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. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. f This is one of the most celebrated families in England, since Rouge Rose, Ellen Home, Paradigm, Lord Lyon, Achievement, Bend Or, Gardevisure and hosts of other good ones come from it. The other picture on this page is of Gold Lace, a half sister to Valencienne, who is one of the speediest daughters of St. Carlo. Her dam, Libbertiflibbet, is also the dam of Gibbitiflibbet and Joy, dam of Nun comar. The sire of Libbertiflibbet, Bullion, was the best son of War Dance, who was the best of Lexington's best producing sires, and he the best son of Boston. Bullion's
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. f This is one of the most celebrated families in England, since Rouge Rose, Ellen Home, Paradigm, Lord Lyon, Achievement, Bend Or, Gardevisure and hosts of other good ones come from it. The other picture on this page is of Gold Lace, a half sister to Valencienne, who is one of the speediest daughters of St. Carlo. Her dam, Libbertiflibbet, is also the dam of Gibbitiflibbet and Joy, dam of Nun comar. The sire of Libbertiflibbet, Bullion, was the best son of War Dance, who was the best of Lexington's best producing sires, and he the best son of Boston. Bullion's dam was by Ringgold, also by Boston. Such race horses as The Bard, Tea Tray, etc., are from War Dance mares. Flib- bertigibbet, the second dam, is also the dam of Celinda. The third dam, imp Fila- gree, also produced Alta Vela, Finesse, Finework and Fiddle- sticks. Extasy, the next dam, a daughter of Touchstone, threw the winners Rapture, Lady Exeter and Walmer. On page two will be found the picture of Rose of Ormonde, mile mare Fashion. Eliza, her second dam, the dam of Monowai, Congress and Priscilla is by the celebrated racehorse and sire Norfolk, who was never beaten dur- ing hia career on the turf. The third dam, Mary Wade, is the dam of Joe Selby, Ben Butler, Nettie Hill and Phoebe Hall. Viola, the fourth dam, foaled Ironwood. Lucy Wade, the next dam, produced Coronella, and Mary Cass; the sixth dam produced Bettie Ward. This is a famous producing family, from which are descended Argyl, Cuba, Conquest, Jenny Lind, Pepper Wood, Josephine. Oriva, the remaining filly, is out of the young mare Geneva, who is by Fonso, sire of Frank K., Judge Denny, Morte Fonso, Amelia Fonso, Rudolph and a host of other good ones. The second dam, Weisbaden, was by Baden Baden, by imp. Australian, sire of Lizzie Lucas, (grandam of Mor- ello), Maggie B. B. (dam of Iroquis), Farfaletta (sister to Joe Daniels), etc. The third dam, Diana (dam of Ephesianand A ngelica), waB by imp. Glenelg (sire of
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