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DERIVATION OF PEKEIHES NAME NAMEPerrler Perrler the Kings candidate and favorite for the Derby Is generally supposed to have been o christened after the table water of that name With a little justifiable exaggeration however Perrler becomes a notable example of the class of nomen ¬ clature which brings in the names of an animals parents Per Is the first syllable of Persimmon the name of his sire while that of his dam Am ¬ phora is the Latin term for a flagon or flask both tbeso things belonging to the great bottle family r London Daily Mall
