304 ANNALS OF THE TURF. 



YoricJc got Pilgrim out of a little Davie, and Bucephalus out of 

 a Careless, and Junius out of an Othello. 



BurwelVs Traveller got Southall's Traveller out of an imported 

 mare, and Camillus out of a Fearnought mare. 



Lloyd's Traveller got Leonidas out of a Morton's Traveller mare. 

 Junius got Spangloss out of a Jolly Roger mare. 



Fearnought holds the first claim prior to the day of Medley, and 

 is therefore entitled to the palm in preference to any stallion that 

 had preceded him in giving the Virginia turf stock a standing equal 

 to that of any running stock in the world. The blood which flow- 

 ed in the veins of old Fearnought must have been peculiarly rich 

 in those qualities that make up the conformation of the race horse, 

 as not only the whole stock got by Fearnought run w^ell, but also 

 his sons and his grandsons were remarkable for generally getting 

 good running stock. There was also strength and stamina univer- 

 sally pervading the Fearnought stock, to which may be added good 

 size, that made them the best distance horses of their day. The 

 fact is that the Fearnoughts run well all distances, and the old 

 horse stood higher than any other horse on the continent for get- 

 ting racers ; and he got more of them than any other — he also was 

 the sire of more fine stallions than any other horse of his day. 



Old Fearnought was bred by William Warren of FiUgland, and 

 foaled in the year 1755. He came out of Mr. Warren's fine brood 

 mare ' Silvertail,' and was got by Regulus the best son of the Go- 

 dolphin Arabian. Regulus, when six years old, won eight King's 

 plates. He never was beat, being very superior to any horse of 

 his day. 



Silvertail the dam of Fearnought, was foaled in 1738, and got 

 by Heneage's Whitenose ; her dam by Rattle — Uarley's Arabian — 

 the old Child mare, got by Sir Thomas Gresley's bay Arabian out 

 of Mr. Cook's Vixen, who was got by the Helmsly Turk, out of a 

 Royal Barb mare. 



Fearnought was imported into this country by Col. Jn. Baylor, 

 who advertised him in the year 1765, as "a bright bay, 15 hands 

 3 inches high, remarkably strong and active, and the full brother 

 to the late Mr. Warren's invincible horse Careless." Old Fear- 

 nought died in the fall of 1776, at the age of 21 years. 



Among other capital stallions and racers, he got the following, 

 viz : — 



Nonpareil, out of a Janus mare. 



Nimrod, out of a Partner. 



America, out of a Jolly Roger. 



Regulus out of the imported mare Jenny Dismal. 



Godolphin, full brother to Regulus. 



Shakspeare, out of an imported Cub mare. 



Gallant, out of a Stateley mare. 



Shakspeare, out of an imported Shakspeare mare. 



Apollo, out of an imported Cullin Arabian mare. 



Harris's Eclipse, out of Baylor's imported Shakspeare mare. 



Laurel, out of a Fearnought. 



Matchless, out of Sober John. 



King Herod, ovit of an Othello. 



