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Longfellow was bred by John Harper, in Woodford 

 County, and distinguished himself as a great performer. 

 Then he was placed in the stud, and his descendants are the 

 noted horses of the country. A horse that traces his lineage 

 to Longfellow is certainly bred in the purple and has a claim 

 to equine royalty. 



Richard Ten Broeck imported Phaeton, who produced 

 many great horses. He sired the mighty Ten Broeck. 



Ten Broeck was bred by John Harper and held the 

 record from one to four miles for many years. Ten Broeck 

 was placed in the stud and got many horses of mediocre 

 caliber, but he probably would have done better had he been 

 bred to the proper kind of mares. 



Himyar was bred by Major B. G. Thomas at Lexington 

 and was one of the fastest horses of his day. He was badly 

 managed in many respects, but, at the same time, he was 

 certainly a great horse. The wonderful animal was by 

 Alarm, out of Hira, by Lexington, and Hira was out of 

 Hijira, by Ambassenger. He came from a singularly dis- 

 tinguished family. Himyar sired Domino, Highfiight, Hataf 

 and others, all of whom became known to fame. 



Virginia probably comes next on the list. It was there 

 that Boston, Florisel, Sir Archy, Henry, Red Eye and others 

 had their origin, and most of them became good sires. Sir 

 Archy was probably the best of the lot as a producer, and 

 his get are to be seen in the leading strains to-day. " Inspec- 

 tor, by Boston," Nat Pope, Planet, Financier and Revenue 

 might also be mentioned with Fanny and Sue Washington. 



New Jersey has a claim to distinction, for it was the 

 home of Duroc, the sire of American Eclipse, Medoc and 

 several other great sires whose progeny have climbed to the 

 pinnacle of turf fame. All of them produced winners, and 

 their get are perpetuating their fame. New Jersey will 

 never sink into obscurity as a breeding place of the country. 



Maryland comes into notice because of her many impor- 

 tations of great stallions, and the sturdy stock produced 

 from them is a monument to her fame in that respect. This 

 State had in its early days a class of breeders who did not 

 hesitate a moment when it came to expense in getting the 

 very best there was on the market at the time. Among her 

 eminent sires was Maryland Eclipse, whose produce were 



