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Hephestion, at the time she ran her memorable match as^ainst Col. 

 Johnson's Bonnets o' Blue, over the Washington Course, near Charles- 

 ton, S. C, in 1832—4 mile heats, for $10,000, both 4 years old, and 

 carrying 99 lbs. Clara Fisher had won the 1st heat in 7 ra. 45 sec, 

 and was leading in the 2d heat under a strong pull, when she gave way, 

 from an injury received a few weeks previously in training. Although 

 she literally ran the two last miles of the 2d heat on three legs, she was 

 well up with her competitor, and concluded the heat in 8 m. 5 sec. If 

 this casualty had not occurred, she musf have won with considerable 

 ease. 



In point of judgment and tact in managing a race. Col. Singleton was 

 undoubtedly equal to any man in the world. We have heard it very 

 often lamented, therefore, that he should have been so characteristically 

 cautious in entering and making engagements for his horses. As a 

 breeder, I have already said, Col. Singleton was at one period of his 

 career unequalled. From some of his horses, the Turf in South Caro- 

 lina derived signal advantage. From the following list of the most dis- 

 tinguished of his stock, it will at once be seen, that from his old stock 

 were descended some of the best horses of their day : 



Lottery^ by imported Bedford, out of imported Anvilina, a very noted 

 racer, and capital brood mare. She produced young Lottery by Sir 

 Archy, Kosciusko, Saxe Weimar, Mary Singleton, Phenomenon — all by 

 Sir Archy, and Sylph by Hephestion, who was the dam of Redgauntlet, 

 a fine race horse by Sir Archy. 



Pandora^ another of his distinguished brood mares, was the dam of 

 Little John by Potomac, Ganymede by Hephestion, &f. 



Imported Psyche was another of his brood mares; she was the dam 

 of Mark Time, by Gallatin, Lambelle'by Kosciusko, &c. 



Col. Singleton imported, in 1834, in the ship Dalhousie Castle from 

 Liverpool, bound direct to Charleston, a bay horse Nan Plus, by Cotton 

 out of Miss Garforth by Walton. He kept him for a while, and tried 

 him as a stallion ; but, not equalling his expectations in the stud, he 

 offered him for sale at the Columbia Races in January, 1836. Col. 

 Butler, who was killed at the head of the South Carolina Regiment, 

 gallantly leading it on to victory in the Mexican war, facetiously observed 

 of this horse, that as far as he had proved of any use to Col. Singleton, 

 his proper name should be Sur-Plus! 



In 1836, Col. Singleton bought, at the sale of yearlings of the King 

 of England's stud, a brown filly by Sultan, out of Rachel, sister to Moses 

 by Whalebone, rather small size for her age, but neatly formed, very fine 

 shoulder; she cost 120 guineas. He also bought a b. f, by Tranby, out 



