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she was a three-year-old, at New Orleans, met and defeated 

 Jerry Lancaster, Red Rover and Mary Waller, at four-mile 

 heats, in three heats over the Metaire course. Picayune's 

 next foal was the fleet little Miss Belle, by Frank. 



Her next foal was Doubloon, by Imported Margrave. 

 This was one of the best race horses of any time and any 

 country. Then came Florin, a full brother to Doubloon. 

 Duncan Kenner and his trainer, Wash Graves, thought 

 Florin was the best horse ever bred in America. The winter 

 he was five years old they started him fourteen times. He 

 won thirteen races. He started in the fourteenth and won 

 the first heat from Charmer and Bettie Oliver. Then he 

 dropped down and died on the track before the time to start 

 for the second heat. He had ruptured a blood vessel. 



The next foal of Picayune was Louis d'Orr, by Imported 

 Sarpedon. Caroline, by Yorkshire, followed. This filly 

 was crippled on an ice pond as a yearling and was never 

 trained. However, she proved a good brood mare. Then 

 came to Picayune Moidore, by Imported Yorkshire, an ani- 

 mal of some note. About this time Lindora, by Lexington, 

 put in an appearance. She was a good race mare. The 

 next foal was Sherrod, by Le Compte, one of the best race 

 horses of the country. A full brother to Lindora was sold 

 to Judge John Hunter, of Mobile, Ala., and was trained as a 

 two-year-old. But the Civil War broke out and the colt was 

 stolen and was never heard of again. He is supposed to 

 have been ridden away by a bushwhacker from one of the 

 armies. 



Picayune went to the stud twenty-three times and 

 brought forth twenty-two live colts. She died in foal to 

 Uncle Vic. 



The great Reel, by Imported Glencoe, out of Imported 

 Galopade, by Catton, was bred by Jeff Wells, of Louisiana, 

 and was one of the best race mares of her day. She was 

 equally as distinguished as a brood mare, having produced 

 Le Compte, by Boston (the only horse that ever beat Lex- 

 ington), Stark, Prioress, Ann Dunn, Uncle Jeff, Calvert and 

 Capt. Elgie, all of whom were winners, some of them in 

 England. 



Magnolia, by Glencoe, dam Imported Myrtle, by Eng- 

 lish Marma Luke, enjoyed distinction. She produced the 



