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Plains, Long Island, New York, by Governor Nicolls. In 1760 a 

 Newmarket course was also established at Charleston, South 

 Carolina. Among the many Thoroughbreds imported to America 

 since the opening of the nineteenth century, the following are 

 noteworthy: Sarpedon, 1828, by Emilius, out of Icaria ; Glencoe, 

 1831, by Sultan, out of Trampoline; Leamington , 1853, by 

 Faugh-a-Ballagh, out of Daughter of b.m. ; Bonnie Scotland, 

 I ^53, by lago, out of Queen Mary; Australian, 1858, by West 

 Australian, out of Emilia; Phaeton, 1865, by King Tom, out of 

 Merry Sunshine; Prince Charlie, 1869, by Blair Athol, out of 

 Eastern Princess; Rayon d'Or, 1876, by Flageolet, out of Aura- 

 caria; St. Blaise, 1880, by Hermit, out of Fusee; Kingston, 

 1882, by Flageolet; Ormonde, 1884, by Bend Or, out of Lily 

 Agnes; Sysonby, 1901, by Melton, out of Optime. 



Thoroughbreds of American breeding that have attained great 

 prominence date from about 1800, but this list is not a long 

 one. The following are of special distinction, though others of 

 merit might be mentioned : Sir Arc hy, 1805, by Diomed, out of 

 Castianira ; American Eclipse, 1814, by Duroc, out of Miller's 

 Damsel ; Boston, 1833, by Timoleon, out of Sister to Tuckahoe ; 

 Lexington, 1850, by Boston, out of Alice Carneal ; Norfolk, 

 1860, by Lexington, out of Novice ; Longfellow, 1867, by Leam- 

 ington, out of Nantura ; Parole, 1874, by Leamington, out of 

 Maiden; Himyar, 1875, by Alarm, out of Hira ; Luke Black- 

 burn, 1877, by Bonnie Scotland, out of Nevada; Iroquois, 1878, 

 by Leamington, out of Maggie B.B. ; The Bard, 1883, by Long- 

 fellow, out of Brademante ; Firenzi, 1884, by Glenelg, out of 

 Florida; Hanover, 1884, by Hindoo, out of Bourbon Belle; Sal- 

 vator, 1886, by Prince Charlie, out of Salina ; Hamburg, 1891, 

 by Hanover, out of Lady Reel. 



Thoroughbred sires of winners on the course vary greatly in 

 degrees of distinction. Many sires have but small opportunity, 

 owing to short lives or to being owned by men who have no oppor- 

 tunity to use them in the stud in an important degree. The 

 horse Lexington was one of the greatest sires in the history of 

 the American turf, and during seven different years his progeny 

 were the leading winners. In twenty-one seasons he sired 600 

 horses, of which 236 were winners of races. During fifteen years 



