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Wilkes bought Wonder after his second race and owned 

 him when he ran his last. After that he was brought to 

 Tennessee and stood at the farm of Rev. Hubbard Saun- 

 ders, in Sumner County. Wonder's pedigree and per- 

 formances as here given were taken from a handbill 

 issued by Rev. Hubbard Saunders advertising Wonder 

 for the season of 1813. 



Wonder died at Franklin in February, 1815, the day 

 after arriving there from Sumner County. James Hicks, 

 of Franklin, stood a chestnut horse from Virginia named 

 Wonder by Diomed, in 1808, but he is said not to have 

 been the Saunders horse. 



Wilkes' Wonder was a chestnut about 15 hands, and 

 one inch high. His thigh was "rather lean for beauty but 

 not for action. In every other point he was perfect," said 

 Rev. Hubbard Saunders. He contributed greatly to the 

 blood of Tennessee stock. His son, Young Wonder, was 

 a fine horse and his daughter, Bet Bosley, was a famous 

 brood mare whose name appears often in latter day 

 pedigrees. Hazard, another daughter, was a fine brood 

 mare, owned by Alex Ewing, of Davidson County. 



PACOLET, dapple gray, 15! hands high, foaled in 1806, 

 was bred by Francis Eppes, of Virginia; sold for $179 to 

 Col. W. R. Johnson who trained and ran him in all the 

 races he ran before coming to Tennessee, where he was 

 brought by Gen. Andrew Jackson at a cost of $3,000 to 

 beat Haynie's Maria. He was by imp Citizen dam 

 Mary Grey by Tippoo Saib. See WONDER. 



Citizen was by Pacolet by Blank; his dam Princess by 

 Turk by Regulus; his g. dam Fairy Queen by Young 

 Cade, he by Old Cade; his g. g. dam Black Eyes by 

 Crab, out of the Warlock Galloway, by Snake; by 

 the Bald Galloway, etc., to the Byerly Turk. 



Citizen was foaled in 1785. He was 15 hands and one 



