The American Thoroughbred 



It had been the custom, up to 1870, to regard no horse as thoroughbred, in the 

 United States, unless he could show at least seven well authenticated crosses of what 

 the French call "le pur sang," or the blood of horses tracing to some Arabian or other 

 Oriental stallion imported into England, where all of our earlier importations were 

 made prior to the Revolution, by citizens of the States of New York, Massachusetts 

 and Virginia, the planters of the "Old Dominion" being by far the most liberal in- 

 vestors in that direction. I append a list of many of the most valuable stallions im- 

 ported in the pre-Revolutionary period. The initials stand as "D" for Darley Arabian, 

 "B" for Byerly Turk, and "G" for the line of the Godolphin Arabian. The figures 

 denote date of importation (<about). , 



NAME. FOALED. LINE. SIRE DAM's^SLKZ*^^ REMARKS. 



All Fours .1774 D All Fours Daughter of Blank (G) Imp, into Connecticut. 



Americus .1759 G Babraham ....Creeping Molly by Second.... 



Antaeus . . 1768 Spectator Dam not given Stood in Virginia in 



1771- 



Aristotle . .1764 Cullen Arabian. Daughter of Old Crab 



Babraham .1762 G Babraham .... Imp. Silver by Bellsize Arabian Not in Eng. Stud Bk. 



. 1776 Wildair Daughter of Babraham Raced as "Sir Harry." 



. 1768 C Babraham .... Daughter of Second. ...-:..... 



.1771 C Bosphorus Daughter of Black & 2 Black. Not in Eng. Stud Bk. 



. 1759 Bajazet Daughter of Old Crab 



1773 Wildair Imported Cub Mare 



. 1762 D Blaze Daughter of Gallant 



Bay Bolton . . . Imp. Blossom by Sloe Not in Eng. Stud Bk. 



Highflyer Daughter of Eclipse Traces to Daffodil. 



Babraham 

 Babraham 

 Badger . 

 Bajazet . 

 Bashaw . 

 Batchelor 



Bky Bolton 



Bay Richmond. 



1774 



Bay Richmond. 



1772 



Black Prince . . 

 Beau, gr. 11.1748 



Feather Matron by Cullen Arabian. . . . Imp. from Jamaica. 



Raced in Ireland. 



Cartouch Bretts mare by Greyhound. . . 



Babraham Riot by Regulus 



1767 G 



Bolton ....1758 Shock Sister to Miss Partner 



Bonnyface .1772 Regulus Colt . . Fern Mare by Hutton's Royal 



Bosphorus .1767 Bosphorus .... Daughter of Tartar 



Brunswick .1764 Oronooko ....Daughter of Babraham .... 



Brutus . . . 1756 G Regulus Miss Layton by Partner 



Bucephalus 1764 Locust Cade Mare Partner Mare. .. . Not in Eng. Stud Bk. 



Buff Coat .1748 GGodol. Arabian. Silverlocks by B. Galloway.... Died Va. 1757. 

 BulleRock 1718 D Darley Arabian Dam of Byerly Turk Not in Eng. Stud Bk. 



Not in Eng. Stud Bk. 

 Believed a forgery. 



