1 68 Making the American Thoroughbred 



previous August, took up the line of march at once for 

 Long Island. His route took him through the land where 

 his two grandsires, Sir Archy and Pacolet, had brought 

 renown to Col. Johnson; and it must have been with 

 a feeling of considerable pleasure that the Old Napoleon 

 looked upon Bascombe and called him good. 



At Newmarket, Virginia, Bascombe stopped for a little 

 recuperation and proceeded from there with horses of 

 Col. Johnson's stable. Most of the journey was made 

 on foot and under many hardships incident to flood and 

 mud. 



Post Boy was bred by Nelson Lloyd, of Lloyd's Neck, 

 Queen's County, Long Island, and was foaled May 5, 

 1831. He was out of Garland, by Duroc. Garland's 

 dam was by Hambletonian (by imp Messenger) and her 

 grandam was Miller's Damsel (by imp Messenger); 

 so in Post Boy was united the blood of Sir Archy and the 

 Eclipse family, excellent crosses, as shown in the careers 

 of Shark, Black Maria, Mingo, Alice Grey, Henry Archy 

 and others. 



Post Boy was fifteen hands and two inches high, dark 

 chestnut, one hind foot white. He was well put together 

 for hardihood and carrying weight, his greatest and 

 almost only defects being a short trunk and too much 

 rotundity. 



In April, 1834 (Robert) Tillotson & Gouveneur, of 

 New York, paid $700 for Post Boy, and thereafter he 

 ran in Tillotson's stable. Gouveneur sold his interest to 

 Tillotson in the fall of 1836. 



Bascombe had not as many victories to his credit as 

 Post Boy, but he had made better time at Augusta than 

 Post Boy had ever made. Carrying 1 14 pounds, in a race 

 with Post Boy, of the same age and carrying the same 

 weight, what would be the result? 



