56 THE MORGAN HORSE 



Greyhound was bred in Barbary, after which both his sire and 

 dam were purchased and brought into England by Mr. Marshall. 

 He was got by King William's White Barb, Chillaby, out of Slugey, 

 a natural Barb mare. 



Chestnut Layton was foaled 1707 and bred by Mr. Crofts; her 

 dam, Bay Layton, was also bred oy Mr. Crofts. 



Wildair was landed at Baltimore in 1764 when Dr. John Sims 

 there bred to him a mare by Ariel, the produce being the colt after- 

 wards known as Sims' Wildair. 



The following advertisement from the New York Mercury is the 

 earliest we have found of Wildair : 



" To cover after the loth of May, at the Bowery, the fine bay horse 

 called Wildair, late the property of Jennison Shafto, Esq. He was 

 got by old Cade, son of the Godolphin Arabian, his dam by Steady, 

 son of Childers, out of a daughter of the brave old Partner. Wildair 

 won a match of IOOO guineas and two great subscriptions at New- 

 market, besides several prizes at other places ; was esteemed by all 

 sportsmen the fleetest horse of his time, and is thought to be equal 

 to any horse in England as a stallion. The conditions of covering 

 and other particulars will be timely advertised. April 22, 1765". 



Advertisments of Wildair, at the same place, appear for 1766, 

 at eight pounds, with eight shillings to groom. In 1767 appears the 

 following : 



"Wildair will cover the ensuing season at six pounds, and six 

 shillings to groom. His pedigree and performances have been so 

 often advertised that it is needless to repeat them. His size, figure and 

 blood are superior to those of any horse in America. He was ac- 

 knowledged by every sportsman in England to be the best and fast- 

 est horse in the world. This horse has been very lucky in getting 

 foals. All those produced by even the most ordinary mares are re- 

 markably large, well-shaped and beautiful, and justly entitle him to 

 the character of the best stallion in America". 



His advertisements continue, on like terms, in 1769, 1770, and 

 1771, and in the advertisement for 1771 is the following: "Angel- 

 ica, the first that Wildair got that started, won the four-year-old 

 plate at Philadelphia last fall, beating five others". In 1773 appears 

 this: 



"The bay horse Lath, fifteen hands, strong and bony, got by Shep- 

 ard's Crab; dam by Lath, the best son of Godolphin Arabian. He 

 may be called the best stallion in America, Wildair bein^ sold and 



