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Bel Air, dam by Hickman's Independence ; and Halcot's Bay. 

 Of the Celer family — McKinney's Roan, as I am informed, at 

 R. C. Foster's, about 1805 ; and Celer, J. Thompson's, out of a 

 Bel Air and Wildair, 1806. Coeur-de-Lion and Royalist, of the 

 most approved English breeds, were here, and did good service ; 

 the first died, ours, autumn 1809 — the last, spring 1814, Hal. 

 Cook's. He was imported to Kew York, sold to Kentucky, 

 brought here by Weakley & Co., probably sent South a season 

 or two, and brought back by Cook. Truxton, one of imp. 

 Diomed's best, was raised here by Gen. Jackson, then covered 

 many seasons, and sent South, 1808. Wonder — Wilkes' — an- 

 other of Diomed's best, here, alternately in Sumner and Wil- 

 liamson. He got Oscar, a capital racer and very good stallion, 

 and died on the road, of colic, February 1815. Oscar was bred 

 by Parson H. Saunders, out of Rosy Clark, by Saltram ; brought 

 on the turf by Dr. Lappington, beat all competitors wit.li ease, 

 put to covering several seasons, sold to Oen. Desha, and died, 

 Ms, I^ovember 1825. Dungannon in Sumner, and Yolunteer 

 in Rutherford, said to be imported when colts. I can't fix the 

 date. The first got some good stock. Brian O'Linn, 1811-12, 

 at J. Shute's. He was very pretty — got Stump the Dealer. 

 Dragon, of great celebrity in England, at Foster's, 1811-12, and 

 died, as I was informed, of a thigh broken by a kick ; got some 

 good stock. Tup, also at Foster's — whether before or after, I 

 can't say. He was by Javelin, and of good action, but blind, 

 and not much patronized. Collector, a season or two, and 

 tliough old, left some stock, and died of a fall on the ice, winter 

 1814, He was by Mark Antony out of Ladj^-legs, a most capi- 

 tal racer, and got Snap-Dragon. Boaster, imp., two or three 

 seasons — ^fine coat and good form — and died 1819, 1 think, at J. 

 Harding's. Pacolet — a gray, and very beautiful — got by Citi- 

 zen, imp., out of Epp's mare, dam of Wonder, was brought 

 here to beat Maria — Hayne's. He did not do that, nor would 

 any other horse, brought here, have done it, for she had beaten, 

 with ease, all rivals, and was by Diomed, imp. ; her dam a very 

 high-formed mare by Bel Air. He was then advertised by J. 

 Jackson and T. Childers, and under the immediate supervision 

 of J. W. Clay, after some years, sent South ; where his sons, 

 Brushy-mountain, out of a Wonder, and Cumberland, out of 



