Sumner County Races 241 



Grey Medley was foaled in 1791 ; he was by imp Medley, 

 and had a pure maternal pedigree; he was a small horse 

 not exceeding 15 hands high and was said to possess a 

 faultless form and great beauty. 



The Arabian blood of Grey Medley was conspicuous 

 in the distinguished race horse, Monsieur Tonson, and 

 his three brothers, Sir Richard, Sir Henry, and Champion, 

 Brown Dick, and Gamma and her numerous descendants. 

 These families received several additional strains of Ara- 

 bian blood through Pacolet (sire of the Tonson's), who 

 was by imp Citizen, he by Pacolet (English), he by Blank, 

 and he by Godolphin; the second dam of English Pacolet 

 was by the Godolphin. Mary Gray, the dam of American 

 Pacolet, was by Tippoo Saib, whose fifth dam was imp 

 Selima, by the Godolphin. 



From 1804 to 1810 Lazarus Cotton's gray gelding 

 Greyhound, by Tayloe's Bellair (the best son of imp 

 Medley), was greatly distinguished and considered the 

 best race horse in Tennessee, especially at 3 and 4-mile 

 heats. He was under 15 hands high, but able to carry 

 full weight and go the distance. 



In the spring of 1805, at Gallatin, he beat Bompard, 

 Gen. Jackson's Indian Queen, and others, 4-mile heats, 

 at 3 heats. 



About this time, at Hartsville, he beat Truxton (when 

 out of condition) mile heats. Ma}. John Verrell, who 

 then owned Truxton, came to Tennessee, saw Gen. 

 Jackson and satisfied him that Truxton lost the race 

 from being out of condition, and the General made a 

 match on him against Greyhound for $5,000; to be run on 

 the same course, mile heats. Maj. Verrell was interested 

 in the match and trained Truxton, who won the race, 

 beating his game little competitor, an aged horse, and 

 inferior in speed to his large, muscular, young antagonist. 



