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Childers, Grey Crofts, Hampton Court Childers, Harleqmr;, Hartley' • 

 Blind Horse, Hip, Hobgobling, Hutton's Blacklegs, Hutton's Hunter, 

 Jewtrump, Jigg, Lamprey, Leedes, Marricle Oysterfoot, Partner, Royal, 

 Shuffler, Skipjack, Smale's Childers, Soreheels, Squirrel, Tifter, True- 

 blue, Woodcock, Wyndham. 



The importation of racing horses wns, without doubt, first made to 

 America in Virginia and Maryland. Alieady had race-courses been 

 established there previous to 1753, and during the exodus from England, 

 of the Royalists, to the South, it is undoubtedly true that they brought 

 with them descendants of such horses as were covering with success ia 

 England. Certain it seems that quite early in the eighteenth century 

 there were a considerable number of thoroughbred horses from the most 

 celebrated English sires. That the perfect record has not come down to 

 us is probably due to the fact that, during the Revolutionary war the 

 records were either lost or destroyed between the shock of contending 

 armies. 



Spark was owned by Governor Ogle, of Maryland, previous to Brad- 

 dock's defeat, having been presented to him by Lord Baltimore, who 

 himself received him as a gift from the then PrinciB of Wales, father to 

 George III. Spark was a most celebrated horse, and probably one of 

 the first of high distinction brought to America. 



Other celebrated horses early imported are said to have been, Wilkes' 

 old Hautboy mare, afterward known as Miss Colville. Governor Ogle 

 also imported Queen Mab, and about 1750 Col. Tasker brought to Mary- 

 land the celebrated mare Selima, the progenetrix of much of the mightiest 

 blood of the country. In 1752 he won [a sweepstake of 500 pistoles, 

 beating Col. Byrd's renowned Tryall, Col. Taylor's Jenny Cameron, and 

 a mare owned by Col. Cameron. 



Nearly about the same time, there were imported into Virginia, Routh's 

 Crab, by old Crab, dam by Counsellor, daughter of Coneyskins, sup- 

 posed to be in or about 1745. In 1747, Monkey, by the Lonsdale Bay 

 Arabian, dam by Curwen's Bay Barb, daughter of the Byerly Turk and 

 a Royal mare. He was twenty-two years old when imported, but left 

 good stock. In 1748, Roger of the Vale, afterwards known as Jolly 

 Roger, by Roundhead, out of a partner mare. Woodcock, Croft's Bay 

 Barb, Dicky Pierson, out of a Barb mare. Roundhead was by Flying 

 Childers, out of Roxana, dam of Lath and Cade, by the Bald Galloway, 

 out of a daughter to the Acaster Turk. Woodcock was by Merlin, out 

 of a daughter of Brimmer. Dickey Pierson by the Dodsworth Barb out 

 of the Burton Barb mar-e. 



In about 1764, was imported Fearnought, got by Regulus out of Stl- 

 vertail by Whitenose, grand-dam by Rattle, great grand-dam by th« 



