Sportsmistress, dam to Pot-80's, a chesnut mare, foaled in 1765, was bred by Lord Craven, and sold to the Earl of Abingdon. She was got by Sportsman out of Goldenlocks. Goldenlocks was a chesnut mare, foaled in 1758, and bred by Lord Craven. She was got by Oronooko; her dam by Crab; grandam by Partner, out of Mr. Waite's dun mare, by the Ancaster Turk.

Sportsman was got by Cade, out of Silvertail. HIGHFLYER. A bay horse, foaled in 1774, bred by Sir Charles Bunbury, Bart., and sold to Lord

Viscount Bolingbroke, and afterwards to Mr. Richard Tattersall. Highflyer was got by King Herod out of Rachael, (the dam of Marc Anthony) by Blank; her dam by Regulus; grandam by Soreheels (which mare was the dam of Matchless, &c.,) out of Sir Ralph Milbank's black mare, the dam of Hartley's blind horse.

At Newmarket Second October Meeting, Highflyer won a sweepstakes of 100 gs., ditch in; four to one against Highflyer, who was much out of condition. At Newmarket Second Spring Meeting, 1778, Highflyer won a sweepstakes of 100 gs. twenty-six subscribers., B. C.; six to four on Highflyer. In the July Meeting, he won the Grosvenor stakes of 25 gs. each, twenty-four subscribers, B. C.; four to one on Highflyer. In the First October Meeting, he won the 1400 gs., B. C., nine to one on Highflyer; besides the weights and scales of 100 gs. In the Second October Meeting he received forfeit in a Post stakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft., five subscribers, B. C. In the Houghton Meeting he beat Dictator, B. C., 500 gs.; two to one on Highflyer. At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, 1779, Highflyer won a sweepstakes of 300 gs., B. C. In the Second Spring Meeting he won a sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, B. C., beating Dorimant, aged, &c.; four to one on Highflyer. He was then sold to Mr. Tattersall, and at Nottingham he walked over for a

subscription of 10 gs. each, twenty-one subscribers, with 70 gs. added. In the York August Meeting, he walked over for the subscription purse of £295,* four miles; and the next day he won the subscription purse of £295; twenty to one on Highflyer. At Litchfield he won the King's purse of 100 gs., three mile heats; ten to one on Highflyer, who was lame and much out of condition; notwithstanding which he won easy.

This was the last time of his running, and the above were his only engagements; therefore, he was never beat, nor ever paid a forfeit, though the contrary has been asserted. He was undoubtedly the best horse of his time in England. The sums he won and received amounted to upwards of £9,336, although he never started after five years old.

Highflyer then became a stallion at Ely, afterwards called Highflyer Hall, Cambridgshire, where he covered mares in 1780-87, at 15 gs. and one guinea; in 1789-90, at 25 gs. and one guinea; in 1790-91, at 30 gs. and one guinea; in 1792, at 50 gs. and one guinea; and in 1793, at 30 gs. and one guinea. He was a very valuable stallion, and sire of an uncommon number of capital racers, stallions, and brood mares, several of whose pedigrees,

* Mr. Tattersall being a non-subscriber, paid 50 gs. entrance for Highflyer on Wednesday, and the same sum for his entrance on Thursday, which entrance money was added to the three subscription purses.

performances, and produce, will be given in the course of the next volume. He was also a most certain foal getter, and got many more colts than fillies.

The produce of Highflyer won as follows, viz:

A gentleman of the turf, though he had no produce from Highflyer, wrote the following lines to his memory.

Here lies the third* of the equestrian race,

That ne'er was conquered on the Olympic plain;
Herod, his sire, who but to few gave place,

Rachel, his dam, his blood without a stain.

*Childers, Eclipse.

By his prolific deeds was built a court,*
Near where famed Ely's lofty turrets rise.
To this famed sultan would all ranks† resort,
To stir him up to am'rous enterprise.

To these three patriarchs‡ the turf shall owe
The long existence of superior breed,
That blood in endless progeny shall flow,

To give the lion's strength, and roebuck speed.

Mr. Tattersall built an elegant mansion, near Ely, out of the fortune he acquired by this famous horse, and called it " Highflyer Hall," after him.

HOLLANDOISE. A grey mare, foaled in 1775, bred by Thomas Stapleton, Esq., of Charleton, near Snaith, Yorkshire, and was the joint property of Mr. Stapleton and Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Bart. Hollandoise was got by Match'em; her dam, Virago.

At Doncaster, September 22nd, 1778, Hollandoise won the St. Leger stakes of 25 gs. each, sixteen subscribers, two miles, beating Sir J. L. Kaye's br. colt, by Wildair out of Ovid's dam, Mr. Goodrick's Trinculo, Mr. Earle's Mariner, Mr. Vever's Young Morwick, and three others; six to four against the Wildair colt, five to two against Hollandoise, three to one against Trinculo, and four to one against Young Morwick; won easy. She was rode by George Herring. In 1779, she did not start. At Newmarket First Spring

* An elegant villa, with beautiful premises, near Ely.

↑ Brood mares, from the Dairymaid, &c., to the Duchess, Princess, and Queen.

Childers, Eclipse, and Highflyer.