In the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 1, the following entry appears:
AKASTER TURK MARE,
Her dam by a son of Pulleyne's Arabian - Brimmer.
1719 b. c. Squirrel (Williams's), by Lister's Snake - Mr Smith
*1721 b. f. Molly in the Moss, by ditto - - Ld Derby
17 b. c. Smith's son of Snake or Easby Snake, by
ditto - Mr Smith
*This mare bred in 1736 a b. f. by Bartlet's Childers (Mr Dalton's)
which was sold to Sir J. Lowther, and produced 1759 ch. f. by Regulus.
An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, 1791, page 187, says - "Squirrel, (Williams's), Mr. Smith, 1719, By a Son of Snake - Akaster Turk - son of the Pulleine Chesnut Arabian - Brimmer".
Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, page 10, in the result of His Majesty's Plate at Newmarket in October 1725, says - "Mr. Williams's Squirrel, by Smith's son of Snake".
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1728, page 27, in the result of the Royal Plate for five year old mares at Black-Hambleton, says - "Mr Smith's Chesnut, bred by himself [in 1723], was out of the Dam of Mr Williams's Squirrel, and got by a Horse of the said Mr Smith's own, that was got by Snake".
According to this evidence the stallion known as Smith's Son of Snake was not a brother to Williams's Squirrel but was, in fact, his sire.
Prior's Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse, page 37, in Cuthbert Routh's Stud-Book, says - "Simon. Leapd at Cathrick, 5 years old, 1738. Was gott by [Bartlet's] Childers, his dam was own sistr to Mr. Williams' Squirrell, gott by old Snake, his grand-dam by Acastr Turk, his great grand dam was a mare of Ld D'arcy's, and got by Layton Gray Barb, the dam of which was a Royall mare".
Prior's Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse, page 34, in Cuthbert Routh's Stud-Book, says - "Sold Mr Cuit near Thirsk, Simon, now gone 5 years old, for 30 Gs in hand, and 5 more in case he getts mares. See his note for ye 5 Gs and a Leap yearly if demanded. 2nd Decr 1738. [£]31. 10[s] 0[p]".
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, February 10, 1738-9, Number 720, says - "To be Leap'd this Season, at Thirsk, At Fifteen Shillings a Mare, A Beautiful Chesnut Horse, called Childers, rising six Years old, free from Blemish, 14 hands three Inches high, goes very justly in all his Exercise, and is thought to be as well Bred, as any Horse in Yorkshire: He was got by Childers, and out of Molly of the Moss, which is own Sister to Squirrel; she was got by Old Snake, her Dam, a Royal Mare of Lord D'Arcy's, got by Ancaster Turk. NB Any Gentlemen who send their Mares to the said Horse, shall be well taken car of, till duly served, at reasonable rates, / By Edward Cueit".
According to this evidence Simon was sold to Mr Cuit and renamed Childers.
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 380, says - "Driver (Beaver's), 1732, by Snake - Thwaite's Dun Mare, by the Akaster Turk. The Dun Mare bred also a f. by Partner".
Pond's Sporting Kalendar for 1752, page 139, says - "White Stockings, Lord Chedworth's, was got by Hutton's Spot ; his Dam by Elleger's Snake, Sire of Beaver's Driver".
Prior's Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse, page 43, in Cuthbert Routh's Stud-Book, says - "A Gray colt, out of the Gray mare above, now at Mr Carr's, and got by Mr Elerker's Horse, Easby Snake, was 3 years old 4th of April last [Foaled 1730]".
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, March 20, 1735-6, Number 569, says - "This is to give Notice, That Mr Ellerker's Chesnut Horse will continue to be Leaped this Season at Hart, for a Guinea a Mare, Leaps and Tryals, and one Shilling the Keeper. He is strong, sound, and without blemish, was bred by Mr Robinson of Easby in Yorkshire, was got by Snake, Snake got by Lister's Turk, his Dam got by the Duke of Rutland's grey Turk, her Dam by Hoyboy, the grand Dam by Busler, and Busler got by Hemsly Turk. Note, He won the 40 l Plate at York in August, 1728 [error for 1727], and got Mr Hendry's Mare, which won his Majesty's 100 Guineas run for on Black-Hamilton, by 5 Year old Mares, in August last, and which Mare runs at Newmarket in April next, for the King's 100 Guineas. And also got several Horses and Mares of great Value (though some of them were out of common brood Mares.)".
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, March 15, 1739-40, Number 777, says - "Also to be leap'd this Season, At Hart, near Hartlepool, in the County aforesaid, At One Guinea a Mare, and 1 s the Keeper, Mr Ellerker's chesnut Horse Snake, which was bred by Mr Robinson; he is sound and fresh as ever he was in his Life: This Horse has leap'd a thousand Mare, and One Guinea each Mare, in ten Years time".
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 75, in the pedigree of Dairy Maid, says - "Miss Western, by Sedbury - Mother Western - brother to Mr Williams's Squirrel".
According to this evidence the sire of Mother Western was "brother to Mr Williams's Squirrel" who was by Smith's Son of Snake. This must have been "Mr Elerker's Horse, Easby Snake", a chesnut son of the bay Smith's Son of Snake. Easby Snake ran in races for six year olds in 1727 and Molly in the Moss was second in the Royal Plate at Hambleton for five year old mares in 1726. This means they were either twins foaled in 1721 or one of them was a year younger. As it was not unusual for four year old mares to run in the Royal Plate at Hambleton it may be that Molly in the Moss was foaled in 1722. A full sister to Easby Snake and Molly in the Moss, foaled in 1723, ran in the Royal Plate at Hambleton in 1728.
The Leeds Mercury, February 28, 1769, says - "To cover this Season, At the Red-Lyon in Skipton, the Spread-Eagle in Settle, and at the Stables of Robert Aston, the Onwer, in Gargraves, at One Guinea a Mare, and one Shilling the Servant. The famous Dark-bay Horse, Young Snake, Now rising Six Years old. He is full fifteen Hands three Inches high, free from all Blemishes, and is thought by most Judges, to go as well on his Legs as any Horse in England; for Bone, Strength and Action, is no inferior to any Horse in the Kingdom. His Dam was bred by Mr Thomas Miles of Topley, and got by Mr March's famous Horse Old Steady, and sold to Mr Kilvington of Yawforth in Yorkshire, the Breeder of Young Snake; when [young] she being so fine and boney a Mare was never broke, but put to breed on. Young Snake was got by Mr Dunning's Famous Chesnut Horse, Snake, now twenty four Years old, and has got the finest Hunters of any Horse in that Country, which is a sufficient Proof, he having leapt so many Years at Northallerton with great Success. His Dam was got by Childers, and bred by Robert Rakes, Esq; at Northallerton, and was thought as good a Hunter as any inYorkshire. Tis needless to say any Thing of his Grandsire Ellerker's Snake, and Easby's Snake, they being the most noted Horses of their Years of any in the Kingdom. This is a true Pedigree, as witness our Hands, / Christ. Kilvington. / George Dunning. N B . Good Grass for Mares, and proper Care taken".
The Worcester Journal, From Friday April 4, to Friday April 11, 1746, Number 1918, says - "Lately bought in, and to be Leap’d this Season, At John Hurst’s, at the White Lion Inn in Upton upon Severn, in the County of Worcester, A most famous, thorough-bred, Brown Bay Stallion, with a Star, and two white Heels behind, fifteen Hands and one Inch high, fit to carry twenty Stone a Fox hunting: He is allow’d by all that have seen him to be th best Five Years old Horse in England; his Actions are very fine. He was got by Snake, who won the Royal Plate at York, and many great Prizes at New-Market; his Dam was got by Mr Lyster’s Squirrel; and his Grandam was got by Old Iphus, who won several King’s Plates, and One Hundred Guineas at Black-Hambleton.—He is a sound blooming Horse, and free from Blemish: It would be worth while for any Gentleman of send his Servant to see him; and for the Sake of encouraging of Breed, will Cover at Half a Guinea, and One Shilling the Man, with Privilege of the Season. N B No Mare will be Cover’d without ready Money the first Leap. Grass for Mares at reasonable Rates, and proper Care taken of them".
The identity of the Snake in this pedigree is uncertain, as no horse called Snake had won the Royal Plate at York before 1746. In 1727, however, Mr White's chesnut horse Easby Snake won the £40 plate for six year old horses at York the day after the Royal Plate was run.
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, March 5 - Saturday, March 12, 1743, Number 2568, says - "To leap this Season, At Benwell, within two Miles of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Shafto, Esq's, Bay Stone Horse, got by Snake, Snake got by Lister' Turk, and bred by Mr Robinson's of Easby, in Yorkshire; his Dam by the Duke of Rutland's Grey Turk; her Dam by Hoy-Boy, and his Dam by Gallon's Horse of Beverley, which came from Hampton Court, she was called Miss Brigham, won several Plates, and the King's Plate in Scotland. He is full 15 Hands and an Inch, every way proportionable, of Strength to carry any Weight, and free from all natural Blemishes. At one Guinea a Mare, and Half a Crown to the Man. N B Grass for Mares, and proper Care taken of them, at reasonable Rates".
The Newcastle Courant, February 18-25, 1744, Number 2618, says - "To be Leap'd this Season, At Benwell, within three Miles of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Shafto, Esq'rs beautiful Stone Horse, Orion, upon the same Terms, and with Grass (if desired) as advertised last Year. N B Such Mares as did not prove with Foal last Year, may be served this Year gratis".
The Newcastle Courant, March 23-30, 1745, Number 2675, says - "To Leap, At Benwell, Robert Shafto, Esq; his Bay Stone Horse, (whose Pedigree was formerly advertised at large) at a Guinea a Mare, and half a Crown to the Servant. The Horse is in fine Order. Good Grass at half a Crown a Week, where the Mares will be carefully attended".
The Newcastle Courant, March 12-19, 1748, Number 2836, says - "To Leap this Season, At Benwell, at a Guinea, and half a Crown, Robert Shafto, Esqr’s Bay Stone Horse, Orion. Good Grass for Mares".
