IMPORTED STALLIONS. 485 



Valiant — Said to be imported into Virginia. By Dormouse, dam by 

 Crab, grand dam Partner, g. g. d. Thwaite's Dun Mare, Aeaster 

 Turk. Weatherby's Stud Book, vol. i., p. 452. 



Valparaiso — Foaled 1831. By Velocipede out of Juliana, by Gohanna 

 out of Platina by Mercury, grand dam by Herod, &c. 



Vampire — Foaled 1757. Imported into Virginia, By Kegulus, dam 

 by Steady, son of Cliilders, &c. 



Vanish— Foaled 1834. By Vanish out of Elephant's dam, by Shuttle; 

 her dam by Oberon, out of the Engraver's dam by Stride, sister to 

 Sharper by Rauthos. 



Venetian — Two different pedigrees are given. 



By Edgar and Skinner. By Doge, dam by Snap, Dyer's Dimple, 

 Fox, which is not to be found any where. Said to be foaled 1782. 



By Mason. By Doge, dam Matchem, grand dam Smallbones, 

 sister to Squirrel, foaled 1774; but the real horse, of which this is 

 the pedigree, was foaled in 1785. See Weatherby's Stud Book, 

 vol. i., p. 460. 



There was another Venetian, formerly Gondolier, foaled in 1786, 

 also by Doge out of Helen, by Conductor, dam of Alexis ; one of 

 the two latter is probably the imported horse. 



He was afterward re-imported into England. H. W. H. 



Victor — Foaled 1838. By Defence, out of Vivid, Spectre, Sir Ulic, 

 Dungannon, Snap. 



VoLNEY, br. h. — Foaled 1833. By Velocipede out of Voltaire's dam, 

 she by Phantom. New Orleans, La. 



Volunteer — Said to be bred by Col. 'Kelly. By his Volunteer by 

 Eclipse, dam by Whipcord, Blank, Crab, Childers, &c. Imported 

 together with his Dungannon. 



Waxy Pope. By Old Waxy Pope, dam by Swordsman. Imported 

 into New York in 1842. 



There is no such horse as Swordsman, nor any Swordsman 

 mare in the Stud Book of the last century. H. W H. 



Whale — Foaled 1830. By Whalebone, out of Rectory, by Octavius. 

 Imported, 1834. 



"^Thip — Foaled 1794. Imported into Virginia, 1801. By Saltram, 

 dam Herod, grand dam Oroonoko, Cartouch, &c. 



" He sired Hickory, a prime four-mile racer, but his get in 



