CHAPTER IV 

 HARDY TENNESSEE PIONEERS 



THE pedigrees of practically all thoroughbreds produced 

 in Tennessee and Kentucky, and the pedigrees of a major- 

 ity of all the thoroughbreds produced in the United States, 

 between 1883 and 1896, trace to some of the horses named 

 in this chapter and the next, as standing in Tennessee 

 prior to 1845. 



As early as 1790, according to Killebrew's "Resources 

 of Tennessee," the following named thoroughbred stallions 

 were brought to Sullivan County, which joins Virginia: 

 Stately, Milton, Genus (doubtless Genius), Flag of Truce, 

 Don Quixote, Diomed and Peter Quicksilver. The leading 

 men in this movement were Col. John Scott, Col. William 

 Blevins and members of the Snapp, Tipton, Greene and 

 Rutledge families. Killebrew gives no pedigrees, hence 

 I am unable to identify any of the horses. The records 

 show, however, that horses of these names were of this 

 period. The only imported horse named Diomed was the 

 sire of Sir Archy, and he was not imported until 1799. 



Though I can find no authority other than Killebrew for 

 the statement above made, there is still indisputable 

 evidence that the thoroughbred beat the Constitution 

 to Tennessee; or, to state it another way "the Con- 

 stitution followed the flag" of the thoroughbred to 

 Tennessee. 



Between 1790 and 1795 tne following named stallions 

 (pedigrees given here as in advertisements) were adver- 



