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Egremont, and was expected to do great things as a foal getter. 

 He has done nothing in America, which I attribute to his having 

 served two hundred mares in one season in 1829 or '30, when 

 standing at Ledston, in Yorkshire, and probably as many more in 

 subsequent seasons, after I left England. H. W. H. 



Childers — Said to have been imported into Virginia in 1751. By 

 Blaze, son of Flying Childers, dam by Fox, grand dam Bald Gallo- 

 way. This horse is not in Weatherby's Stud Book, nor did any 

 Fox mare there recorded bear a son to Blaze. Still, as the pedi- 

 gree is given by Col. John Tayloe, it may be relied on. Probably 

 the colt was unnamed when imported, or, perhaps, his name was 

 altered after his arrival. H. W. H. 



Citizen — Foaled 1785. By Pacolet, out of Princess, by Turk, grand- 

 dam Fairy Queen, out of Routh's Black Eyes. Sent first to the 

 West Indies or North Carolina, thence to Virginia, where he got 

 good stock, as Ariadne, Pacolet, and others. N. W. Carney. 



Claret— Foaled 1830. By Chateau Margaux, dam by Partisan, Silver- 

 tail by Grohanna, Orville, &c. 



Clifden— Foaled 1797. By Alfred, dam by Florizel, grand dam 

 Matchem, out of Brown Regulus, by Regulus, out of Miss Starling. 

 He was imported into the District of Columbia in 1800. 



W. Thornton. 



Clifton— Foaled 1797. First called Grinder. Bred by Mr. Clifton. 

 By Abba Thulle, out of Eustatia, by Highflyer, Wren, by Wood- 

 pecker, out of Sir Peter Teazle's dam. Abba Thulle was by 

 Young Marske, out of Chatsworth mare, g. d. by Engineer, g. g. d. 

 Wilson's Arabian, &c. Abba Thulle went to Russia. Clifton was 

 imported into Maryland. ^ 



Clockfast — Foaled in 1774. Bred by Lord Grosvenor. He was a 

 gray, by Gimcrack, out of Miss Ingram. She by Regulus, g. d. 

 Miss Doe by Sudbury, g. g. d. Miss Mayes, by Bartlett's Childers. 

 He was imported into Virginia, and is said to have been a racer in 

 a high form. He has left his mark unmistakably on the Southern 

 blood. Captain McNab. 



Lord Grosvenor's stable was highly popular among early Vir- 

 ginia breeders, and his Gimcrack blood more particularly. 



H. W. H. 



Clown — Foaled 1785. Was got by Bourdeaux, out of an Eclipse mare, 

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