IMPORTED STALLIONS. 471 



NoN Plus— Foaled 1824. By Catton, dam Miss Garfortli by Walton, 

 grand dam by Hyacinthus. Imported to S. Carolina. 



North Britain — Imported into Virginia. By Alcock's Arabian. Nor- 

 thumberland Arabian, Hartley's Blind horse. Philadelphia, 1768. 

 Not in the Stud Book. But there is a North Briton by Adol- 

 phus out of Lass of the Mill by Oroonoko, grand dam by Traveller. 

 Foaled 1764. Probably this is the horse, the rather as his half 

 brother North Star came to America about the same time. 



North Star— Foaled 1768. By Matchem, out of Lass of the Mill, 

 Oroonoko, Traveller, Miss Makeless, Grreyhound, Croft's Partner, 

 Miss Doe, &c. 



Northumberland alias Irish Grey — Said to have been bred by Lord 

 Mazarine, and imported into America together with his sister Lady 

 Northumberland. He was a good racer, stood in Philadelphia in 

 1768. By old Bustard, dam by old Crab, grand dam by old Ba- 

 braham. 



There is no Crab mare noted, dam by old Babraham. More- 

 over Crab was an older stallion than Babraham. Though that is 

 not conclusive against the pedigree. H. W. H. 



Oberon — Foaled in 1805. By Oberon, dam by Eanthos out of Turner's 

 Sweepstakes, sister to old Careless, out of Silvertail by Whitenose. 

 Not in Weatherby's Stud Book. H. W. H. 



Obscurity — Foaled 1779. By Eclipse, dam Careless, grand dan Cul- 

 len Arabian. North Country Diomed, Harpur's Turk, Child's 

 mare. 



Not in Weatherby's Stud Book, but mentioned as bred by 

 Lord Milford, in White's History of the British Turf. H. W. H. 



Onus — By Camel, sire of Touchstone, dam The Etching by Rubens, 

 grand dam by Gohanna out of sister to Chester by Sir Petei*. 

 Brought to Illinois by Col. Oakley of Tazewell, in 1840. 



Oroonoko — Foaled 1745. By old Crab out of Miss Slamerkin, by 

 Young True Blue, dam by Lord Orford's dam Arabian, D'Arcy 

 Royal mare. Imported into South Carolina. 



Oscar — Foaled 1795. By Saltram out of Highflyer, grand dam by 

 Herod out of Miss Middleton. Imported into Virginia. 



This horse must not be confounded with the celebrated Ameri- 

 can stock-getter Oscar. He was by Gabriel, dam by Medley, bred 

 by Mr. Tayloe. — MS. correction by Mr. C. R. Colden to MS. note 

 by C. H. Ha I.!.. 