According to Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1746, page 138, Hautboy got the grandam of the Shafto Orion. The dam of Orion, however, was foaled in 1725, so it is more probable that the grandam was sired by Grey Hautboy.
INTRO GSB PRIOR COURANT
Brimmer mare Brimmer mare Royal Mare Busler mare
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Son of the Pulleine Son of Pulleyne's Ld Darcy's Mare Hoyboy mare
Chesnut Arabian mare Arabian mare by Layton Gray Barb |
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Akaster Turk mare Akaster Turk mare Acastr Turk mare Duke of Rutland's
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WILLIAMS'S SQUIRREL WILLIAMS'S SQUIRREL MR WILLIAMS' SQUIRRELL MR ELLERKER'S CHESNUT
by a Son of Snake by Lister's Snake by Old Snake HORSE SNAKE
1719 1719 by Snake son of Lister's Turk
The Acaster Turk, which has already been identified as Lord Carlisle's White Turk, is here further identified as the Duke of Rutland's Grey Turk. The Duke of Rutland's Grey Turk was probably identical with the Duke of Rutland's Coneyskins whose daughter bred a filly by Smith's Son of Snake, which was the grandam of Royal George.
| ORION | EASBY SNAKE 1721 |
SON OF SNAKE | SNAKE | LISTER'S TURK | |
| Grey Wilkes | HAUTBOY | DARCY'S WHITE TURK | |||
| Lonsdale Arabian Mare | |||||
| Darcy's Pet Mare | DARCY'S WHITE TURK | ||||
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| Acaster Turk mare | ACASTER TURK [CONEYSKINS] |
LISTER'S TURK | |||
| Grey Hautboy mare | GREY HAUTBOY | HAUTBOY | |||
| Brimmer mare | BRIMMER | ||||
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| Miss Brigham 1725 |
SMILING TOM | CONYER'S ARABIAN | |||
| Chillaby mare | CHILLABY | ||||
| Makeless mare | MAKELESS | ||||
| Grey Hautboy mare | GREY HAUTBOY | HAUTBOY | DARCY'S WHITE TURK | ||
| Lonsdale Arabian Mare | |||||
In the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 11, the following entry appears:
GREY WILKES (sometimes OLD WILKES, sister to Clumsy),
Bred by Mr Wilkes, got by Old Hautboy, out of Miss Betty Darcy's
Pet Mare, which was out of a Sedbury Royal Mare.
1712 f. Old Country Wench, by Snake - Mr Robinson of Easby
f. by ditto - - - - Mr Robinson of Easby
* f. by Bustard - - - Mr Robinson of Easby
1722 f. Whimsey, by a son of Jigg - Mr Robinson of Easby
*This mare was the dam, in 1723, of Mr Robinson's ch. c. Robinson
Crusoe, by Jigg.
According to Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, page 27, Mr. Smith's gr. h. Secretary (sometimes called Midge) won a race at Newcastle upon Tyne on June 16, 1731.
According to Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1731, page 105, Mr Smith's Grey H Secretary, often call'd Midge, won the last prize of the meeting at Newcastle upon Tyne on June 16.
Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, page 19, in the result of a race for five year olds in 1729, says - "Mr. Smith's gr. h. Midge, by Jigg". Page 23, in the result of a race for six year olds in 1730, says - "Mr. Smith's gr. h. Snake (alias Midge)".
According to Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, page 27, the Royal Plate for five year olds at Ipswich on June 15, 1731, was won by Mr Dodsworth's grey horse Midge by Jigg.
Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, page 43, in the result of the Royal Plate for five year old mares at Hambleton in 1735, says - "Mr. Hendry's gr. m. Miss Hendry, by the Easby Snake, out of Midge's dam".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 469, says - "Miss Hendry, Mr Hendry's, (a grey mare, foaled in 1730) by Mr. Smith's Son of Snake, out of Mr. Smith's Midge's dam".
It is interesting to note here that although Miss Hendry was sired by Mr Smith's Son of Snake, it was her half brother by Jigg, Mr Smith's Midge, who was also known as Snake.
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 387, says - "Strawberry, Mr Simpson's, 1764, by Adolphus, his dam by Mr Smith's Tartar (a son of Partner), grandam by Midge (son of Snake) - Hip".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 2, page 43, says - "Strawberry was got by Adolphus ; his dam by Tartar ; grandam by Mr. Smith's Midge, (son of Snake), out of a daughter of Hip, (son of Mr. Curwen's Bay Barb)".
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, February 24, 1732-3, Number 409, says - "To be leap’d this ensuing Season, at one Guinea a Leap, the grey running Horse known by the Name of Midge, now in the Possession of Mr George Denton, at William Carr, Esqr’s House in Newcastle. The said Horse needs no other Recommendation then that he was got by Jigg; (a running Horse in his Time much superior to any at Newmarket) and out of the late James Nicholsin, Esqr’s blue grey Mare, full Sister to the famous running Gelding called Crutches, formerly belonging to Sir Ralph Milbankes; at four Years old the said Horse, Midge, won the thirty Pound Plate at Hartlepool, and at Five, the 5 Year old Prizes at Newcastle, Alnwick and Heighington, and at Six Years old he won the Ladies Purse 90 Guineas value, at Lincoln, and at Seven Year old run four Heats on Newcastle Town-Moor, and won the 40 l Plate. He is coming Nine this Grass, and he is fresh and in good Condition; And all suitable Conveniencies will be prepar’d for Mares".
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 16, under the dam of Crutches by (Grey) Hautboy, lists a filly by Son of Rockwood (Son of Hautboy), dam of a filly by Son of Snake, dam in 1735 of Cottingham by Hartley's Blind Horse. It is possible that Midge (1724) was full brother to this filly by Son of Snake or out of a full sister to her dam.
An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, 1791, page 196, says - "Forester, Mr. Smith Barry's, foaled in 1765, got by Dionysius, his dam (Rural Lass) by Regulus, grand dam by the Derby Looby, (son of Mr. Pigott's Bay Turk, out of a daughter of Terror) great grand dam was Lord Molyneux's Whimsey, got by a son of Jigg, and out of a favourite Mare of Mr. Robinson's, in Yorkshire ; which Mare, Mr. R. on his death bed, ordered his son never to part with, but the son meeting with an untimely death, the stud was disposed of, and this favourite Mare, then in foal with Whimsey, purchased for Lord Molyneux".
This pedigree fails to name Mr Robinson's favourite mare, but she would appear to be Grey Wilkes, as the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 11, includes Whimsey, by Son of Jigg, amongst her foals. It seems more likely, however, that Lord Molyneux's Whimsey was full sister to Lord Middleton's stallion Saucebox by [Son of] Jigg out of Lord Tracy's Whimsey by Darley's Arabian. Grey Wilkes had foals by Snake and was probably the dam of Son of Jigg. Jigg, the sire of Mr Smith's Midge, was probably this son of Jigg and he was probably the stallion known as Smith's Son of Snake. There is evidence that most of the get attributed to Snake were, in fact, sired by Smith's Son of Snake, and the dam of Smith's Son of Snake, if his identification with the son of Jigg is correct, was Grey Wilkes by Hautboy. The dam of Snake, according to all known sources, was by Hautboy.
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, April 10, 1731, Number 311, says - "This is to give Notice to all Gentlemen and Others, that a famous Colt is now in the Hand of Mr George Burfield, that will be leap’d this Season, at half a Guinea a Mare, he was got by Mr Robinson’s Jig, of Easby, In Yorkshire, and his Dam sprung from the Line of old Brimmer, and which said Mare, was got by a famous Horse of the Lord Castle-Gomer’s, this Colt was bred in Yorkshire, by Mr James Pybus, at Kirkby-Fleeton, he is a large strong Chesnut Colt 15 Hands high and better, well mark’d, and of good Shape: He is to be found any Friday in the Afternoon, or any Saturday, at Mr Picket’s, being the Sign of the Plough, night the White-Cross, in Newcastle upon Tine, and the rest of the Week, at Harton Town Hill, within 2 Miles of So[…]-Shields".
If Smith's Son of Snake was by Jigg out of Grey Wilkes by Hautboy, then it follows that Jigg and Snake must have been one and the same.
LISTER'S SNAKE = Grey Wilkes = JIGG DARLEY'S ARABIAN = Young Child Mare
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Old mare mare = BALD SMITH'S SON Sister = JIGG <===> SON OF JIGG = Tracy's mare
Country | | GALLOWAY OF SNAKE to Crutches | [SNAKE] | Whimsey |
Wench | | | | | | |
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| SHOCK Grey EASBY WILLIAMS'S | SMITH'S MIDGE Molyneux's SAUCEBOX Rattle mare
| by Jigg Robinson SNAKE SQUIRREL | alias SNAKE Whimsey |
| 1729 | 1723 | 1721 1719 | | 1724 | 1722 |
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mare REGULUS Miss Hendry SMITH'S TARTAR = mare Romp Silvertail CULLEN'S JIGG
by Partner by Godolphin Arabian 1730 1743 | by Derby Looby by Whitenose by Jigg
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DIONYSIUS ADOLPHUS = mare Rural Lass Whimsey
| 1752 1750 | | 1751 by Cullen Arabian
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STRAWBERRY FORESTER
1764 1765
SHOCK was probably by Smith's Son of Snake and the result of a full brother-sister union
CULLEN'S JIGG was probably by Heneage's Jigg, half brother to Heneage's Whitenose, the sire of Silvertail
HENEAGE'S JIGG was probably by the sire of Molyneux's Whimsey
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 387, says - "Strawberry, Mr Simpson's, 1764, by Adolphus, his dam by Mr Smith's Tartar (a son of Partner), grandam by Midge (son of Snake) - Hip".
The American Stud Book, volume 1, page 54, says - "Stirling, called also Starling, g. c., foaled 1762, by the Belsize Arabian, bred by Mr. Simpson, and imported by Capt. William Evans, of Surry County, Va. We cannot find the above colt ; the pedigree may be correct. 1st dam by Bowe's Snake. 2d dam by Partner. 3d dam by Nephewson. 4th dam Mr. Shirley's famous mare".
