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mention of Selima and the racing of her progeny, 

 that old Maryland was early in the field, and that 

 the beaux and belles of Annapolis and of Balti- 

 more were setting themselves out under the 

 green trees of the new land for the enjoyment 

 of the sport of kings long, long before the Revo- 

 lution was more than a dream, and while we were 

 still crying in this country, " Long live the king ! " 



As was the case in Virginia, perusal of the 

 names of the early breeders and racing men of 

 Maryland brings constant suggestion of the 

 men who made the colonial history of Mary- 

 land, because they were the same persons. In 

 fact, from Charleston north, as you come along 

 with the story of racing in America, you en- 

 counter always the gentleman at the head of the 

 thoroughbred. 



It is perfectly natural, and yet a curious thing, 

 to note that, notwithstanding its nearness to the 

 Southern colonies and the necessary business 

 intimacy that existed between Philadelphia and 

 the Southern cities of Baltimore, Annapolis, and 

 Richmond, the thoroughbred did not establish 

 firm ground for himself in the Quaker land. The 

 stern people who came to make a new home 

 under the Pennsylvania oaks gave small time 



