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This son of Africa afterward trained Polly 

 Medley, and ran her for Mr. Barry, against 

 Indian Queen, owned and run by General Jack- 

 son. The race was contested in 1803, and it 

 resulted in the defeat of Old Hickory, who, grace- 

 fully acknowledging defeat, — a thing he was not 

 wont to do, — paid a high compliment to Alta- 

 mont. Mr. Barry was a generous master, and he 

 was so well pleased with the conduct of Alta- 

 mont that he gave him his freedom in the shape 

 of a pass for ninety-nine years. 



After Medley came Wilkes's Wonder, a son of 

 Diomed, then Pacolet and Tennessee Oscar, to 

 build up the blood stock of Tennessee ; and this 

 rich infusion of blood aided in making the state 

 one of the great race-horse regions of America. 

 Truxton, got by Diomed, large, muscular, and a 

 powerful strider, in early days was the favorite 

 race-horse and stallion of General Andrew Jack- 

 son. He was good at any distance, winning 

 from a quarter to a race of four-mile heats. 



Mr. Catton was the owner of a very fleet mare. 

 Greyhound; and this mare was matched against 

 Truxton, a mile dash. Each racer had its friends, 

 and betting on the result was quite lively. Trux- 

 ton won the race, and droves of horses — the 