Early American Turf Stock, volume 2, page 139, says - "The famous dapple grey horse Sterling will stand to cover this season at Mr. Robert Hunnicutt's in Surry County [Va]. There follows a true copy of Sterling's pedigree, given by Mr. Simpson of London, of whom I purchased the horse, according to register. [Surry Co.' Va.] February 16, 1768. William Evans. 'Sterling, now rising two years old, was got by the Bellsize Arabian (which horse I offered fifteen hundred guineas for, at his landing in England, but was refused ; afterwards he was lent to our company to breed from) : out of my Snake mare, she was got by Bowes's Snake (Snake was got by Lister Turk) : out of the Duke of Cumberland's Cato's dam [by Partner] : her dam by Mr. Hodgson's horse : her grandam by Nephewson : out of Mr. Shirley's famous old mare. She [the Partner-mare] was bred by Mr. Crofts [of Barforth] at Raby [sic., an obviously misplaced reference to the D. of Cleveland's seat] in Yorkshire and sold to the Duke of Cleveland. London, November 24, 1764. J. Simpson' ".
In Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, Bowes's Snake appears three times:
Page 118, 1753, September 20, Mr. Bowes's ch. h. Snake, aged, won fifty pounds
at Doncaster.
Page 123, 1754, June 27, Mr. Bowes's ch. g. Snake, aged, came second at Newcastle.
Page 124, 1754, July 19, Mr. Bowes's b. h. Snake, aged, came second at Durham.
The dam of Mr Simpson's Stirling was by Bowes's Snake and the grandam of Mr Simpson's Strawberry was by Midge, alias Snake. It is possible that the grey Midge, foaled in 1724, was Bowes's Snake and sire of the Bowes's Snake that ran in 1753 and 1754. George Bowes was the owner of the Partner mare that was the grandam of Stirling; and the dam of Stirling by his Snake must have been foaled before 1748.
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 107, Nest Gull was first called Dwarf and was a bay colt, foaled in 1742, by Flying Childers out of the Jigg mare that was sister to Partner and Miss Jigg.
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1746, page 146, says - "He [Snake] also got the Mare that was the Dam of the Portmore Squirt and Lady Caroline, the Cornwall Nestgull, and the Metcalf Lady Betty".
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1746, page 149, says - "[Cornewall, Velters, Esq;] Nestgull, was got by the Devonshire Childers, bred &c. as p. 140, 141, 142, out of a Daughter of Snake, bred as p. 145, 146".
Nest Gull ran as a four yeat old in 1744, a five year old in 1745 and a six year old in 1746, so was foaled in 1740. He first ran as Mr Erratt's Dwarf and according to Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, page 73, he was - "by Childers, dam by Jigg".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 13, says - "He [Childers] died in his Grace's [the Duke of Devonshire's] Stud in the year 1741, aged 26; and the last of his get that was trained, was Velters Cornwall's, Esq, Nestgul, foaled in the year 1740".
The evidence here definitely points to Jigg and Snake being one and the same.
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1744, in the index, page v, says - "Bucephalus [chesnut gelding 1738] was bred by Mr. Aisliabie, and got by Robinson Crusoe, Son of Jigg, Son of the Byerley Turk. His Dam was got by Snake, his Grand-Dam by Hautboy. Robinson Crusoe (Sire of Bucephalus) was bred by Mr. Robinson of Richmond, Yorkshire, out of a Grandaughter of an Eminent Mare called Old Wilks, which was bred in the Darcy Family, and got by the said Mr. Wilks's Old Hautboy".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 470, says - "Poor Robin, Mr. Aislabie's, (a chesnut horse, foaled in 1735) own brother to Bucephalus, by Robinson Crusoe, dam by Snake, out of a daughter of Hautboy".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 23, says - "Robinson Crusoe was got by Jigg, (sire of Partner) ; his dam, Bastard, was descended from a noted Mare called Old Wilkes, which was bred by Mr. Wilkes of Yorkshire, got by Old Hautboy, out of a Sedbury Royal Mare, bred by the D'Arcy family".
An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, 1791, page 183, says - "Robinson Crusoe, Mr. Robinson, 1723, Got by Jigg, his dam, Bastard, out of Old Wilkes, a daughter of Old Hautboy".
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 11, Robinson Crusoe was by Jigg out of a mare by Bustard out of Grey Wilkes.
There would seem to be no evidence for the introduction of a stallion called Bustard in the pedigree of Robinson Crusoe and neither is there any evidence that the mare Bastard was a daughter of Grey Wilkes. The two known daughters of Grey Wilkes, Old Country Wench and her sister, both had foals in 1723 and first foals in 1722, so neither could be the dam or grandam of Robinson Crusoe. The above pedigrees are very vague about the breeding of the dam of Robinson Crusoe. Cheny says she was a grandaughter of Old Wilkes, Pick says she was descended from Old Wilkes and the GSB says she was a daughter of Old or Grey Wilkes.
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, March 17, 1732-3, Number 412, says - "To be leap’d, this Season, at Mr Benjamin Scaife’s, the Sign of the black Lyon in Stockton, in the County of Durham, at one Guinea a Mare, and 2 s 6 d the Keeper the famous Horse call’d Robinson Crusoe, bred by Mr Robinson of Easeby: He was got by Jigg, out of a Sparke Mare, which was from a Snake Mare, the full Sister to the famous Egerston’s Mare (Country Wench) which Snake Mare was out of a Hautboy Mare bought of Mr Wilk’s: Her Dam being a Pett-Filly Mr Wilk’s bought of Mrs Betty D’Arcy, which was a Foal of her Brother Mr Christopher D’Arcy’s, out of a Royal Mare: He is also full Brother to the Hon Henry Vane, Esq’rs Mare, which came Second the last Meeting at Hambleton, and won the 5 Years old Plate at Barnard-Castle, and the aged Plate at Sunderland the last Year. Mr Robinson sold Robinson Crusoe to Charles Bathurst, Esq; who matched him to run at Midlam; at 5 Years old, against Mr Anderson’s grey Horse for 600 Guineas, which he won: He also won the King’s Plates at York and Newmarket.—N B Whoever sends a Mare to him, may have Grass and good Conveniencies for her, at reasonable Rates".
| ROBINSON CRUSOE 1723 |
SON OF JIGG [SON OF SNAKE] |
JIGG [SNAKE] |
BYERLEY'S TURK [LISTER'S TURK] |
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| Charming Jenny | SPANKER | DARCY'S YELLOW TURK | |||
| Old Morocco Mare | |||||
| Old Morocco Mare | FAIRFAX'S MOROCCO BARB | ||||
| Old Bald Peg | |||||
| Grey Wilkes | HAUTBOY | DARCY'S WHITE TURK | HELMSLEY TURK | ||
| Lonsdale Arabian Mare | DARCY'S YELLOW TURK | ||||
| Old Morocco Mare | |||||
| Darcy's Pet Mare | DARCY'S WHITE TURK | HELMSLEY TURK | |||
| Darcy's Grey Royal | DARCY'S YELLOW TURK | ||||
| Old Morocco Mare | |||||
| Spark mare | SPARK | HONEYCOMB PUNCH | TAFFOLET BARB | ||
| Infant mare | INFANT | ||||
| Snake mare | SNAKE [JIGG] |
LISTER'S TURK [BYERLEY'S TURK] |
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| Charming Jenny | SPANKER | ||||
| Old Morocco Mare | |||||
| Grey Wilkes | HAUTBOY | DARCY'S WHITE TURK | |||
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| Darcy's Pet Mare | DARCY'S WHITE TURK | ||||
| Darcy's Grey Royal |
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 381, says - "He [Jigg] was a common country stallion in Lincolnshire, till Partner was six years old".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 14, says - "Partner was got by Jigg*, (son of the Byerley Turk)". A note is appended - "*Jigg was a common Stallion in Lincolnshire, till Partner was six years old; after which, he came into note, and was sire of Robinson Crusoe, Shock, Saucebox; the dam of Mr Crofts's Flintshire Lady, &c".
Partner was six years old in 1724, so Jigg by Byerley's Turk must have been at least 21 years old when he "came into note". There must be some doubt, however, that Jigg by Byerley's Turk was alive as late as 1724 and it would seem that Partner and Robinson Crusoe, like Shock and Saucebox, were sired by the son of Jigg out of Grey Wilkes, otherwise known as Smith's son of Snake.
The Newcastle Courant, March 15-22, 1746, Number 2726, says - "This is to give Notice, That Mr Martindale's Chesnut Horse Sedbury, is now at Mr William Carter's, junior, at the Salutation in Leming-Lane, Yorkshire, and will cover Mares this Season at three Guineas a Mare, and Half a Crown to the Servant. He was got by Partner, his Grandsire was Jigg, his Great Grandsire the Byerley Turk; Jigg's Dam was got by Hautboy, a Son of the White Darcy Turk; Partner's Dam was got by the Curwen Bay Barb, his Grandam by the Old Curwen Spot, a Son of the Selby Turk: Sedbury's Dam was the Old Montague Mare; she was got by the Darcy Woodcock; (a Son of Bustler, which was also the Sire of Blunderbuss and Old Merlin) her Dam was of the Kind of Lord Montague of Cowdrey in Sussex, eminent for his Breed of Horses".
Partner's sire, Jigg, is universally said to be out of a mare by Spanker but the above pedigree states that Partner's sire, Jigg, was out of a mare by Hautboy.
BYERLEY'S TURK <========> LISTER'S TURK
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CURWEN'S BAY BARB PELHAM'S JIGG <=========> LISTER'S SNAKE mare CONEYSKINS
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mare = SON OF JIGG <=====> SMITH'S SON OF SNAKE HIP mare
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CROFT'S PARTNER ROBINSON CRUSOE SMITH'S MIDGE = mare WILLIAMS'S EASBY SNAKE
| 1718 1723 [SMITH'S SNAKE] | SQUIRREL | 1721
| 1724 | 1719 |
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mare Cypron = SMITH'S TARTAR = mare Mother Western
| 1735 | 1743 | | 1731
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MATCH'EM KING HEROD mare = ADOLPHUS Spilletta
1748 1758 | 1750 | 1749
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STRAWBERRY ECLIPSE
1764 1764
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 102, Mr Robinson's Sampson was by Blaze oo mare by Hip oo mare by Spark (son of Honeycomb Punch) oo mare by Snake oo Darcy's Queen by a son of Hautboy oo mare by Brimmer oo Royal Mare.
