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embarked for England". Thus it appears that Wildairwas returned 

 to England before the season of 1773. 



The popularity of Wildair was very great, as shown by the num- 

 ber of stallions descended from him that are advertised in the New 

 York and New England papers of the period following his advent to 

 this country ; a greater number than from any other horse, with 

 Arabian Ranger a good second. Among these we mention : 



De Lancey's Bashaw, bay with white hind feet; foaled 1768; 

 bred by Col. James De Lancey ; got by imported Wildair : dam, De 

 Lancey's imported Cub mare. Ran at Annapolis in 1772. Adver- 

 tised, 1779, at Great Neck, Long Island; 1783 and 1789 in New Jer- 

 sey, by E. Smith, who also advertised Ptolemy and Juvenal by Wild- 

 air, and Rainbow, 16 hands, by W'ildair Boy. 



Malton, bay, fifteen and one-half hands, dam by Sampson (see 

 De Lancey's advertisement of stock for sale) ; kept during the Revo- 

 lution at Fishkill, and advertised, 1783, to stand on Long Island, in 

 which advertisement it is stated that his colts were chiefly bays, very 

 fine, and that he had got a great number of them in Dutchess county. 

 Sim's Wildair, from a dam by Ariel, son of Morton's imported Trav- 

 eler, dark bay, fifteen and one-half hands, foaled 1765, and in the 

 " Maryland Gazette " 1778, is advertised to stand at the head of West 

 River at three hundred dollars, with ten dollars to groom. Macaroni, 

 bay, fifteen hands, foaled 1769, dam also by Ariel; took the purse 

 for four-year-olds, 1773, at the Powles Hook Course; advertised in 

 New Jersey, 1782, '83 and '87. Trimmer, chestnut, dam a half-bred 

 mare; advertised at Gravesend, Long Island, 1769. Young Wildair, 

 rising fifteen hands, bright bay, foaled 1771 ; advertised in 1777 in 

 Sandersfield, Connecticut, by Jeremiah Whitmore. 



And in 1784: " The famous Wildair in Adams, Massachusetts, 

 until June 3 ; after that at Adams and Williamstown, Massachusetts. 

 Got by the famous horse \Vildair; dam full-blooded, by Lath". 

 This is the Russell Horse advertised in Northampton, Massachusetts, 

 1793-94, thus: "The well-known full-blooded horse Wildair, though 

 known to fame by the name of the Russell Horse. He is a beautiful 

 bright bay, black mane and tail, fifteen hands, well made and lofty 

 carriage. DAVID PHINNEY". 



Wildair (Church's or Hooker's), was one of the best of the sons 

 of Wildair, as appears from his advertisements and the advertisements 

 of his get. He was advertised in the " Hartford Courant " as follows : 



In 1778 : " Will cover this season at the stable of the subscriber 

 at Hartford, the famous horse called the Wild Deer, known by the 

 name of Church's Horse. This horse is judged to be superior to 



