[^) THE UOR8K. 



HISTORY 



OF THE BLOOD-UORSE IN TENNESSEE. 



Poplar Grove, near Nashville, Tenn. ) 

 March 20th, 1856. ) 



Sir ; — I had written to General Harding, in answer to his, 

 enclosing your circular ; and in answer to yours to me, refer to 

 my old memoranda, and make some additions. 



The first settlers brought here soine of their best stock from 

 Virginia and the Carolinas ; and Maclin had, as I am informed, 

 some Mexican mares, of the Spanish or Barb breed. 



The early stallions, here, of the Janus family, were — Jupitei*, 

 said to be a son, — Cross's ; Comet, Lewis's, son of Harry Hill's 

 Janus, and said to have a Marc Antony and Jolly Roger cross ; 

 Sterne, Blakemore's ; and Bowie's horse, who took his owner's 

 name, pronounced Biu-ey. His colts are said to have been un- 

 equalled as quarter-hoi-ses. Bompard, by Obscurity, imported, 

 dam by Baylor's Fearnought ; Phoenix, by Yenetian, imp. dam 

 Zenobia by Don Carlos, from Maryland. Of the Fearnought 

 family — Eclipse, by Virginia Eclipse, presumed Harris's — B. 

 Bosley ; AVildair, son of Symme's Wildair — "Weakley's, out of 

 a Fearnought ; and Bucephalus of a later j)eriod — Col. E. Ward. 

 Of the Medley family — Fitz Medley, who covered for a season 

 or two, and died in 1803-4 at I. Hooper's. Thus far from such 

 information as I credited. About 1800, Gray Medley was in 

 Sumner, Dr. Barry's — bred by Gov. Williams, North Carolina — 

 reputed high-bred, and was very game in appearance. He lived 

 to old age, and did good service ; Cook's Bel Air, by Tayloe's 



