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Missouri had Tom Moore, Voucher, Glendower, Virgin- 

 ius, Frogtown, Harry O'Fallon and others of less note. Imp. 

 Sain, imp. Foul Shot, imp. Donald A., imp. Siddartha, imp. 

 Joe Norwood, Ten Stone and Freeman are making the his- 

 tory of the State to-day. Barney Schreiber, Dr. A. A. Mc- 

 Alester and Joseph D. Lucas are the principal breeders of 

 the State, and the animals bred at their places are fast earning 

 laurels for themselves and their owners. The breeding in- 

 terests of Missouri are developing all the time, and she will 

 soon be able to share honors with many of the mighty ones. 



California, last but not least by any means, is doing a 

 great deal for the thoroughbred interests of this day. Among 

 the most noted and foremost of the breeders of race horses 

 in this State may be mentioned Messrs. G. B. Haggin, J. B. 

 Baldwin, Waterhouse, Fred Gebhardt, and in former years 

 Theodore Winters, who became distinguished by being the 

 owner of Norfolk, Joe Hooker, Marion, Yotambian, The Zar 

 and others that were noted. 



These are the principal States that are breeding 

 thoroughbreds to-day, but there are many stallions of less 

 note in a number of the sections that have not been men- 

 tioned. 



In the year of 1849 or I ^5 Mr. Charles Weir, of Powhat- 

 tan County, Virginia, imported from England into America 

 the horse Skylark, who for his great weight-carrying ca- 

 pacity, his general hardihood and high ability to race, es- 

 pecially at long distances, stood almost without a peer in 

 any country of his day. Skylark won 24 King's Plates, 

 which was a greater number than any other horse ever won 

 up to his day. Skylark won 42 three- and-four-mile heat 

 races. He was on two occasions entered to run two races 

 in one day, which he did, and winning both races each time 

 with consummate ease. He met and defeated Lady Elizabeth, 

 who had distinguished herself by carrying 135 Ibs., and ran 

 four miles in 7:45. He also met and defeated the famous 

 Economist twice, the sire of the immortal Harkaway, carry- 

 ing at the time 168 Ibs., four miles. He was always assigned 

 the top weights in the handicaps and on one occasion was 

 asked to carry in the Corinthian the extraordinary weight 

 of 210 Ibs. The change made in running the Corinthian 

 was attributed to this horse's unparalleled performances 



