54 The American Thoroughbred 



age long enjoyed the love and veneration of his 

 native state), looking at him in the crowd, re- 

 marked, " Who would have expected such a per- 

 formance from such an unpromising looking 

 animal ? " General Hampton, overhearing the 

 observation, with characteristic quickness of rep- 

 artee, replied : " Perhaps, sir, you did not know 

 who trained him." 



General Hampton purchased from Colonel 

 Alston a br. c. Wonder, by old Flimnap out of 

 Kitty Fisher; a b. c. by Stirling out of Kitty 

 Bull ; a ch. f. by Bedford out of an imported ch. 

 f. by Mambrino out of a sister to Naylor's Sally. 

 T/iis was a full sister to the great Gallatin I 



The principal breeding animals used in the old 

 stud of General Hampton were : — 



Gunn Mare, bred by General Hampton, got by 

 Paragon out of a mare imported into New Jersey. 

 Paragon was got by old Flimnap out of Camilla, 

 sister to Brilliant. 



Stirling Mare, foaled 1802, out of the Gunn 

 Mare. 



Cora, bred by Colonel Kennon of Virginia, 

 foaled 1790, got by Obscurity, her dam Nancy 

 Whirlgig by Figure — Mark Antony, Jolly Roger, 

 Mary Gray. 



