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Blank, out of a mare by Cade, out of the dam of Spectator. He was 

 brought into the province in 1767. Having won several races in Eng- 

 land, immediate!}' on his arrival he challenged any horse in South Caro- 

 lina, to run four mile heats, carrying 10 stone against 9 stone, for 100 

 or 200 pounds. His challenge was, in the course of a few days, accepted 

 by the owners of a remarkably powerful horse, named Goliah, provided 

 each would carry 30 stone. Such an unreasonable proposition was, of 

 course, not responded to. 



Borrock Billy was by old Cade, a son of the Godolphin Arabian, out 

 of Eastby Snake, by Partner. 



Young Brutus was by old Brutus, and Babraham by old Babraham. 



Skim was a very speedy horse. He was by Cullen's Arabian, imported 

 as a five year old from England, in November, 1760. He ran for some 

 time successfully both in Charleston and Georgetown, and races in the 

 vicinity. He afterwards covered at Mr. John Mayrant's plantation at 

 Santee, at £20. 



Noble was another very distinguished horse ; he was, perhaps, the 

 most successful native horse of his day. He was by old Brutus, out of 

 Squirt, g. dam by Starling, g. g. d. by Bettel's Arabian, g. g. g. d. by Cham- 

 pion, g. g. g. g. d. by Barley's Arabian, who was the sire of Flying Chil- 

 ders. Noble ran successfully up to the spring of 1767, proving himself 

 possessed of great speed and endurance. The famous Centinel was of 

 his day, but they never met. This the owner* of Noble were anxious 

 to bring about. They followed him, therefore, from place to place for 

 some time; at last they tendered a direct challenge to liiin or any other 

 horse in the world, lo run a m;itc,h, four mile heats, over the New Market 

 Course, near Charleston, S. C, for one thousand guineas, weight for age; 

 but, as the ownei's of Noble were particularly anxious to meet Centinel, 

 they proposed that if he (Centinel) would accept the challenge, to give 

 up seventeen pounda of the weight Noble had a right to from ditference 

 of age. Centinel had previously, on his arrival from England, oftered to 

 run agaisist any horse in America, but did not think it prudent at this 

 time, from one of tliose " many ills that all flesh is heir to," to take up 

 the gauntlet thus boldly thrown down by Noble. 



There is a tankard now in the possession of the " Mathews" family, 

 which was won by this horse (from Gov. Morton), when owned by Col. 

 "Wilkinson of the Continental Army. The tankard is a large an<l richly 

 carved vessel of English manufacture. A member of the Mathews 

 famil}', in reference to this subject, writes me word, "that I am induced 

 to think it was a match race from what my mother relates, as well as 

 from the circumstance of its having Gov. Morton's coat of arms engraved 



