I40 The American Tbowiighhred 



months old, while a suckling, he gave his owner 

 such a sample of stride, strength, and speed, that 

 he was at that time named ' American Eclipse.' 

 He was sired by Duroc; his dam Miller's Dam- 

 sel by Messenger; his grandam the English mare 

 by Pi^tSos, imported in 1795, then three years 

 old, by William Constable, Esq., and bred by 

 Lord Grosvenor. This English mare was sired 

 by PotSos, and P9I80S by the celebrated horse 

 Eclipse ; his g. g. dam by Gimcrack ; Gimcrack 

 by Cripple, and Cripple by the Arabian of Lord 

 Godolphin. 



" Duroc, a Virginia horse, was sired by 

 Diomed ; his dam Amanda, the property of Mr. 

 Mosely, was sired by Gray Diomed, her dam 

 by Virginia Cade. 



" In May, 18 18, then four years old, American 

 Eclipse won the purse of ^300, in the three- 

 mile heats at Newmarket, on Long Island. 



"In June, 1819, he took the purse of $500, in 

 the four-mile heats at Bath, Long Island. 



"In October, 18 19, he again took a purse, of 

 similar amount, on the same course ; the first heat 

 being run in 8 minutes 13 seconds, and the next 

 in 8 minutes 8 seconds. 



" After this he stood for mares two seasons, 



