Early Thoroughbred Breeding Patterns-Part 3

Later descendants of the Hartley Mares

Babraham Blank b c 1758 (Babraham - Sister to Blank, by Godolphin Arabian).
Bred by Sir John Dutton and later owned by Sir James Lowther, he started only once. In October of 1762 he placed 4th in a 200 guineas each sweepstakes at Newmarket won by Lord Northumberland's Boldface (br c 1758 Regulus). Described as standing nearly fifteen hands, he was strong, big-boned and free from any natural blemish. Inbred 2x2 to the Godolphin Arabian, he was purchased for a stallion by Sir Joseph Pennington and stood at Warter Hall, near Pocklington, Yorkshire. His fee varied from free (1769) to 20 guineas. In the stud he got a number of good runners, including Don Carlos (b c 1769) and Hazard (b c 1771) as well as the useful stallions Carbuncle (ch c 1772), sire of Jenny Mole (b f 1787), the 2nd dam of Dr. Syntax (br c 1811 Paynator), and *Bay Richmond (b c 1771). His daughter Babraham Blank Mare was the 2nd dam of Miss Muston (b f 1790 King Fergus), a matron in Family 9-a.

Liberty b c 1749 (Hazard - Sister to Blank, by Godolphin Arabian).

Liberty was bred James Lennox Dutton and later owned by Edmund Putt. He was half-brother to Babraham Blank (b c 1758 Babraham) and Merlin (b c 1748 Second). Racing from 1754 through 1759, he won Fifties at Stamford, Worcester, Oxford, Burford, Reading, Gloucester and Stockbridge, as well as the Annual City Plate at Chester. In the stud he got Liberty Mare, the 2nd dam of Mousetrap* (b c 1771 Warren's Careless), who proved a worthy stallion in Virginia and North Carolina. He became the sire of Huntsman, an extremely inbred individual who had a lasting influence through the strongest American family in the studbook. This is something that I will dive into much more in an upcoming segment.

Merlin b c 1748 (Second - Sister to Blank, by Godolphin's Arabian).

Bred by Mr Dutton and owned by Sir John Moore he sired the dam of Meteor (ch c 1783 Eclipse) and another mare that spawned the family of Petronel.

Slouch ch c 1747 (Cade - Amorett, by Bartlet's Childers).

Bred by Thomas Meredith he later ran for Sir John Moore without much success. Purchased by John Larkin he covered at Leaming Lane, Newmarket and Packenham Hall. He was said to be a horse of fine size, shape and strength, well marked and a master of 14 stone in the hunting field. Slouch was not exported. He sired Calliope (ch f 1763) who is the ancestress of Harkaway and Billet* among many.

Shakespeare ch c 1745 (Hobgoblin - Amorett by Bartlet's Childers).

Bred by Sir John Dutton, his dam, Amorett (ch f 1727), was owned by the Earl of Godolphin. Lord Godolphin traded her, along with her foal, Old England, to Sir John Dutton in 1741, in exchange for Lady Cow and her foal, Marksman. Shakespeare was later purchased by Thomas Meredith of Easby, near Richmond, Yorkshire. A half brother to Champion Sire Blank (b c 1740 Godolphin Arabian) and Janus (b c 1738 Godolphin Arabian), he stood 15 hands 3 inches and was said to be a very strong, large boned horse and master of any weight. He ran for four years.
He stood at a number of places including Croydon, Surrey, where his fee was 1 guinea, then at Samuel Rudd's, Swaffham Market, Norfolk, for 2 guineas. When he was fourteen he stood at Thomas Thompson's, in Beverley-Skinner, near Beck-End, Yorkshire, and commanded a fee of 3 guineas. He was said to be in good health and spirits at the time. He was last advertised in 1773.
In the stud he produced a number of useful daughters. Among them were an unnamed mare (f 1763), dam of Sweetbriar (ch c 1769); Titania (f 1760), taproot mare of Family 4-a, dam of Satellite (ch c 1774); December (ch f 1774), 4th dam of the St. Leger winner Tarrare (b c 1823); Stella* (br f 1764), the dam of Harris's Eclipse (b c 1771); and the unnamed mare who became the dam of Lady Northumberland* (f c1770)

Mentor br c 1784 (Justice - Mare, by Shakespeare).

Bred by Lord Grosvenor he won a King's Plate at Burford. He sired Wowski (bl f 1797) the dam of the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby Stakes winner Smolensko (bl c 1810 Sorcerer).

Granby* 1762 (Belsize Arabian* x Shock Mare by Shock x Miss Meredith)

Best known for siring Nettle who became the 2nd dam of Harris’ Eclipse, an American foundation sire for families A3 and A5.

Espersykes 1775(Matchem x Gower Stallion mare by Gower Stallion x Regulus Mare by Regulus x Hip Mare by Hip x Sachrissa)

Sired the mare Colombine, tap root of family 9-a that includes Maid of Masham and Nutwith.
Espersykes is also the sire of Milfield(see below).

Milfield 1780(Espersykes x Young Cade Mare by Young Cade x Starling Mare by Duggins Starling x Shock Mare by Shock x Hip Mare by Hip x Sacrissa)

Had one recorded foal, a mare that is the base of family 9-c. Descendants include Muley Muloch and Mumtaz Mahal.

Sweetbriar Chestnut 1769. (Syhon x Shakespeare Mare by Shakespeare x Miss Meredith by Cade x Amorett)

Bred by Richard, (1st) Earl Grosvenor. Ran between 1773 and 1775. Won several sweeps, a subscription purse and several matches at Newmarket at ages 4 and 5, and the 1775 Gold Cup at Newmarket in a walk-over, and retired unbeaten to Grosvenor's stud near Newmarket. He got Assassin (1779, Derby winner); Racer (1779); dam (1782) of Astarte (1788); Lively (1784); Crocus (1779); Hocks (1794); Silkworm (1783); Bramble (1777) and a Bramble (1786) from a different mare, along with his sibling Thorn (1783); Sweetmarjoram (1778); Sunflower (1784); Discord (1783) and brother Doubtful (1785), and others. Despite his relative popularity, seldom seen in pedigrees today yet still has ancestors through his daughers Flyer and Hare. Flyer was the the dam of Derby winners Daedalus and Rhadamanthus. Most importantly Flyer is the ancestress of Robert The Devil who left many productive offspring. Hare formed a crucial branch of family 27 and has many productive branches to this day.

Asparagus Ch. 1787. (Pot8os x Justice Mare by Justice x Marianne by Squirrel x Miss Meredith by Cade x Amorett)

Best known as the sire of the important sire Teddy The Grinder.

Boaster Half brother to Asparagus by Dungannon

Found only in the female line of American sire Judge R Grymes who appears in the female line of the successful American family of Sally Ward.

Driver 1795 (Egremont’s Driver x Dorimont Mare by Dorimont x Muse by Herod x Crab Mare by Shepard’s Crab x Miss Meredith by Cade x Amorett).

He produced one mare of mention. Driver Mare(1801) who became the dam of Bobadil(1809) who sired Bobadilla(Ascot Gold Cup) the famous matriarch of the famed Maggie B.B. family in America.