66 THE HORSE 



Litton's Arabian, the Bethel Arabian, Matthew's 

 Persian, Lord Burlington's Barb, Nottingham's Ara- 

 bian, Crofts' Egyptian horse, Newton's Arabian, the 

 Cypress Arabian, Pigott's Turk, the Duke of Devon- 

 shire's Arabian, Strickland's Arabian, Greyhound, a 

 Barb, Wynn's Arabian, Hampton Court Grey Barb 

 and Dodsworth, a Barb. 



When the Puritan sect arose in England, they were 

 violently opposed to horse-racing as a sinful pleasure, 

 and those coming to New England carried with them 

 that belief. In all the other early English settlements 

 a contrary view prevailed. Race -courses were soon 

 established at Long Island, Richmond, Charleston and 

 other points, and the rich planters imported English 

 thoroughbreds and raced them. The passion for rac- 

 ing among the landed gentry of Maryland, Virginia 

 and South Carolina was as strong as in the mother 

 country. Many of our early statesmen kept race- 

 horses; notable among them were General Washing- 

 ton, General Jackson, Henry Clay, Thomas Jefferson 

 and John Randolph. With Jackson, racing was a 

 passion and he actually loved a race -horse. Until 

 broken by age, his commanding figure was conspicu- 

 ous at all the great southern courses. Among the 

 earliest thoroughbred stallions brought to America was 

 Brilliant, imported into Virginia in 1706. He was 

 foaled in 1691, and was by Phenomenon, dam by Paco- 

 let, grand -dam by Matchem, great -grand -dam by 

 Oroonoka, and great -great -grand -dam by Traveller, 

 etc. Previous to the Revolution, a great many impor- 

 tations had been made and many native breeding 



