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It would be invidious to say who in the present generation among 

 the many conspicuous characters on the South Carolina Turf, stood in 

 the foremost rank. We suppose, however, we must begin with Col. 

 Singleton, not only as " an older soldier," but as a well known breeder, and 

 the fortunate possessor of many good horses, for a long series of years. 



In 182*7, he won every day at Charleston. 



Wednesday, Feb. 28. — His ch. c. Redgauntlet, 3 years, by Sir Archy, 

 walked over for the Jockey Club Purse — 4 mile heats, 



Thursday, March 1. — His gr. f. Ariel by Eclipse, beat Mr. Graves' 

 ch. m. Lady Ezras, and Mr. Harrison's Roderick, for Jockey Club Purse 

 — 3 mile heats. 



Friday, March 2. — His b. f. Nondescript, 4 years, by Kosciusko, beat 

 Mr. Graves' ch. c. Nebo, by Timoleon — Jockey Club Purse — 2 mile heats. 



Saturday, March 3. — Handicap Race — 3 mile heats. — His ch. f. 

 Ariel beat Mr. Graves' ch. m. Lady Ezras by Sir Archy. 



From some cause or another, adhering too long, perhaps, (as we have 

 heard it premised,) to one particular strain, he was rendered almost hors 

 de combat for many campaigns. 



This is too true, with the exception of a single filly, Medora, (im- 

 ported in 1833, in the ship Camilla, from Liverpool,) by Chateau Mar- 

 geaux, out of Marianne, the dam of the celebrated English horse Medoro, 

 and which, turning out a trump, promised for a while in a great measure 

 to turn the tide of fortune again in his favor. She started tAvice in 

 1836 as a 3 year old — once in Charleston, 19th February, and once in 

 Augusta, Ga. — for the Jockey Club Purses, 2 mile heats, both of which 

 races she won easily. The former (carrying 87 lbs.) she won in 3 heats; 

 the 1st heat was run in 4 m., the 2d heat in 3 m. 50 sec, the 3d heat in 

 3 m. 51 sec, beating Vertumnus, 4 years old, by Eclipse, dam by Defi- 

 ance (who won the first heat), and Mr. Winter's ch. f. Sally Jenkins, and 

 a filly of Mr. Guignard's, named Hebe. 



Medora, becoming amiss in the following year, was withdrawn from 

 the Turf, and put to Priam. 



In 1807, Col. Singleton purchased, at the sale of Col. Alston's thorough 

 bred stock, a ch. f., foaled in 1805, by Bedford, out of an imported mare 

 bred by Lord Grosvenor, got by Mambrino out of a sister to Naylor's 

 Sally ; also, ch. f. Lottery, by Bedford, out of Anvilina, bred by Mr. 

 O'Kelly, foaled in 1796, got by Anvil out of Augusta, and imported by 

 Mr. John Tayloe, in 1799, into Norfolk, Virginia. 



Col. Singleton bred the celebrated stallion Kosciusko, by Sir Archy 

 out of the famous brood mare Lottery. He was also the owner of the 

 renowned but unfortunate "Clara Fisher," by Kosciusko, dam by 



