88 Making the American Thoroughbred 



tains statement signed "Jesse Haynie" to the effect that he had 

 trained Bolivar; qualities given. See APPENDIX. 



The O' Possum filly, about 1 807, was purchased by James Jackson from 

 Samuel Pryor, of Kentucky, for $400 and placed with Gen. Andrew 

 Jackson to breed on shares. She produced two mares by Truxton, 

 which Gen. Jackson kept as brood mares. The O' Possum filly 

 was a grey, by imp Medley, dam by imp Highflyer by Highflyer. 



COCK OF THE ROCK, foaled 1814, half brother to American Eclipse; 

 his dam Romp by Messenger. Bred by Nathaniel Coles. Ran 

 successfully in the East. Season 1835 at Thomas Barry's. Serv- 

 ice $60. In 1836, 1837 Cock stood at W. R. Brown's, Giles 

 County. In 1838, Barry and Maj. David Burford, of Dixon Springs, 

 sold him to John McGhee, of Knoxville, for $2,500. Barry sold two 

 Cock of the Rocks to Governor Anderson, of Illinois, for $1,000. 



CONTENTION, deep sorrel foaled 1815; by Sir Archy, dam a Dare 

 Devil mare, owned by Mr. Irby of Virginia; 1831 at Henry Cook's, 

 Sr., Franklin; $25. 



JEFFERSON, br. foaled 1825; by Virginian, dam by Bellair by imp 

 Medley. Bred by J. J. Harrison of Virginia (Wallace says Francis 

 Thornton, North Carolina), stood in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 

 1831; in 1835-1837 at W. L. Alexander's near Hartsville; 1832 at 

 Thomas Barry's. Alexander sold to Arkansas a mare by Jeffer- 

 son, dam by Sir Henry Tonson, for $1,500, and four Jefferson colts 

 for $4,000. 



JERRY, dap. gr. foaled 1825; by Pacolet, dam Black Sophia. Bred 

 and owned by Col. George Elliott; 1831 at Hugh Long's, Giles 

 County, where he stood three seasons. Won seven of ten races run. 



JOHN DAWSON, b. foaled 1830; by Pacific. In advertising Dawson 

 for season 1836 at his place Cotton says Dawson's dam was by 

 Barry's Grey Medley, g. dam by Pacolet, g. g. grandam by Gen. 

 Jackson's Truxton; 1825 at Arthur Cotton's, Sumner County; 

 1839 at Francis Gordon's, Spring Hill, Maury County; $50. 



LAP DOG, imp b. foaled 1823; by Whalebone, dam by Canopus. 

 H E. Bred by Lord Egremont. PotSos, son of O'Kelly's 

 Eclipse, got one St. Leger winner, one winner of The Oaks and two 

 Derby winners, one of whom was Waxy who won The Derby and 

 got four Derby winners and three winners of The Oaks. The four 

 Derby winners were Pope, Whalebone, Blucher and Whisker. 

 Whalebone got one winner of The Oaks and two or three Derby 

 winners, one of whom was Lap Dog, the winner in 1826. Lap 

 Dog imported by James Jackson, Alabama, in 1835; stood 1836 at 