Wyvill's ROCKWOOD TAFFOLET BARB
Clubfoot [HAUTBOY] [CURWEN'S BAY BARB]
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Old Wilkes <================Grey Wilkes | HONEYCOMB PUNCH LAYTON GREY BARB |
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mare | | mare = SPARK mare <====> Darcy's Queen <===> mare |
by Coneyskins | | by Snake | | | | | |
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ROUTH'S SURLEY mare = SMITH'S SON = mare mare | mare <=======> mare |
by Hutton's Surley | OF SNAKE | by Acaster Turk | by Snake by Snake |
1720 | | | | | | | |
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PARTNER ROBINSON CRUSOE WILLIAMS'S mare | HIP
1718 | 1723 SQUIRREL | | | 1716
| 1719 | | |
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POOR ROBIN BUCEPHALUS mare
1735 1738 |
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SAMPSON
by Blaze
1733
It is probable that the great grandam of SAMPSON and the dam of POOR ROBIN and BUCEPHALUS were both by
Smith's Son of Snake
It would seem from the evidence that Wyvill's Clubfoot was Darcy's Pet Mare
The Ipswich Journal, Saturday, May 2, 1747, Number 429, says - "Now in the Hands of Robert Bliss of Southerton near Halesworth in Suffok, To Cover Mares this Season at Half a Guinea a Leap, and One Shilling to the Man; the Money to be paid down at the Stable Door, or none will be Cover’d, A Beautiful Strong Chesnut Stallion, four Years old this Grass, fifteen Hands two Inches high, allowed to be as just a made Colt as any in England, Master of sixteen Stone Weight, fit for galloping or hunting; bred out of an exceeding good Hunter or Road Mare, got by Mr Maskell’s Squirrel, and Squirrel was got by Mr Bartlet’s Bleeding Childers, Brother to the Duke of Devonshire’s Flying Childers; and Squirrel’s Dam was got by Hautboy, out of a favourite Mare of Mr Curvin’s of Workenton, full Sister to Snake. He will not be shewn at any markets but once, without it be by Chance. N B Good Grass for Mares on reasonable Terms".
It is possible that Squirrel's dam was by Grey Hautboy [by Hautboy] out of Sister to Son of Snake by Snake [Jigg] out of Grey Wilkes by Hautboy, but I think it more likely that she was by Grey Hautboy out of Sister to Snake [Jigg] by Byerley's Turk out of Charming Jenny.
Henry Curwen's most valuable stallion, Curwen's Bay Barb, was kept at Charles Pelham's stud at Brocklesby Park in Lincolnshire, where he came to be known as Pelham's Bay Barb. It may be that Curwen's full sister to Snake was also at Brocklesby and was full sister to Pelham's Jigg by Byerley's Turk out of Charming Jenny. It is only suppostion but she may have been the Hobby Mare, own sister to Piping Peg and the dam of Hip by Curwen's Bay Barb.
The Newcastle Courant, March 20, 1724-5, says - "These are to give Notice, That the famous Stallion call'd, Hip, late belonging to Sir Wm Blacket, Bar. is now in the Possession of Mr Fenwick Bowman of Elfhils in Northumberland, where any Gentleman may have Mares served, paying each Mare one Guinea: This Stallion is full Brother to Long Meg, and Brockelsby's Betty, got with Pelham's Barb, and out of Hobby's Mare, which was bred by Mr Leeds, and is now reckon'd one of the most valued stud Mares in all England, he challeng'd all the 5 Years old in England, which Challenge was accepted, and Run by a Horse of Mr Pullien, being reckon'd the Best of that Age; but he was beat by Hip, with a great deal of Ease; He was soon after, by a Misfortune in one of his Sweats, rendered uncapable of being any longer a Training one".
Charming Jenny was owned by Mr Leedes and she was the dam of Leedes. Jigg was out of the dam of Leedes. Hobby's Mare was bred by Mr Leedes.
SPANKER [PELHAM'S BAY ARABIAN]
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LEEDES ARABIAN = Charming Jenny = BYERLEY'S TURK [LISTER'S TURK]
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LEEDES mare PELHAM'S JIGG Curwen's Sister to Snake Piping Peg
| [SNAKE] [Hobby Mare]
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Betty Leedes |
by Careless |
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BLEEDING CHILDERS = Grey Hautboy mare PELHAM'S HIP
by Darley's Arabian | by Curwen's Bay Barb
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MASKELL'S SQUIRREL Ringtail Galloway YOUNG HIP
| | [HARTLEY'S ROAN STALLION]
| | 1736
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BLISS'S STALLION Miss Patch
1743 1737
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 379, says - "Coneyskins, Duke of Rutland's, gr. h., 1712, by the Lister Turk, dam by Jigg".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 86, says - "Coneyskins (sire of the dam of Blacklegs) was a Grey Horse, foaled in 1712, and bred by the Duke of Rutland. - He was got by Mr. Lister's Turk, (sire of Snake)" and "Coneyskins covered very few Mares except the Duke of Rutland's; notwithstanding, he will be frequently found in the various Pedigrees".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 160, says - "Coneyskins, when put out of training, was disposed of by the Duke of Rutland to Mr. Marwood, who sold him to Mr. Hutton, in the year 1720. - He was own brother to the Duke [Earl] of Kingston's (afterwards the Marquis of Dorchester's) Brisk".
Prior's Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse, page 30, in Cuthbert Routh's Stud-Book, says - "[Routh's Surley] A Gray Horse [1720] bought of Mr Hutton in April, 1725. He was gott by Surley, which Horse was gott by his Gray Barb, his dam by ye Royall Colt, her dam by Byrley Turk, her dam by Bustler, her dam by a Barb, and her dam by Bay Dodsworth. The mare [my] Surley was out of was got by Coney skins, her dam by Old Ho'boy, & her dam [i.e., the Ho'boy mare] was bred by Old Wilks, and out of a mare of Sr Wm Wyvill's, calld Clubfoot".
Pond's Sporting Kalendar for 1753, page 166, says - "The bay Horse called Ramper. He was got by old Crab, his Dam by Counsellor, that got Thunderbolt; his Grandam by Hutton's Coneyskin (this was not the Rutland of that Name.) This Horse was full Brother to the Duke of Kingston's Brisk, that carried the Whip at Newmarket, and half Brother to old Snake; they being all three got by the Lister Stradling Turk. Ramper's Great Grandam was got by Mr. Hutton's White Barb, which was purchased by Mr. Marshall, the Royal Studmaster, and brought to England with Chillaby, Slugy, and Mooney, his Great Grandam was the Mare called Lucky-Sides; she was bred by the Wyvill Family, and said to be Sir Christopher's, Master of the Horse to Oliver Cromwell".
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 383, says - "Spider, Lord Lonsdale's, 1729, gr. h., by the Lonsdale Arabian - Coneyskins - Lowther Bay Barb - Dodsworth - Spanker. He had a sister also called Spider".
Heber's Racing Calendar, volume VIII, for the year 1758, page 157, says - "A Grey Mare, called Spider, bred by the late Lord Lonsdale, and own Sister to his famouse Horse Spider ; she was got by his Lordship's Bay Arabian, her Dam by Mr. Hutton's Coneyskins, her Grand Dam by the Lowther Bay Barb, and her Great Grand Dam by Dodsworth, out of a Mare bought of Mr. Darcy, which was a Daughter of Spanker".
The above two statements by Pick are contradictory. If Coneyskins was raced by the Duke of Rutland and he was in Hutton's stud by 1720, then it is hard to believe that he covered very few mares except the Duke of Rutland's. It is also hard to believe that the eight year old Coneyskins became the maternal grandsire of Routh's Surley in 1720, the same year that he commenced covering. The evidence points to there being two stallions called Coneyskins and this is confirmed by Pond who states that Hutton's Coneyskins was "not the Rutland of that name".
Sir James Lowther's manuscript stud book, Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, Document Reference D\Lons\L9\2\2, says - "Coney Skins Rutlands Was got by the Byerley Turk".
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1744, in the index, page vii, says - "The Byerley Turk, Sire of Jigg, got the Duke of Rutland's Black-Hearty (which was the Sire of Bonny Black and Peterborough Dun), Basto, Grasshopper, the Sire of the Dam of the Duke of Bolton's Looby, and the Sire of the Dam of Mr. Hutton's Phantom". The dam of Hutton's Phantom was actually by Hutton's Surley but the grandam was by Coneyskins and he would appear to be Rutland's Coneyskins by Byerley's Turk.
DARCY'S YELLOW TURK
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mare SPANKER
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HAUTBOY = Wyvill's Clubfoot Charming Jenny BYERLEY'S TURK
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| | JIGG | HUTTON'S ROYAL COLT = mare
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| mare = LISTER'S TURK = mare Old Wilkes = RUTLAND CONEYSKINS = Fen Mare HUTTON'S GREY BARB = Lucky-Sides
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Grey Wilkes = SNAKE HUTTON'S CONEYSKINS = mare mare mare = HUTTON'S SURLEY
| 1712 | | 1708
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SMITH'S SON mare ROUTH'S SURLEY HUTTON'S BLACKLEGS mare mare
OF SNAKE by Hutton's Surley by Hutton's Surley by Hutton's Bay Barb | |
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WILLIAMS'S HUTTON'S SPOT MOORCOCK BLACK CHANCE PHANTOM
SQUIRREL by Hartley's Blind Horse 1746 by Hutton's Bay Barb by Hobgoblin
1719 1728 1732 1737
[This is not the famous
stallion but an earlier
one that probably died]
If Jigg and Snake were one and the same, then it is impossible for Snake to be by the same sire as Hutton's Coneyskins because Hutton's Coneyskins was out of a mare by Jigg. On the other hand Snake could be by the same sire as Rutland Coneyskins because Jigg was by the same sire as Rutland Coneyskins. This would fit better chronologically because both Snake and Rutland Coneyskins were mated to daughters of Hautboy.
