Early Owners were Gentlemen 6i 



the Mexican War, facetiously observed of this 

 horse that, as far as he had proved of any use 

 to Colonel Singleton, his proper name should 

 be Stir- Plus ! 



In 1836 Colonel Singleton bought, at the sale 

 of yearlings of the king of England's stud, a 

 brown filly by Sultan out of Rachel, sister to 

 Moses by Whalebone, rather small size for her 

 age, but neatly formed, very fine shoulder; she 

 cost 120 guineas. He also bought a b. f. by 

 Tranby out of Elfrida by Whalebone — black 

 legs, rather light, as all the Whalebone stock 

 were, but very handsome; he gave for her no 

 guineas. 



Colonel Singleton went to England in 1839; 

 while there, still further to improve his stock, he 

 purchased a brown yearling filly by Augustus, 

 dam by Orville, her dam Sprightly by Whis- 

 ker; also a yearling filly by Glaucus out of 

 Cristabel by Woful, her dam Harriet (the dam 

 of Plenipotentiaiy) by Pericles. The two were 

 shipped from England in the month of October 

 of the same year. 



At one time the produce of Colonel Single- 

 ton's stud were accustomed to bring the highest 

 prices, and were sought after with avidity by all 



