Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-11-07

piNt ny i-tOndlu Esu.. OF Carr
House, near Doncaster, and was pur-
chased when young by the Duke of Dew
onshire. Childers was got by the OAR
ley Arabian; his dam called Betty Leedes,
by Old Careless his grandam Gown sis
ter to Leedes) by Leedess Arabian: his
great-grandam by Spanker, out of the
Old Morocco mare, that was the dam of
Spanker.
Childers started several times at New
market, against the best horse of his time
and was never beaten. In April, 172l,
he beat the Duke of Bottoms Speed
well, eight stone seven pounds, each four
miles, 900 gs., and in October following
he received of Speedwell 500 gs forfeit.
In October, 1922, Chlders beat the Earl
of Drogheda's Chaunter, ten stone each.
six miles for 1000 rs. In April, 1923. re-
ccived of the Duke of Bridgewater's
Lonsdale mare, and Lord Milsntowne's
STRIPPING, fifty gs. forfeit, each, and in
November following he received 100 gs.
from Lord Godolphn's Bobsey.
About the year 172l Chiders ran trial
against AlamanZor and the Duke of Rut-
lands Brown Betty, carrying nine stone
two pounds over the round course at
Newmarket, in six minutes and forty
seconds; and it was thought he moved
SD feet in one second of time, which is
| nearly at the rate one mile in minute. n
degree of velocity which no horse has
been known to exceed He likewise ran
over the Beacon course in seven minutes
and thirty seconds: and it was supposed
that he covered at every bound space of
twenty-five feet. He leaped ten yards on
level ground with his rider. He was al
lowed by sportsmen to be the feetest
horse that ever ran at Newmarket, or. as
generally believed, that was ever bred in
the world. He was not only eminent as
a racer, but allowed by breeders to be a
very valuable stallion, though he covered
only few mares, except the Duke of
Devonshire's. He died in his grace's
stud in the year l74l, aged twenty-six;
and the last of his get that was trained
was Velters Cromwell, Esqs., Nestgul,
foaled in the year 1740.
Fox. commonly called Old Fox-A bav
horse, foaled in l7l4. Bred by Sir Ralph
Ashton, Bart, and sold to Mathew Lis
ton, Esq. Sir Ralph Ashton purchased
two mares of Mr.. Leedes, and had them
both covered in one season (17l3), by
Clumsy, son of Mr.. Wilkes Hautbov.
one of which produced Fox, the other
FoX-Cub or Squirrel. The dam of Fox
was called Bay Peg, by the same Ara
ban, sire of Leedes's out of Spanker's
dam. At York in 17l9, Fox won the
ladies' plate for tive-ycar-olds, eight
stone four miles, beating Lord Londale's
Bay Jack, Duke of Ancestors Blacklegs
and others. He was then sold to the
Duke of Rutland, in whose possession he
beat the Duke of Wharton's STRIPPING at
Newmarket for considerable sum. lie
won two Kings plates at Newmarket,
the Kings plate at Lewes, and received
80 gs. from the Duke of Whartons
Swallows. Fox then became the proper
ty of Mr.. Cotton of Sussex, in whose
hands he won the 300 gs. stakes at Quan-
ton Meadow; he afterwards beat Lord
HillsborouGh's Witty, gelding, for 2O0O
gs., from whom he also received for
felt of 100 gs,; he likewise beat Lord
Drogheda's snip three matches for con-
siderable sums, and Mr.. Frampton's Miss
Worksop, for 200 Is.
Fox was stallion in Lord Portmore's
stud, and died in his lordships posses
sion in the spring of lbs, aged twenty
three. He was sire of Capt Appleyard's
Cuddy and Conquerer, of the Duke of
Bottoms Goliah and Merry Andrew, Of
Lord Portmore's Victorious and Slipby,
of Mr.. Witty's Meliora dam of the ia
nous Tartar, sire of Kings IIerod). of
the dam of the Duke of Cumberland's
Crab, Sir William Middleton's Chlderkin,
Mr.. Shafto's Snap, Northumberland,
Swiss, Legacy, etc.
Basto, IA brown horse, foaled in 1903,
bred by Sir William Ramsdem, Bart, of
Byram, near errvbridge, Yorkshire,
and sold when young TO the Duke of
Devonshire. He was got by the Byerly
Turk his dam was called Bay Peg,
daughter of Leedes's Arabian, sire of
Leedes and of the grandam of Childers.
Basto's grandam was out of a daughter
of Mr.. Leedes's Bald Peg, and got by
Old Spanker. Bald Peg, Bastos great
grandam, was bred by Lord General
Fairfax, out of a mare of the same name,
and got by his lordship's Morocco Barb.
Basto won several matches at New
market, but the accounts are deficient
that he, as well as many other horses,
ran for at that place. The horses Basto
beat are as follows, viz; In October,
1903, at eight stone three pounds, he beat
the Lord Treasurer's Squirrel, seven