DARCY'S YELLOW TURK
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mare SPANKER
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HAUTBOY = Darcy's Pet Mare Charming Jenny BYERLEY'S TURK
| [Wyvill's Clubfoot] [Wyvill's Roan Mare] |
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Grey Wilkes PELHAM'S JIGG | HUTTON'S ROYAL COLT = mare
[Old Wilkes] [LISTER'S SNAKE] | | |
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SMITH'S SON mare = LISTER'S TURK | RUTLAND = Fen Mare HUTTON'S GREY BARB = Lucky-Sides
OF SNAKE | | CONEYSKINS | |
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WILLIAMS'S HUTTON'S CONEYSKINS = mare mare mare = HUTTON'S SURLEY
SQUIRREL 1712 | | 1708
1719 | |
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mare ROUTH'S SURLEY HUTTON'S BLACKLEGS mare mare
by Hutton's Surley by Hutton's Surley by Hutton's Bay Barb | |
| 1720 | 1725 | |
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HUTTON'S SPOT MOORCOCK BLACK CHANCE PHANTOM
by Hartley's Blind Horse 1746 by Hutton's Bay Barb by Hobgoblin
1728 1732 1737
[This is not the famous
stallion but an earlier
one that probably died]
The practice of naming horses after their sires, which caused so much confusion with the Hautboys and the Snakes, may be responsible for the confusion between Rutland Coneyskins and Hutton's Coneyskins. Hutton's Coneyskins was bred by the Duke of Rutland and sired by Lister's Turk. It is not beyond the realms of possibility that Rutland Coneyskins was Lister's Turk.
If Smith's Son of Snake was by Lister's Snake, alias Jigg, by Byerley's Turk, and Hutton's Coneyskins was by Lister's Turk, alias Rutland's Coneyskins, by Byerley's Turk, then there must have been two Lister's Turks because Lister's Snake was also by Lister's Turk.
Hutton's Coneyskins last ran in 1719 and there is no evidence that a Coneyskins was at stud in the 1720s or 1730s. It seems very probable that all the get attributed to Coneyskins were by Rutland's Coneyskins by Byerley's Turk.
The Ipswich Journal, From Saturday April 4, to Saturday April 11, 1730, Number 504, says - "This is to give Notice, that the Gray Horse, called Dragon; who was got by the Duke of Rutland’s Gray Coney Skins, and of the Duke of Devonshire’s Mare call’d Lady; the said Gray Horse have been hunted with Mr Acton’s Fox Hounds this Season, and have carried 16 Stone to the Death of 10 or 12 Brace of Foxes; he is kept at the Angel in Bramford, where Gentlemen may have their Mares covered at five Shillings each Leap, and will be at Ipswich every Market Day the time of the Season, and some other Neighbouring Markets here abouts".
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 34, the dam of Marske was the Ruby Mare by Hutton's Blacklegs, her dam by Bay Bolton - Fox Cub - Coneyskins - Hutton's Grey Barb - Hutton's Royal Colt - Byerley's Turk - Bustler.
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 160, says - "Marsk was got by Squirt, out of the Ruby Mare; she was from a daughter of Bay Bolton, and Mr. Hutton's Blacklegs; grandam by Fox-Cub; great grandam by Coneyskins; great great grandam by Mr. Hutton's Grey Barb, a daughter of Mr. Hutton's Royal Colt, a daughter of the Byerley Turk, from a Bustler Mare. This pedigree was supplied by E. Geldard as a true copy from Mr. Hutton's Stud-Book and dated Marsk, Oct. 1801".
According to An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, 1791, page 6, Marske was by Squirt out of a mare by Hutton's Blacklegs, her dam by Fox Cub - Coneyskins - Hutton's Grey Barb.
Heber's Racing Calendar, volume XVI, for the year 1766, page 172, Stallions to cover in the following season, 1767, says - "Mask was got by Squirt, Dam by Hutton's Black Legs, his Grandam by Lister's Squirrel".
Heber's Racing Calendar, volume XVIII, for the year 1768, page 197, Stallions to cover in the following season, 1769, says - "N. B. He [Marske] was got by Squirt, a Son of Bartlet's Childers, his Dam by Hutton's Black Legs, his Grand Dam by the Fox Cub, his Great Grand Dam by Coney Skins, his Great Great Grand Dam by Mr. Hutton's Grey Barb, and is thought to be the highest English-bred Horse in the Kingdom".
The 2nd Marquis of Rockingham's pedigree collection, Sheffield Archives, Document
Reference WWM/R/193/67, says - "Marske - Dam of the D of Cumberland's Marske
1754 & Mixberry
Marske Augt ye 29th 1754 The Brown Mare was got by my Blacklegs, her Dam by
Mr Lister's Fox Cub, her Grandam by Coneyskins, her great Grandam by the Hutton
Grey Barb, her gt gt Grandam by the Royal Colt, her gt gt gt Grandam by Byerley
Turk out of a Mare got by Bustler. A year old Fillye from the above Mare got
by Cade. / John Hutton
Marske Augt ye 29th 1754 A Bay Fillye two years old this grass got by Regulus,
her Dam by Mixberry, her Grandam by the Bay Turk (that got Blacklegs) her great
Grandam by Bay Bolton her gt gt Grandam by Coneyskins her great gt gt Grandam
by ye Hutton Grey Barb, and her Dam by Byerley Turk from a Bustler Mare. / John
Hutton".
The pedigree of Marske's dam, certified by her breeder, John Hutton, when Marske was four years old, says she was out of a Fox-Cub mare. The stallion advertisement for Marske in Heber's Racing Calendar, when he was 16 years old, says his dam was out of a Squirrel [Fox-Cub] mare. The stallion advertisement for Marske in Heber's Racing Calendar, when he was 18 years old, says his dam was out of a Fox-Cub mare. The pedigree of Marske in An Introduction to a General Stud-Book in 1791 says his dam was out of a Fox-Cub mare. In none of these pedigrees is a name given to the dam of Marske. The 2nd Marquis of Rockingham refers to her as "Marske - Dam of the D of Cumberland's Marske".
The "true copy from Mr. Hutton's Stud-Book" dated 1801, that appears in Pick's Turf Register, that was used to "correct" the pedigree of Marske in the 5th edition of volume 1 of the GSB, is the first time his dam is called the Ruby Mare and the first time she is said to be out of a Bay Bolton mare.
The 2nd Marquis of Rockingham's pedigree collection, Sheffield Archives, Document Reference WWM/R/193/36, says - "Nov ye 2d 1754 Ld Portmore has sold Ld Rockingham the Ruby Mare, own Sister to the dam of Martin" and "Ruby was got by old Crab, her dam Abigail was got by Greyhound, out of Routh's Worlock Dam of Wyvill's Fox Cub, &c / Cover'd by Whitenose 1754". The dam of Marske was also covered by Whitenose in 1754.
DARCY'S YELLOW TURK <==========> DODSWORTH FAIRFAX'S MOROCCO BARB <============> HELMSLEY TURK
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| Old Morocco Mare BAY DODSWORTH = Burton Barb Mare |
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| SPANKER | mare = PLACE'S WHITE TURK | |
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| mare Charming Jenny mare = SELABY TURK mare = BUSTLER |
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LOWTHER BAY BARB = mare | BYERLEY'S TURK = mare mare |
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mare PELHAM'S JIGG RUTLAND CONEYSKINS | Bowes Mare mare = HUTTON'S ROYAL COLT
| [LISTER'S SNAKE] [LISTER'S TURK] | |
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| | | mare | | mare = HUTTON'S GREY BARB = Lucky-Sides
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LONSDALE ARABIAN = mare | HUTTON'S mare | HUTTON'S SURLEY WHITEFOOT mare
| | CONEYSKINS | | 1708 1709 |
| | 1712 | | |
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SPIDER mare mare
1729 | |
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mare mare mare
by Bay Bolton by Fox-Cub by Wood's Counsellor
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mare mare mare mare mare RAMPER
by Hutton's Spot by Hutton's Bay Turk by Hutton's Blacklegs by Squirrel by Hutton's Blacklegs by Crab
| | | | | 1736
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Portia mare STATELY mare mare MARSKE
by Regulus by Mixbury by Mogul by Fletcher Arabian by Hutton's Spot by Squirt
| 1758 | 1750 | | 1750
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mare mare BAY RANGER TWEEDLE mare
by Dorimond by Hutton's Spot by Hutton's Spot by Rib by Regulus
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Gentle Kitty CHESNUT RANGER Friendly
by Silvio by Regulus 1768
1774 1759 FOX-CUB = SQUIRREL
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 389, says - "The Stradling or Lister Turk, was brought into England by the Duke of Berwick, from the siege of Buda, in the reign of James the Second. He got Lister Snake, the Duke of Kingston's Brisk, Piping Peg, Coneyskins, the dam of Hip, and the grandam of the Bolton Sweepstakes".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 6, says - "The Turk, (sire of Snake,) was brought into England by the Duke of Berwick, from the siege of Buda in the Reign of King James the Second ; and was as often called the Stradling as the Lister Turk. He was also sire of the Duke of Kingstone's Brisk and Piping Peg ; of the Duke of Rutland's Coneyskins ; and of the grandam of the Duke of Bolton's Sweepstakes".
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1744, in the index, page vi, says - "He [Snake] was bred by the late Mat. Lister Esq; of Lincolnshire, out of a daughter of Hautboy, and the Stradling or Lister Turk, brought into England by the Duke of Berwick from the siege of Buda, in the Reign of King Charles the Second. This Turk became the Property of the said late Mr. Lister, but is as often called the Stradling, as the Lister Turk". Page viii, says - "The Lister Turk, which got Snake, was also the Sire of the late Duke of Kingston's Brisk and Pipping Peg, of Conney-Skins, of the Dam of Hip, and of the Grand-Dam of the Bolton Sweep Stakes, &c".
