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dred and fifty-two, out of a mare by Bay Roman, he 

 by Mambrino, and he by Messenger. 



He was purchased, when qnite young, by Major 

 Edsall, of Goshen, and was kept by him until eighteen 

 hundred and fifty-nine, when he was sold to Mr. 

 Alexander, of Lexington, Kentucky, During the 

 time he was owned by Major Edsall, he proved him- 

 self not only to be very speedy, but also one of the 

 finest stock horses ever produced. It is said that, 

 during the w ar, he was stolen by the rebels, and that 

 Alexander offered a reward of one thousand dollars 

 for his recovery. Stimulated by this liberal reward, 

 parties immediately set out for his recapture, and one 

 of the pursuants, mounted upon a thorough-bred 

 mare, succeeded in overtaking the thief, when a con- 

 flict with arms commenced, during which the stallion 

 was unfortunately accidentally shot. He was returned 

 to his owner, and the reward paid ; but, either from 

 the effects of the wound, or from over-exertron, he 

 died very soon thereafter. He was the sire of Gold- 

 smith's Maid, now the acknowledged Queen of the 



