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three great brothers, Kentucky, Daniel Boones, and Gilroy, 

 Skeedaddle, Princeton, Magic, Madonna, Sly Boots and 

 others. 



Then it will not do to overlook Sarah Washington, by 

 Garrison's Zinganee, who produced Nat Pope, by Pamonky ; 

 Inspector, by Boston ; Sue Washington, by Revenue ; Fannie 

 Washington, by Revenue, and Ninnette, by Imported 

 Eclipse. The breeders of Virginia considered Sarah Wash- 

 ington the best brood mare of her day. 



In closing I will mention Blinky, by Muckle John, who 

 produced Josh, Bob Snell, The Dutchman, Shavetail, Viley 

 and Little Flea, all by Grey Eagle, the son of Woodpecker 

 and grand-uncle of the great Hanover. 



In spite of the claim made by the English that their 

 horses are the best bred in the world, I contend that the 

 grandest horses the world has ever known first saw the 

 light in America and that their blood is that of Sir Archie 

 and his descendants, commingled with that of Glencoe. 



Sir Archie was by Diomed, out of Castiamra, by Rock- 

 ingham. The best of his get was Timoleon, who got 

 Boston, and the latter got Lexington. Sir Archie also got 

 Sumpter, who left a race of daughters that perpetuated his 

 fame ; Bertrand, who was a grand race horse and left a 

 famous race of broodmares ; Sir Charles, the sire of Wag- 

 ner and Bonnets of Blue ; Sir William of Transport, whose 

 daughters are well known to fame, and a multitude of 

 others, nearly all of whom achieved greatness on the turf. 



The Sumpter mares have produced the best horses in 

 the world by all classes of stallions, among which might be 

 mentioned Rowena, grandam of Lexington ; Cherry Elliott, 

 dam of Tangent; Yarrico, dam of Nannie Rhodes; Ann 

 Mary, dam of Cub and grandam of Wild Irishman, Frank- 

 fort, Fanny Fern and Fannie Campbell. The Bertrand 

 mares got such notables as Blue Bonnet, Lightning, Lode- 

 stone, Thunder, Little Arthur, who trace back on their 

 maternal side to Gray Fannie ; Queen Mary, dam of Red 

 Eye the First ; Quiz, dam of Nantura, grandam of Long- 

 fellow and great-grandam of Ten Broeck ; Isola, dam 

 of Olio, and Miss Chester. 



The Medoc mares trace back to this source of blood, 

 but they are now extinct. They produced many good per- 