An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, 1791, page 167, says - "Brocklesby Betty, Mr. Pelham, 1711, Curwen Bay Barb - Mr. Leedes's Hobby Mare, by Lister's Turk".
Pick's Authentic Historical Racing Calendar, page 11, says - "Hambleton, August 8, 1719 Saturday, His Majesty's Gold Cup of 100gs value, for 5 yo mares, wt 10 st one 4 mile heat, was won by Duke of Rutland's black filly, Bonny-Black, by Black-Hearty, son of Lister's Turk, 4 yo".
The American Stud Book, volume 1, page 10, says - "Bulle Rock, foaled in 1718 [1709] : imported into Virginia before the Revolution in 1730. We cannot find this horse, and give it as stated below, he being foaled before the issue of either the Stud Book or Racing Calendar. By Darley Arabian. He was owned by Samuel Patton and Samuel Gist, of Virginia. 1st dam Byerly Turk. 2nd dam Lister Turk. 3rd dam Natural Barb mare".
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 378, says - "Brisk, ch. h., 1711, by the Darley Arabian, out of Coneyskin's dam by Jigg". Lord Lonsdale's bay horse Brisk ran in a race for five year olds at York in 1716.
Pond's Sporting Kalendar for 1754, page 159, says - "Snake was the best-bred Son of the Lister Turk that got Brisk".
According to the GSB, Pick and Cheny, both Brisk and Coneyskins were sired by Lister's Turk, and Brisk was owned by the Duke of Kingston. It would seem that Brisk by Darley's Arabian was half brother to Coneyskins by Lister's Turk, while the Duke of Kingston's Brisk was own brother to Coneyskins by Lister's Turk. Racing for the Marquis of Dorchester, later Duke of Kingston, Brisk was beaten by Basto, son of Byerley's Turk, in 1710. Since Kingston's Brisk, foaled about 1703, can't be out of a mare by Jigg, then he must be own brother to Rutland's Coneyskins. This means there is a possibility that Byerley's Turk was the other Lister's Turk.
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 17, Bolton Sweepstakes was a chesnut colt foaled in 1722 by the Oxford Bloody Shouldered Arabian out of a mare by Basto out of a Curwen (or Pelham) Old Spot Mare, her dam by Y. Spanker - Hautboy - Bustler.
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 155, says - "Sweepstakes (sire of the dam of Whistlejacket) was a Chesnut Horse, foaled in 1722. - He was bred by Mr. Snell, and sold to the Duke of Bolton. - Sweepstakes was got by Lord Oxford's Bloody-shouldered Arabian; his dam by - , out of a daughter of Mr. Lister's Turk, (sire of Snake.)".
The 2nd Marquis of Rockingham's pedigree collection, Sheffield Archives, Document Reference WWM/R/193/54, says - "Whistlejacets Pedigree. Whistle Jacet was foald the first of April 1749 And Sold to Sir William Midleton September the 22d 1752, he was got by the Mogul, his dam by Sweepstakes, his Grandam by the Chesnut Arabian at Hampton Court, his great Grandam was out of a Mare called, Penelope, which was got by Makeless; his great great Grandam by Brimer and out of Trumpets Dam The Pedigree that I had of Sweepstakes I here send your Lordship below. He was got by Lord Oxfords Bloody Shoulder’d Arabian, his Dam was a White Mare of M’r Snells bred by Champion Dimmock, and got by M’r Gase’s Stallion out of a Mare that was Sister to the Dam of Brisk. [different handwriting] Sweepstakes had bad feet, being much troubled with Sand Cracks— N B: This Pedigree was sent me by Mr Hammond from Bolton / Rockingham".
An advertisement in Faulkner's Dublin Journal, April 25-28, 1747, says - "Young Sweep-Stakes, a complete beautiful high bred Horse, rising 7 this Grass, full 15 Hands high, delicately marked and coloured; the following Pedigree set down by his Grace the Duke of Bolton's Equerry, and attested by Sir Edward O'Brien, Bart proves him to be as high bred a Horse as any in Europe, and no ways inferior as to Beauty and Strength, to any Horse in this Kingdom: His Dam was Coquet, which his Grace the Duke of Bolton made a present of to Sir Edward O'Brien, as one of the highest bred and most complete Mares then in his Stud: She was got by old Almanzor, which was got by Darlows Arabian that got Childers, her Dam was got by Bastow who was the Sire of Second's Dam; her Grand Dam by old Spot; her Great Grand Dam by Spanker; her Great, Great Grand Dam by old Hautboy; and her Great, Great, Great Grand Dam by old Bustler: Sweep-Stakes's Sire was the Duke of Bolton's noted Sweep-Stakes; his Grace intirely bred out of him: He was got by Lord Oxford's Bloody-shouldered Arabian; his Dam by Gase's famous Stallion, out of a Mare that was full Sister to Brisk, who was got by Darlow's Arabian".
The GSB, confusing his pedigree with that of Young Sweepstakes, makes the grandam of Bolton Sweepstakes by Curwen (or Pelham) Old Spot even though page 389 says his grandam was by the Lister Turk. Pick and Cheny also state that his grandam was by the Lister Turk. The version 'full sister to Brisk' is preferred to 'Sister to the Dam of Brisk' as Brisk was by Lister's Turk. The advertisement in Faulkner's Dublin Journal has confused the Lonsdale Brisk by Darley's Arabian with the older Kingston Brisk by Lister's Turk.
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, February 28, 1735-6, Number 566, says - "An Account of a Chesnut Horse, call'd Smiling Ball. This famous Horse leaps Mares all this Season at Richmond in Yorkshire, for One Guinea a Mare Leaps and Tryals, and One Shilling the Man. He was bred by Mr Gase of Panton in Lincolnshire; he was got by a Son of the Acklam Merlin; Mr Gase bought him out of Yorkshire; he made him so good a Hunter, that he never would suffer him to be trained; he was thought one of the best Hunters in the Kingdom. Ball's Dam was bred by Mr Curwen of Workington; she was got by Mr Curwen's old bay Barb, which was Mr Pelham's afterwards; she was the Dam of Lord Gower's Chance Gelding, out of a Mare that was got by old Spot, out of a Daughter of old Woodcock, (not Mr Bethel's Woodcock) and full Sister to a Horse that Minchel had, call'd Westbury, which he said, when tryed, was the best young Horse he ever had. This is a true Pedigree I have under Mr Pelham's Hand, by Mr Curwen's Book. Ball is now coming 15 Years old, sound of his Wind, and free from any Cough, and clear of all material Blemishes. The Horse was bought by John Turner of Mr Gase, who had him some Time, and then sold him to the Right Hon. the Earl of Essex; after he had done Running, his Lordship gave him to John Turner, who was Servant to his Lordship the Time he had him in Training, and saw all his Performances".
It seems fair to assume that the "Son of the Acklam Merlin" used by Mr Gase on the dam of Smiling Ball (1721) was the same horse as "Gase's famous Stallion" that got the dam of Sweepstakes (1722). This stallion was probably Acclom's Merlin by Merlin out of the Brimmer mare that was grandam of Bay Bolton. He was sire of Bald Jack (1720) and grandsire of Brown Woodcock (1717).
Prior's Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse, page 79, in The Duke of Ancaster's Stud-Book, says - "Mr. Eley's [Bay] Turk was a son of Mr. Lister's Gray Turk".
The square brackets here are Prior's but he is wrong in his assumption that Eley's Turk was bay as on page 88 the grey Tunstall Mare is shown as by Eley's Turk out of the bay Darling Mare. On page 80 in the pedigree of the Tunstall Mare he correctly notes that Eley's Turk was grey.
SELABY TURK
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Somerset Mare mare Bowes Mare mare KINGSTON LISTER'S GREY TURK BASTO PELHAM'S JIGG
by Croft's by Hutton's | BRISK [RUTLAND CONEYSKINS] | 1703 [LISTER'S SNAKE]
Commoner Grey Barb | [ACASTER TURK] | |
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Darling Mare mare SMITH'S SON Snell's Mare ELEY'S GREY mare Black Lister | Brown Betty mare
by Ancaster | OF SNAKE by Gase's Horse TURK | Mare | | 1713 |
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Tunstall Mare mare WILLIAMS'S SWEEPSTAKES GREATHEAD Young Peg Mare HUTTON'S | LONSDALE
| | SQUIRREL by Bloody 1711 by Old Pert CONEYSKINS | BRISK
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Slaping Mare mare CRAB COLE'S
by Ancaster Merlin by Rib by Wynn's Arabian FOX-HUNTER
1720 1726 1727
Tunstall Mare was covered by her own grandsire in 1719
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 7, gives the pedigree of the Coppin Mare as - "Got by The Selaby Turk, her dam by Place's White Turk". A note has been appended - "The Coppin Mare is confused in Pick, and in old pedigrees, with The Coffin Mare (a mare so called by being concealed by Mr Place in a cellar in Fenchurch Street, at the time of the Restoration, which was probably her grandam). Pick also, vol. i., p. 223, makes the grandam of Little Bowes as out of an own sister to The Coffin Mare".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 223, gives the pedigree of Mab as - "got by Hobgoblin; her dam, Little Bowes, by Lord Chedworth's Mixbury; grandam by Mr. Hutton's Grey Barb, brought over by Mr. Marshall, great grandam by the Byerley Turk, out of a full sister to the Coffin Mare. The Coffin Mare was got by the Marshall or Selaby Turk, out of a daughter of Mr. Place's White Turk".
An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, page 90, gives the pedigree of Mixbury as - "got by Regulus - Brother to Mixbury -Hutton's Barb, brought over by Mr. Marshall - Byerly Turk - Selaby Turk - Mr. Place's Mare, which he had out of Oliver Cromwell's Stud".
