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beat Tobacconist and three other competitors; time 8:02 8:01 

 8:08. In 1835 O'Kelly stood at Alderson's stable, Nashville, 

 and later stood several seasons in Williamson County at A. T. 

 Nolen's, Ennis Murray's and A. Rodgers'. Service $40; $75. 

 Valued at $8,000. 



PACIFIC "The Great Pacific" b.; by Sir Archy, darn Eliza 

 (full sister of Gallatin best son of imp Bedford), out of imp 

 Mambrina by Mambrino. Pacific full brother of Bertrand. Bred 

 by John R. Spann of South Carolina. Owned by Duke W. Sumner; 

 kept many years at his farm, Spring Grove, 7 miles north of Nash- 

 ville, adjoining the Phillips farm. Service $30. Pacific got many 

 winners of races and several stallions of note. In 1837-38 his get 

 won 30 times. Sumner sold to Henry A. Tayloe of Macon, Ala- 

 bama, (formerly of Mt. Airy, Virginia) two 2-year old Pacifies 

 for $3,500. Another of his colts sold to Mobile for $1,000. These 

 were not exceptional sales; but Bertrand's get brought more 

 money than Pacific's. 



PHILIP, imp br. foaled 1828; by Philo da Puta, dam Treasure by 

 Camillus. H M. Philo da Puta won the Doncaster St. Leger in 

 1815 and his son Birmingham won it in 1830. Imported by 

 Tennessee company, in February, 1838, and stood that season at 

 Franklin; 1839 at Rev. Hardy M. Cryer's; $75; $125. In Eng- 

 land Philip ran in 40 races, won 23 and was several times second. 



RATLER (or Rattler) (Thornton's), foaled 1816; by Sir Archy, dam 

 by imp Robin Redbreast, g. dam by imp Obscurity. Robin 

 Redbreast was by Sir Peter Teazle; his dam, Wren, was by Wood- 

 pecker. Ratler was bred in Maryland. He ran 25 races and won 

 20, 1 8 of which were of 2 miles or more. Owned by Balie Peyton; 

 stood at John H. Robinsons', Murfreesboro, and at G. W. 

 Parker's, Sumner County; sold to Maurice E. Boyles (or 

 Broyles), La Grange, Tennessee. Service $40; $60. As a sire 

 Ratler had a fine reputation. Of sales reported by Balie Peyton 

 was a Ratler colt to Mississippi for $2,000. 



SHAKESPEARE, imp foaled 1823; by Smolensko, dam Charming 

 Molly by Rubens; g. dam by Beningbrough. Shakespeare ran 

 second to Lap Dog in a field of 19 contestants when Lap Dog won 

 The Derby in 1826. He won 8 of 9 races run. Imported into Vir- 

 ginia by Merritt & Co., 1835; stood at Rev. Robert Hurt's, Paris. 

 See LEVIATHAN. Among the nominations for The Derby of 1837 

 were three colts by Shakespeare; for The Oaks one filly by him. 

 Smolensko won The Derby in 1813 and got one winner of The Oaks 



