Manto Horse Pedigree

There has been much controversy as to which of the unnamed sisters to Lyncenus was dam of Manto, owing to Manto's foaling not being recorded in the General Stud Book, and to the consequent error of assuming that she was her older sister, Jenny Sutton, foaled in 1817. It is clear that Jenny Sutton lived until 1840 in England; it is also accepted on the authority of Vol 2 of the Australian Stud Book that Manto was foaled in 1822, and imported to Australia in `1825. Vol 3 of the Australian Stud Book is probably right in saying, "she was foaled in 1822 by Soothsayer from sister to Lynceus ( foaled in 1802, John of Paris' dam). This is confirmed by the improbability of any other sister to Lyncenus having, in her old age, a filly by Soothsayer without any previous record of progeny. It is further rendered probable by the fact that the foalings of John of Paris' dam are carried down to 1821 in Vol 2 of the General Stud Book, which was published in December 1821. Vol 3 was not published till 1827, when it was not unnatural that the last foal of the old mare, born exported and lost sight of some years before should be missed. These considerations, coupled with statements of pedigree in of files of Sydney newspapers, searched by the compiler of the Australian Stud Book, may be regarded as conclusive.

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