An Introduction to a General Stud-Book, page 194, gives the pedigree of Lord Chedworth's Snap as - "got by Old Snap, his dam (called Young Bowes), was got by Dormouse, grand dam (called Little Bowes) by Mixbury, great grand dam (called Bowes) by Hutton's Barb, brought over by Mr. Marshall, great great grand dam by the Byerley Turk, out of a full sister to the Coffin Mare, whose sire was the Selaby Turk, and her dam a Place Mare - Mr. Place of Dimsdale [sic], Stud Master to Oliver Cromwell, stole this Mare out of the Stud, and kept her concealed in a cellar, till the search for her was over".
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 42, gives the pedigree of Little Bowes as - "Got by Chedworth's brother to Mixbury Galloway, her dam, Bowes, by Hutton's Grey Barb - Byerly Turk - Selaby Turk - Mr. Place's mare, by Hautboy - sister to Morgan's Dun, by a son of the Helmesley Turk - Dodsworth - Burton Barb". See DARCY'S YELLOW TURK, DARCY'S WHITE TURK AND HELMSLEY TURK for evidence that the cross of Hautboy here is an error.
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 172, Royal George was by Young Cade out of a mare by Rib, her dam by Snake - Coneyskins - Hutton's Grey Barb - Selaby (or Marshall's) Turk - Place's White Turk.
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 205, Phantom was by Hobgoblin out of Mr Hutton's mare by Surley (son of the Grey Barb) - Coneyskin's - the Fen Mare, by Hutton's Royal Colt - Blunderbuss - the Old Thornton Mare, by Place's White Turk - Barb Mare. Black Chance and Moorcock are shown as out of the same Surley mare. However, Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 51, omits the cross of the Fen Mare in the pedigree of Black Chance, and page 85 says Moorcock was out of an own sister to Phantom's dam.
GSB PICK GSB GSB GSB
mare mare mare mare Old Thornton Mare
by Place's White Turk by Place's White Turk by Place's White Turk by Place's White Turk by Place's White Turk
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Coppin Mare sister to Coffin Mare mare mare mare
by Selaby Turk by Selaby Turk by Marshall Turk by Blunderbuss by Blunderbuss
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Somerset Mare mare mare | Fen Mare
by Croft's Commoner by Byerley's Turk by Hutton's Grey Barb | by Hutton's Royal Colt
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Virgin Bowes mare mare mare
by Ancaster Merlin by Hutton's Grey Barb by Coneyskins by Coneyskins by Coneyskins
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Miss Hip Little Bowes mare mare mare
by Oysterfoot by Chedworth Mixbury by [Smith's son of] Snake by Hutton's Surley by Hutton's Surley
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mare Mab mare BLACK CHANCE PHANTOM
by Smiling Tom by Hobgoblin by Rib by Hutton's Bay Barb by Hobgoblin
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by Ancaster Driver by Cade by Young Cade
1741 1754 1760
DODSWORTH <===================================> DARCY'S YELLOW TURK
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HELMSLEY TURK DICKY PIERSON = Burton Barb Mare = SPANKER BRIMMER
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mare Fen Mare Somerset Mare mare mare <==> Bowes Mare = HONYWOOD'S
by Selaby Turk | by Croft's Commoner by Hutton's Grey Barb | | ARABIAN
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WYNDHAM mare Virgin mare Bowes mare
by Grey Hautboy by Coneyskins by Ancaster Merlin by Coneyskins by Hutton's Grey Barb |
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mare Miss Hip mare Little Bowes mare
by Hutton's Surley by Oysterfoot by [Smith's son of] by Chedworth by Bartlett's Childers
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BLACK CHANCE PHANTOM mare mare Mab Midge
by Hutton's Bay Barb by Hobgoblin by Smiling Tom by Rib by Hobgoblin by Son of Bay Bolton
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Ancaster Dizzy ROYAL GEORGE SILVIO Miss Cleveland
by Ancaster Driver by Young Cade by Cade by Regulus
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by Highflyer
1784
The Ipswich Journal, Saturday, April 11, 1747, Number 426, says - "This is to give Notice, That the Famous Horse called Fearnought, is still in the Hands of Mr William Garthside, of Rigsby, near Alford in Lincolnshire; and by the Desire of Numbers of Gentlemen in the South, Covers this Season at Mr Abraham Wallett’s of Long-Sutton in the said County, at One Guinea a Mare, and One Shilling the Man. He was got by Doctor, whose Sire was the Duke of Rutland’s Cyprus, out of a Commoner Mare. His Dam was got by Oyster Foot, who was Son of the famous Merlin belonging to the late Duke of Ancaster, and out of a Leister Mare that was Sister to his Grace’s Black Legs, who broke his Leg when running against Fox at Lowes. He has also a Colt which comes four Years old, a Red Roan, got by Fearnought, and out of a Mare got by Mr Lister’s Ball, who was got by Mr Hall’s Arabian. He is full Fifteen hands high, and able to carry Eighteen stone, free from all Blemishes, and without dispute is as fine Horse as ever was bred in England, both for Shape and Action. He Covers at Rigsby near Alford this Season, at one Guinea the Mare, and One shilling the Man. N B Proper Joyce at both Places for Mares which come to stay".
The Dublin Journal, Tuesday June 6th, to Saturday June 10th, 1749, Number 2321, says - "At the Castle of Contarf near Dublin. To be let to Mares this Season, a dark Sterling coloured grey Colt, comes six Years old, got lamed in Breaking in the Coffin Joint and Heel, which made him to stand training; He was got by the old famous Bolton Starling, out of a Mare the Duke of Devonshire favoured Capt Vernon with, by giving him the choice of a Filly out of any Mare in his Stud; she was got by Old Childers out of his old Ebony Mare, the Mother of Plastoes Dam; the Ebony Mare was got by Bastoe, bred by Sir William Ramsden, being a Son of the old Bierley Turk, who was the Sire of more running Horses than any Stallion in England in his Time, and particularly of Highlow, Grasshopper, Black Hearty, the Sire of Bonny Black, and Jigg; Ebony's Dam was the old Makeless Mare, full Sister of Scarr, Little John and Oyster Foot; Those that want to go further into the Pedigree of the Makeless Mare, may apply to Mr Crofts in Yorkshire; but this Advertisement need trace the Colt's Pedigree no higher, demonstrating him to be one of the best, and perhaps the highest blooded Horse in Europe; as to his Shapes, Health and Size, any Body is at Liberty to see him, and to send their Mares, if they think proper, at a Guinea a Leap and Trials, with half a Crown to the Groom.---There is likewise Conveniency of good Grass, and a secure Paddock for Mares".
The Dublin Journal, Tuesday June 19th, to Saturday June 23d, 1750, Number 2429, says - "At the Castle of Clontarf near Dublin, To be let out to Mares this Season, a Sterling coloured grey Horse, 7 Years old; he was got by the old Bolton Starling, out of a Mare the Duke of Devonshire favoured Captain Vernon with, by giving him the choice of a Filly out of any Mare in his Stud; she was got by Childers out of his old Ebony Mare, the Grandam of Plastow; the Ebony Mare was got by Bastoe, bred by Sir William Ramsden, being a Son of the old Bierly Turk, who was the sire of more running Horses than any Stallion in England in his Time, and particularly of Highlow, Grasshopper, Black Hearty the Sire of Bonny Black, and Old Jigg the Sire of Partner, out of a Daughter likewise of Bastoe; Ebony's Dam was the Old Makeless mare, full Sister to Little John, Oyster Foot, and Scar, who kept the Whip at Newmarket for several Year, as the best Horse in England; those that understand the Blood and Pedigree of Horses, must allow this Stallion to be one of the highest blooded Horses in Europe; as to his Size, Health, and Shapes, any Body is at liberty to see him, and to send their Mares, if they think proper, at a Guinea a Leap and two Tryals with Half a Crown to the Groom. There is likewise Conveniency of good Grass, and a secure Paddock for Mares".
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 114, the Duke of Devonshire's bay colt Old Scar was foaled in 1705 by Makeless out of Bay Layton by Darcy's Counsellor out of a mare by Brimmer out of Trumpet's dam by Place's White Turk out of a mare by Dodsworth out of the Layton Barb Mare.
An advertisement in the Leeds Mercury for April 3, 1750, says - "This is to give Notice, That the famous Stallion called Oyster-Foot, now belonging to Ellis Nuter of Burnley in Lancashire, and formerly to John Hitchon of the same Place, deceased, will attend for Leaping of Mares all the ensuing Season on the several Market Days at Leedes, Wakefield, Halifax, Rotherham, Barnsley and Sheffield, in the County of York. This Stallion is a brown Bay, with a Race down his Face, his two hind Feet White, and a beautiful, strong, well proportioned Horse; was bred by 'Squire Townley, of Royal, in Lancashire, and got by the old Duke of Rutland's Oyster-Foot, who was got by 'Squire Lister's Turk, that got the Duke of Devonshire's Scarr, and the Duke of Kingston's Brisk, who were both in the first Forms at New-Market in their Time, out of a Dam of Sir Ralph Ashton's of Whaley-Abbey, in Lancashire, who was full Sister to the famous Fox, that beat the Witty Gelding at New-Market upon a Match for 1000 l. a Side. For further Particulars of Oyster-Foot's Performances enquire of John Whally who attends him".
IPSWICH JOURNAL LEEDS MERCURY DUBLIN JOURNAL
ANCASTER MERLIN [LISTER'S GREY TURK] SQUIRE LISTER'S TURK MAKELESS
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OYSTERFOOT = Leister mare ANCASTER BLACKLEGS FOX mare = RUTLAND OYSTERFOOT SCAR mare OYSTERFOOT OLD SCAR
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FEARNOUGHT
by Doctor
According to Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 3, and the errata and addenda, the Duke of Devonshire's Old Scar was by Makeless, was foaled in 1705 and ran from 1710 to 1713, after which he became a stallion in the Duke of Devonshire's Stud.
According to Baily's Racing Register, volume 1, pages 4 and 6, the Duke of Devonshire's Scar was beaten by the Duke of Bridgewater's Spot on October 25, 1718, and beat Lord Hillsborough's Ruffler on April 21, 1721. This horse was probably foaled after 1703, so if he was the son of Squire Lister's Turk then he was more likely to have been sired by Lister's Grey Turk. The Duke of Kingston's Brisk, foaled about 1703, was probably by Lister's Turk alias Byerley's Turk.
