel), an unparalled influence in America;
Miss Rose (f 1766), 2nd dam of Oaks winner Bellina (ch f
1796 Rockingham); and Helen (b f 1763), 3rd dam of
Dungannon
(b c 1780 Eclipse) and Derby
winner Serjeant (b c 1781 Eclipse).
Spectator died in 1772 at the Ancaster seat at Earsby,
near Spilsby, in Lincolnshire, "of a broken leg which
he got by crossing a grip in the pasture" [Pick 1:200]. |
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Mark
Anthony |
bbr c 1767 (Spectator - Rachel, by
Blank).
Sire Line Alcock's
Arabian. Family
13. Bred by the 3rd Duke of Ancaster, he was later sold to
Christopher Blake and then to William Henry Fortescue,
the Earl of Clermont. He was a half-brother to the Champion
Sire Highflyer (b c 1774
King Herod). Racing only at Newmarket,
and mostly over the Beacon Course (4 miles, 1 furlong,
138 yards), he won twenty of his twenty-eight starts and
a total sum of 5,622 guineas, 10 shillings. At the Second
October Meeting in 1770 he won 300 guineas, beating Lord
Clermont's Bucephalus over the Rowley Mile. At the First
Spring Meeting in 1771 he won 300 guineas,
beating Mr Burlton's Seraphina. Four days later he won another 300
guineas, beating Lord Ossory's Laura. At the Second Spring
Meeting he won 300 guineas, beating Lord Ossory's Fish
and four days later he again won 300 guineas, beating
Mr Shafto's Gnawpost, who ran off course, over the Ditch
In Course (2 miles, 97 yards). At the Second October Meeting,
he won 500 guineas, beating Lord Farnham's Miss Osmer,
and two days later he won the 120 guineas Beecham Well
Cup, beating Lord Clermont's Priestess, Mr Vernon's Pyrrhus,
Lord Farnhams' Conductor, Sir Charles Bunbury's Fabius
and Mr Ogilvy's Lycurgus over the Ditch In Course. He
then collected a 1000 guineas forfeit (pp) from Lord
Clermont's Brilliante. At the Houghton Meeting he collected
a 1000 guineas half forfeit from Lord Farnham's Conductor.
In 1772 at the First Spring Meeting he received 240 guineas
in compromise from Lord Farnham's Charon, 250 guineas
from the Duke of Cumberland's Pompey, and at the Second
Spring Meeting, 250 guineas from the Duke of Cumberland's
Faggergill. He then lost his first race to Mr Vernon's
Pyrrhus, giving him five pounds. At the First Spring Meeting
in 1773 he won £50, beating Mr Foley's Trentham and nine
others over the Round Course. Starting for Lord Clermont
in May he won 500 guineas, beating Mr Foley's Firetail
over the Ditch In Course. In 1774 at the First Spring
Meeting he won 300 guineas, beating Lord Rockingham's
Solon, and another 300 guineas in May, beating Lord Ossory's
Chalkstone. At the First October Meeting he won 300 guineas,
beating Lord Grosvenor's Mahomet. At the First Spring
Meeting in 1775 he collected a 300 guineas half forfeit
from Lord Rockingham's Solon. He then won a 200 guineas
each sweepstakes, beating Mr Wentworth's Ancaster and
Mr H Vernon's Minister. Later the same day he collected
a half forfeit of 300 guineas from Mr Blake's St. George.
At the First October Meeting he lost to Mambrino, but
the next day beat Mr Foley's Enterprise to win 200
guineas over the Ditch In Course. He then
won 300 guineas, beating Mr Codrington's Pumpkin. At the Second October Meeting
he won the 140 guineas, beating Lord Grosvenor's Morwick
and the Duke of Grafton's Lamplighter. At
the Houghton Meeting he won 100 guineas,
beating Mr Strode's Pudenda. In 1776 at the
Second Spring Meeting he won a 300 guineas
each sweepstakes, beating Mr Codrington's Narcissus and
Lord Grosvenor's Protector. In September he won 100 guineas,
beating Sir Charles Davers's Counsellor [ex-Towzer]. He
started for the 140 guineas at the First October Meeting,
but lost to Planet and Labyrinth in his final appearance
on the turf. He entered the stud at Pakenham, near Bury
in Suffolk, where he remained from 1778 to 1779 with a
fee of 10 guineas. He moved to Leeming-Lane, near Bedale
in Yorkshire, for the 1780 season, then on to Chippenham,
near Newmarket, for 1781 through 1788, his fee gradually
declining to 3 guineas. He did not get many mares besides
those of Lord Clermont. His most notable offspring was
the Derby winner Aimwell, although he got several other
good race horses and mares.
| Mark
Anthony Mares |
| 1. |
Sister to Fandango
(f 1782c), bred by Lord Clermont, dam of the stallion
Paynator (br c 1791 Trumpator), and the taproot
mare of Family
18-a, Miss Furey (b f 1798 Trumpator). |
| 2. |
Lady Harriet
(b f 1783), bred by Lord Clermont, 2nd dam of the
Two Thousand Guineas winner Wizard (ch c 1806
Sorcerer),
and 4th dam of the good stallion Haxall's Moses
(b c 1816 Sir Harry*). |
| 3. |
Mark Anthony
Mare (b f 1788), bred by Lord Clermont, ancestress
of the Deutsches Derby winner Chilperic (ch c 1908
Gallinule) and other good winners in
Family
28. |
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