CHILDERS
—was distinguished from four others in succession of the same name, by the appellation of the Devonshire, or Flying Childers, having been the fleetest horse ever bred or trained in this kingdom, and said to have ran a mile in a minute. The fact, however, was not so; he went the fourth of a mile at the rate of a mile in a minute, and beat every horse of his time with ease. He was bred by Mr. Childers; was foaled in 1715; and got by Darley's Arabian, dam (Betty Leedes) by Careless. He covered as a stallion, and was sire of Firetail, Blacklegs, Second, Plaistow, Snip, and Commoner; all good runners, particularly the first three; also Blaze, Winall, and Spanking Roger; horses of some note; as well as Lord W. Manners's Poppet, (an extraordinary runner at five years old,) Steady, Fleece'em, &c. He covered but very few mares, except the Duke of Devonshire's.
Bartlet's Childers was likewise bred by Mr. Childers, and was own brother to Flying Childers.
Hampton Court Childers was got by the Devonshire Childers, dam (Duchess) by the Newcastle Turk; and was likewise bred by Mr. Childers.
Smale's Childers was bred by Mr. Smale, and foaled in 1726. He was got by Bartlet's Childers; dam by the Byerley Turk.
Childers, commonly called Grey Childers, was bred by Lord Chedworth, and got by the Devonshire Childers; dam by Sir W. Wharton's Commoner.