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gr. f. by Sir Peter out of Bab by Bordeaux ; 

 and a dark br. f. by Trumpator out of Demirep 

 by Highflyer. Of the above importations, Star 

 did not answer the expectations raised of him as 

 a foal-getter in South Carolina. Fire Brand died 

 on his passage out to this country. The roan 

 colt was called Sir Peter Teazle ; he was trained, 

 but never ran. The gray filly was called Psyche, 

 and was in the stud of Colonel Singleton. 



General Hampton was for a long time one of 

 the most spirited of the South Carolina racing 

 men. He trained and ran Mogul, — a very great 

 three-mile horse, — Lath, Hazard, Patriot, Har- 

 poon, Maria, Rattle, Lady Bull, Highlander, Ara- 

 bella, Dungannon, Merchant, Omar, and Caroline, 

 with many others, too numerous to mention 

 here. In 1800 he won all the purses at Charles- 

 ton, Maria winning on the first and fourth days, 

 Harpoon on the second day, and Rattle on the 

 third day. 



Ugly, a very fortunate horse, though bred by 

 General Sumter, was usually run by General 

 Hampton. He was a good four-mile horse. He 

 was ugly by nature as well as by name. On one 

 occasion, after he had made a capital race, a 

 gentleman (Judge Huger, who in a green old 