The two Oysterfoots that were brothers to the Duke of Devonshire's Scar may well have been the same horse, with any confusion over his identity being caused by the Duke of Devonshire owning two horses called Scar. It seems probable that this horse was the Duke of Rutland's Oysterfoot by Squire Lister's Turk. He was the sire of Squire Townley's Oysterfoot in about 1725, so could also have been the sire of Mr Gipp's Oysterfoot, running in 1724 and foaled in 1718 or earlier, and Miss Hip.
Miss Hip, bred by the Duke of Ancaster in 1722, was by Oysterfoot out of Virgin by Ancaster Merlin. This Oysterfoot may have been the son of the Ancaster Merlin, making this a half brother-sister union. The Duke of Ancaster had previously mated the Ancaster Merlin to his own grandaughter to produce the Slaping Mare in 1720.
A letter from J Griffin to the ninth Earl of Rutland, as reproduced in Prior's Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse, page 105, says - "1687. 27th Oct. Newmarket. Being laste night at Jackson's, & haveing an oportunity to match with Mr. Frampton according to your commission you gave me, I matched Blackleggs laste night with Haucker, 10 stone waite each, for 500 guineys, two forfeite ; over ye foure mile course here, to runne ye third Wednesday in March nexte : and tho' I doe selldom take notice of what is donn at Plates, yett hereing you were beaten at Luffnum [Luffenham Heath, near Stamford] and not knowing how yt might alter yr mind, I have made itt but 5 guinneys forfeite till this day fortnight ; theirefore only desire you wou'd write me word what you will doe ; tho' I do not intend to give my answer till the laste day, before whch time Mr. Rider will see you at Belvoire in order to yr going to Lincoln ; if yr Lordship has a mind to match Stately, or Belvoire, with horses of theire age, and will send me commission, I believe I cann match them with horses much worse bredd, and not so likely to runn at Linckcolne. And Sir Robert Howard offers to match Cockain's horse agst Castleton, but I wou'd make no more matches till I heard farther from you. Pray my good Ld lett me know how farr I may goe in matching yr horses for what summs, for I doe really believe I cou'd match them well ; but when you send me commission lett itt be full, and I traine to ye laste pound you will let your naggs spurr att ; and yr commands shall be observed, and obeyed by yr moste obliged humble servt".
Prior's Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse, page 124, in the list of the Duchess of Newcastle's Mares for 1712, mentions - "A filly foal Bay, 4 years old, by ye Pagett Arab of her Call'd Darcy's Young Sorrill out of a Royall Mare Call'd Black Leggs & Gott by Wastell's Turk, her Dam Gott by Duke of Rutland's Black Leggs out of Darcy's oldest Royall Mare".
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1746, in the index, page 143, says - "The Hampton-Court Childers was bred by his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, and got by Childers. The Dam of the Hampton-Court Childers, was call'd Dutchess (she was got by the Newcastle Turk) her Grand Dam was got by the Westal Turk ; her Great Grand Dam by the Darcy Black Legs ; her Great Great Grand Dam was called Old Royal ; she was out of a Darcy Royal Mare, and the Darcy White Turk".
The Newcastle Courant, Saturday, March 23, 1727-8, Number 152, says - "This is to give Notice, that Mr Robert Carter of Brumpton upon Swale, in the County of York, has a Chesnut ston'd Horse, Six Years old, free from Blemish, that he leaps at a Guinea a Mare: He is 14 hands three Inches high, fine shap'd and strong, he was got by Woodcock, and out of a Royal Mare, she got by Lord Darcy's Arabian which he bought of Mr Curwen, her Dam got by Wastel Turk, Duchess was out of the same Mare with this Horse Dam, her Dam got by Black-legs, which got Crecket, her Dam got by the white Turk which got Hautboy, her Dam was the old Royal Mare, which Lord Darcy found at Sadberry, in 1690, so he became the Owner of this Stud; her Dam got by the old Chesnut Turk which got Leeds' Spanker, and all the best Horses of England, betwixt forty and fifty Years ago, as Lord Darcy Witnesseth".
The Dublin Journal, 1744, says - "The famous Horse called Favourite, just Landed from England, bred by Hugh Bethell, Esq; in Yorkshire, whose Pedegree is certified by mr Bethell as follows. Favourite was got by my Arabian, his Dam by old Ruffler, his dam by yellow Jack, his Dam by Curwin’s Arabian, his Dam by black Legs ,and she out of Gray Royal, of the same Kind of Mr Leeds Spanker; the Curwin Arabian Mare was bought by Sir Marmaduke Wyvill of Lord Darcy of Sedbury, and the Account of his Pedigree I had from my Lord. / Signed, Hugh Bethell. This Horse at 6 Years old won the King’s Plates at Nottingham and Lincoln, where he beat the famous Volunteer and Poor Robin, he won the second Heat at New Market, and was lamed third; He is a Chesnut Horse, well marked, full 15 Hands high, sound and free from all natural Blemishes. He is now in the Possession of Jonathan Pubrick, Groom to [Baptist] Johnston of Tully in the County of Monaghan, Esq; where he will cover Mares this season at one guinea a Leap, and one shilling to the Groom. The Money to be paid before the horse be led out; Good Grass for Mares at the most reasonable Rates".
Pond's Sporting Kalendar for 1754, page 149, says - "The Hampton Court Childers was got by the Devonshire Childers, out of Mr. Childers's Mare called Duchess, which was full Sister to the Dam of Morrat and Gypsey".
According to the GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, pages 146 and 5, Morat and Gipsy were by Bay Bolton out of a mare by Newcastle Turk out of Grey Ramsden's dam by Byerley's Turk out of a mare by Taffolet Barb out of a mare by Place's White Turk out of a Natural Barb Mare of Mr Tregonwell's. See LAYTON GREY BARB, ROCKWOOD, TAFFOLET BARB AND TREGONWELL'S BARB MARE for evidence that the cross of the Taffolet Barb here is an error.
POND 1754 CHENY 1746 NEWCASTLE COURANT DUBLIN JOURNAL PRIOR
Natural Barb Mare Darcy Royal Mare Old Royal Mare
of Mr Tregonwell's | by Chesnut Turk
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by Place's White Turk by Darcy White Turk by White Turk Kind of Spanker Royall Mare
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by Byerley's Turk by Darcy Blacklegs by Black-legs by black Legs by Rutland's Black Leggs
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Childer's Duchess Dutchess Royal Mare mare Bay filly
Sister to dam of Morat by Newcastle Turk by Darcy's Arabian by yellow Jack by Pagett Arab
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by Bethell's Arabian
According to the evidence here Rutland Blacklegs was also known as Darcy Blacklegs. The evidence also points to Blacklegs being Byerley's Turk.
There is evidence that Byerley's Turk ran in a race at Downpatrick in Ireland in the spring of 1690.
The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 389, says - "The Byerly Turk, was Captain Byerly's charger in Ireland, in King William's wars (1689, etc.). He did not cover many bred mares, but was the sire of Jigg, the Duke of Kingston's Sprite, who was thought nearly as good as Leedes; the Duke of Rutland's Black Hearty and Archer, the Duke of Devonshire's Basto, Lord Bristol's Grasshopper and Lord Godolphin's Byerly Gelding, all in good forms; Halloway's Jigg, a middling horse; and Knightley's Mare, in a very good form; and Bowes' Mare".
Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, page 3, says - "The Byerley Turk, (sire of Basto,) was Captain Byerley's charger in Ireland, in King William's wars, (1689, &c.) and afterwards proved a most excellent Stallion, though he did not cover many well-bred Mares. - He was sire of the Duke of Kingstone's Sprite, who was allowed to be nearly as good as Leedes ; of Sir Roger Moyston's Jigg, (sire of Mr. Crofts's Partner) ; of the Duke of Rutland's Archer and Black-Hearty, (sire of Bonny-Black) ; of Lord Bristol's Grasshopper, Lord Godolphin's Byerley Gelding, Mr. Knightley's Mare, &c. all in very high forms as racers. - He got the dams of Lord Halifax's Farmer Mare, (dam of his Lordship's Miss Halifax,) Sir W. W. Wynn's Looby, Mr. Smales's Childers, &c. - The grandam of Lord Godolphin's Whitefoot, Wryfoot, and Morat, which grandam of the said three, was the dam of Grey Ramsden, and great great grandam of the Bolton Fearnought".
Cheny's Racing Calendar for 1744, in the index, page vii, says - "The Byerley Turk, Sire of Jigg, got the Duke of Rutland's Black-Hearty (which was the Sire of Bonny Black and Peterborough Dun), Basto, Grasshopper, the Sire of the Dam of the Duke of Bolton's Looby, and the Sire of the Dam of Mr. Hutton's Phantom. He got the Dams of Lord Halifax's Farmer Mare, Grey Ramsden, Sir Wat. Williams Wynn's Looby, and Smales's Childers; the Grand-Dams of the Carlisle Gelding, of Col. Howard's Squirrel, and of his Chesnut Mare that won the King's Hundred Guineas at Newmarket in April 1728. He also got the Grand-Dams of the Earl of Godolphin's Whitefoot, Wryfoot, and Morat, which Grand-Dam of the said three was also the Dam of Grey Ramsden, and the Great Great Grand-Dam of the Bolton Fearnought".
The Dublin Journal, Tuesday June 6th, to Saturday June 10th, 1749, Number 2321, says - "Bastoe, bred by Sir William Ramsden, being a Son of the old Bierley Turk, who was the Sire of more running Horses than any Stallion in England in his Time, and particularly of Highlow, Grasshopper, Black Hearty, the Sire of Bonny Black, and Jigg".
The statement here that Byerley's Turk "was the Sire of more running Horses than any Stallion in England in his Time" would seem to contradict the GSB's and Pick's assertion that "He did not cover many bred mares".
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LISTER'S TURK
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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BYERLEY'S TURK
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| GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 389. Pick's Turf Register, volume 1, p |