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THE HORSE. 



Be Bash— Foaled 1792. By King Fergus, out of a Highflyer mare, 

 grand dam Madcap, by Snap, out of Miss Meredith. Imported 

 into Massachusetts. C. H. Hall's Notes. 



Denizen — Foaled 1836. By Actaeon, dam Design by Tramp, out of 

 Defiance. Bred and imported by Mr. Boardman of Alabama. 



Derby — Foaled 1831. By Peter Lely, out of Urganda, formerly Lady 

 Eleanor, by Milo, grand dam by Sorcerer, out of Twins. Imported 

 into Massachusetts by R. D. Shepherd. 



DiAMOND^ — Said to be by Hautboy, son of Old Fox. 



Alex. Spotswood. 



No date is given ; no mare's name, and nothing is to be found 

 concerning the horse in the Stud Book. He is very apocryphal. 



H. W. H. 



DiOMED— Foaled 1777. By Florizel, out of dr. to Spectator, sister to 

 Juno. Imported into Virginia in 1798, when 22 years old. 



J. HoOMES. 



One of the very best horses ever imported, and who has told the 

 longest tale on American stock. H. W. H. 



" Sire, in America, of Sir Archie, Duroc, Florizel, Dinwiddle, 

 Gracchus, and Hampton, and many other first-rate runners, and 

 themselves sires of runners. Indeed, his get were among the best 

 horses ever raised in the United States, being large and powerful." 

 — MS. note to Weatherby's Stud Book, by the late 



C. H. Hall. 

 Dion — Foaled 1795. By Spadille, dam Faith, by Pacolet, grand dam 

 Atalauta, by Matchem, g. g. d. Lass of the Mill, by Oroonoko. 

 Imported into Virginia 1801. John Hoomes. 



DoNCASTER — Foaled 1834. By Longwaist, dam by Muley, grand dam 

 Lady Ern by Stamford, out of sister to Repeater by Trumpator — 

 Demirep by Highflyer, &c. Imported in 1835. 



Don John — Foaled 1835. By Tramp or Waverley, out of Sharpsets' 

 dam by Comus, grand dam Marciana by Stamford, out of Maria by 

 Coriander. Imported by Dr. Merritt of Virginia. 



Don John won the Doncaster St. Legcr in 1838. H. W. H. 



Don Quixotte — Foaled 1784. By Eclipse, out of Grecian Princess, by 

 Williams' Forrester, grand dam by Coalition colt, son of the Godol- 

 phin, g. g. d. by Buzzard, g. g. g. d. Charming Molly, by Second, 

 Imported into Virginia. 



