18 INTRODUCTION. 



182- f. Barsheba Sir Archy, 2278. 



1824, b. c Tariff " " 



1825, b. f. Sally Melville Virginian, 2672. 



1826, b. c Brilliant Sir Archy, 2278. 



1827, b. f. Eliza Reily " " 



1828, br. c Gen. Brooke " t; 



It will be thus observed that the list has grown from five 

 to ten, and the presumption to my mind is that there were 

 still more. Of the authenticity of the above list there can 

 be no doubt, except it be Pirate, and Mr. Edgar is responsi- 

 ble for him, giving Mr. Broadnax as his breeder. 



The third argument in favor of this system and against the 

 English is, that in hundreds of instances the latter would 

 require the insertion of the pedigree of a nameless mare for 

 the sake of a place to insert a single foal with or without a 

 name, while the former will avoid any thing so stupid, by 

 inserting the named animal itself in its proper alphabetical 

 place. 



The fourth and last argument that will be here adduced 

 is, that the book is its own index, which every one will 

 admit is a very great convenience, and indeed a necessity 

 almost in a compilation of American pedigrees, with so many 

 animals bearing the same name. 



In the English method, the economy of space is of small 

 moment ; but the great point to be admired is, that you can 

 see at a glance the character of the whole family. Of this 

 excellent feature I have availed myself as far as practi- 

 cable, by arranging their produce, so far as known and 

 named, under many of the most distinguished brood mares, 

 as in the case of Bet Bounce above ; but each one of these 

 foals will appear in its place alphabetically, without regard 



