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among the winners of the long ago, and whose greatness has 

 not yet been forgotten. The strain is traced by some of the 

 noted horses of to-day. Catesby and St. George were also 

 sires of the olden time. 



While New York is now the greatest racing center of 

 the United States, she also has a claim as a breeding place, 

 for there have been many good sires in the Empire State. 

 The greater part of them were importations, and, while they 

 did not leave such a vastly distinguished progeny, they were 

 breadwinners in every respect. Sensation was a great stal- 

 lion, owned by George Lorillard, and was never beaten in a 

 race. He had remarkable powers of speed and endurance, 

 and was by Leamington, out of Susan Bean. 



Down in old Tennessee, with its mountains and dells, 

 fine farms and pleasant people, there were many great stal- 

 lions. Imp. Albion, Stockholder, Leviathan, Jack Malone, 

 imp. Great Tom, Inspector B., Iroquois, Vandal, imp. St. 

 Blaze and a half dozen others all distinguished themselves 

 in the stud on the beautiful stock farms there. Every day 

 one hears of their get. Gen. W. H. Jackson owns the 

 beautiful Belle Meade, and some of the grandest colts and 

 fillies in the world have romped on the pastures there. As 

 a breeder Gen. Jackson stands at the head of the list in Ten- 

 nessee and is noted for his strict integrity and fairness in 

 dealing with men. 



Alabama gets her fame through imp. Buckden, one of 

 the best stallions of his day. He was owned by Capt. Wil- 

 liam Cottrell, of Mobile. Brown Dick was bred in Alabama, 

 but was owned and stood in Tennessee. 



Some of the highest bred and best producing stock came 

 from South Carolina, where imp. Sovereign, owned by Wade 

 Hampton ; imp. Rowton, and a host of others added to the 

 luster of the American turf through their progeny. 



Bonnie Scotland stood first in Ohio and was imported 

 by Reber & Kounce. Monarch, Bronx, Clay Trustee and a 

 few others stood in the Buckeye State, but Bonnie Scotland 

 was the greatest stallion that ever did service there. 



The boast of Illinois is that she had West Roxbury, sire 

 of Force, Renown, Rocket and Startle ; Zero, the son of 

 Boston and Zenobia ; imp. Billet, Hyder Ali, Uncle Vic and 

 a few others who left a vast progeny. 



