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Fox, Bald Gallowaj, produced the fleetest, then and since 

 known, as quarter-horses — quarter-mile racers. In my early boy- 

 hood, I saw, at Col. John Dawson's, Fabricius, a brown, by old 

 Janus, dam by Partner, Jolly Roger, Mary Gray — very fine. 

 A little later, I saw old Mark Antony in the stable of Peter 

 Morgan, sheriff of Halifax County, N. C. He was very dark 

 brown, almost a black, the bay color visible on the muzzle and 

 flank. I do not know that I ever saw a horse in higher form, 

 except, perhaps. Citizen. Mark greatly improved the stock. 

 And old Fearnought and his sons, and Mark Antony, brought 

 the turf horse to a high state of perfection. Brimmer and Col- 

 lector, with as good training, Avere, perhaps, equal to the good 

 ones of the present day. Shark and Medley then came along, 

 both capital, and both produced game stock. About 1790 to 

 1794, I frequently saw Celer, by Janus, dam Mead's Aristotle 

 mare. He was highly finished, and gave both speed and bot- 

 tom. Bel Air and Gray Diomed,*! saw early in the present 

 century ; both very fine, and left good stock. Then old ch. 

 Diomed, who had no equal, nor any thing like a parallel, for 

 the number and excellence of his sons, since Fearnought. Con- 

 temporary and Bedford got good stock at light weights, espe- 

 cially Gallatin, &c. And Spread Eagle, good, especially at 

 high weights, got Maid of the Oaks, &c. Then Citizen, im- 

 ported 1803, about 18 yrs. old — as elastic and lively as a colt, 

 and apjDroaching perfection nearer than any horse I ever saw — 

 did good service, and his descendants, especially Pacolet and 

 his stock, were, and yet are, held in high estimation for beauty, 

 finish, and game. Sir Archy was foaled in 1805, and died, as I 

 have understood, 27 yrs. old ; some make him equal to his sire, 

 and other sportsmen and breeders give him the preference. Of 

 the modern importations, I will only say ; Leviathan stands 

 next to Sir Archy ; that Glencoe gets some very superior racers, 

 especially at long distances ; and that Priam M\as a prince 

 among the chiefest. 



Of the trotters I say nothing. Of the rackers I say that 

 Thomas E. Tuinner, of Warren, N. C, about 1790, imported 

 from Karragansett Bay, a light ch. in color and form, called 

 Free and Easy, and as was his name so was his pace. His like 

 I have not since seen. His owner, in a ride from Halifax to 

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