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I j HERODS LINE AND THE EPSOM DERBY With The Tetrarch heading the li-t of winning stallions, the Herod, or. rightly speaking. King Herod, line once again comes out on top. after failing to lo so since I know not when. Will Tetra-tema. the so far unbeaten son of a never defeated father, prove equal to winning the Derby next year, end thereby break a speU which has lasted since 1S79. when Sir Bevya won. He came from the Highflyer line of Herod, like Archduke 1388, Altibi 1842, Caracia.us 1882, Cedrie lsi-i. Cieniorne ils.721. Ditto 1808 Ditto-Ditto to be correct, Favonion 1*71. Kteber ls7C . Macaroni 1883, Mamaliike 1827, Middle ton 1825, Moses 1822, Noble 17Mi. Pan 1888, Paris 1808, Phantom 1811, Sir Hurry 1788, Sir Peter Teazle 1787, Skyscraper 1788 and Wild Duyrell 1853. From tie Woodpecker branch, to which Tetra- tenia trace-. Herods Derby winners are Andov. r 1854, A/.or IslT. Bay Middl.ton 1838, Ellington 1858, The Flying Dutchman 1S49L Phosphorus ls;S7l. Pyrrhua the First ls-4 and Tlior-iiianby 1888; then Florizel by lbr.il -ired the first Derby winner. Moused 1788, and Eager 1781; while Fidget, one of FlorizeEs sons, begot the colt out of a sister lo Pharamoiid. which won the D.rby of 1797 for the Duke of Bedford. Fortitude by Hi rod sired John Bull 17921. and Justice, another of Herods sons, was responsible for he-getting Daedalus I794t and Rhadamanthus 1780, — "Andes." in Horse and Hound.
