ii8 The American Thoroughbred 



to sport, and all their days and nights to the 

 labor of the founding of a country of their own. 



So it is not in the least surprising, when you go 

 to the early records to find Pennsylvania's contri- 

 bution to the general fabric of breeding and rac- 

 ing in America, that for many, many years after 

 the turf had been grafted on to the body politic of 

 America only two thoroughbred horses had been 

 imported by the Philadelphia route. Northum- 

 berland, sometimes called Irish Gray, was im- 

 ported by Mr. Crow sometime prior to 1767, and 

 was contemporary with Selim, the son of Selima, 

 for they ran in a race together in Philadelphia in 

 1767. Old England was a bay horse imported 

 about the same time as Northumberland, and Old 

 England himself was a starter in this particular 

 race in Philadelphia, and was also a runner in one 

 of the early races on Long Island. 



The pedigree of Old England is entirely lost. 

 Northumberland, however, was by Bustard, and 

 was bred in England by Lord Mazarine. With 

 him came his full sister. Lady Northumberland. 

 The dam of this pair was by Crab, second dam 

 by Babraham, son of the Godolphin Arabian. 



So it was that, when the Marylanders went 

 abroad into Pennsylvania for the purpose of find- 



