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ing been imported to America but without information into what 

 State, or when. 



Genius, bay, foaled 1753, by Babraham, and a full brother to 

 imported Juniper. We think he went to New York. Hector, black, 

 foaled 1/45, by Lath, son of Godolphin Arabian. Hero, bay, foaled 

 1 747, by Blank; dam by Godolphin Arabian. Valiant, dun, by Dor- 

 mouse, bay, foaled 1738, son of Godolphin Arabian. Lycurgus, 

 probably owned in Virginia, said to be by Blank. Merry Pintle, gray, 

 owned in Virginia, by old England, son of Godolphin Arabian. 

 North Star, bay, foaled 1768, by Matchem, son of Cade. Partner, 

 bay, by Partner, son of Jigg: dam by Godolphin Arabian. Skim, 

 gray, foaled 1746, by the Ancaster Starling, by Bolton Starling, son 

 of Bay Bolton. Slim, chestnut, fifteen hands, foaled 1768, by a son 

 of Babraham; advertised near Annapolis, Maryland, 1776. Tar- 

 quin, foaled 1720, by the Hampton Court Chestnut Arabian. This 

 last is very doubtful, as, indeed, are several of the others. 



The importations into Maryland were among the earliest, and in- 

 clude some of the best stock. Gov. Ogle's Spark was a noted horse. 

 Both' he and Routh's Crab were probably imported about 1746; and 

 the noted brood mares, Queen Mab, Miss Colville, and Selima, about 

 1750. The famous Othello was bred by Col. Tasker of Maryland 

 and got by Crab, probably Routh's Crab above : dam bred by the 

 Duke of Somerset and got by the Hampton Court Childers. Spark 

 was got by Aleppo, son of the Darley Arabian ; his dam, full sister 

 to Squire Bathurst's Look-about-you, by the Bartlet Childers ; 2d 

 dam by old Spark, son of Honeycomb Punch; and 3d dam by the 

 Rutland Coneyskins, out of Sweetlips. This Sweetlips could not 

 have been Sweetlips by Cade, as given by Bruce, for Sweetlips by 

 Cade, dam by Jigg, etc., was not foaled until 1742; but Spark, of 

 which she is made 4th dam, was foaled a number of years earlier 

 than that. American authorities, too, have confused this Spark 

 with old Spark, a very different horse ; and so they confuse Col. 

 Tasker's Othello with the famous English running horse, Othello, 

 by Crab, son of the Alcock Arabian. This last Othello, whose 

 dam was Miss Slamerkin, by Young True Blue, was covering in 

 England after Col. Tasker's Othello was advertised in this coun- 

 try, and it is safe to say was never imported to this country. So 

 American authorities state that Miss Colville was the old Wilkes 

 mare, which is impossible, the old Wilkes mare having produced a 

 colt in 1712, and Miss Colville one in 1756. They also state that 

 Garnett's Mille, which they call Gant's Milly, was imported, which is 

 not true, as she, too, was bred by Col. Tasker, and got by Gov. Ogle's 



