114 The American Tbowugbbred 



was imported by Daniel Wolstenholme, Esq., of 

 St. Mary's County. He was sire of Young Tan- 

 ner — afterward called Bajazet, when owned by 

 General John Cadwallader — and of Camilla. 



That Maryland animal to which the American 

 turf owes the greatest debt was Selima, a 

 daughter of the Godolphin Arabian, one of the 

 founders of the thoroughbred family. Selima 

 was imported from England by Colonel Tasker, 

 of Annapolis, and was nearer to the very foun- 

 tain-head of the thoroughbred than any animal 

 which had come to this country or which fol- 

 lowed her. Fortunately, she came into that part 

 of the country where existed several imported 

 thoroughbred stallions, and from mating with 

 them she established herself as a brood mare of 

 remarkable merit, and through her sons and 

 daughters gave to the American turf a distinct 

 family of great performers. 



Her first mating in this country was with 

 Othello, an imported horse brought into Mary- 

 land by Governor Sharpe. 



The produce of Othello and Selima were 

 Selim, purchased when young by Samuel Gallo- 

 way, Esq., of Tulip Hill; Stella, never trained; 

 and Ebony, remarkable for her speed and bottom. 



