JOHN BULL

,—the name of a horse of much celebrity both as a RACER and a STALLION ; having been deemed, by the best judges, a horse of the greatest strength, and the most beautiful and corresponding symmetry, ever produced in this kingdom. He was bred by the late Lord Grosvenor ; foaled in 1789; got by Fortitude , dam (Xantippe) by Eclipse; her dam (Grecian Prince ) by Williams's Forester , . . Monday, in the Craven Newmarket Meeting, 1792, when three years old, he won the great produce stakes of 200 guineas each, half forfeit, acro the flat, 35 subscribers; beating Ormond , Hotspur , Whisky , St. Paul , Lucifer , and three others. At Epsom, in May the same year, he won the Derby Stakes of 50 guineas each, 32 subscribers; beating Speculator , Bustard , Lyricus , St. George , Whisky , and the Duke of Queens bury's colt by Pharasmond. Soon after which, sustaining an injury, he paid 300 guineas forfeit to Lord Foley's Vermin , and became a stallion, 1796, at 20 guineas a mare; covering the first year only a limited number (ten) except those of his owner. He is the sire of Admiral Nelson , Lady Bull , Alfred , Florist , Fortitude , Georgina , Muly Molech , Gazer , and Lady Katherine ; and being now at the very zenith of prosperity, promises a progeny of as much celebrity as the best and most esteemed of his cotemporaries.