THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE 97 



tilityr Old Fanny Cook produced 15 foals, giving birth 

 to twins at 22 years of age, while Pocahontas also pro- 

 duced 15 foals and lived to the old age of 33 years. 



Record prices paid for Thoroughbreds, — While the pur- 

 chase price of this breed varies widely, yet it is interest- 

 ing to note some of the very remarkable prices paid dur- 

 ing recent years. In 1913, the French turfman Edmund 

 'Blanc paid W. R. Wynham $200,000 for the English 

 Thoroughbred stallion White Knight. In 1904 the Duke 

 of Westminster sold Flying Fox for 37,500 guineas 

 ($196,875), and he was taken to France and placed in the 

 stud. In 1905 King Edward VII. sold Diamond Jubilee 

 for $150,000 to Senor Ignacio Correas of Argentine, South 

 America. Ormonde, Jardy, Rocksand and Cyellene also 

 sold for $150,000 each. In all, 20 Thoroughbreds have 

 sold for over $100,000. 



The Thoroughbred horse in America. — It was not long 

 after the colonization of our eastern territory before there 

 was established an American turf with its Thoroughbred 

 studs. This was natural, since our southern provinces 

 were settled by the English. There are fragmentary ac- 

 counts of regular race meetings as early as 1665, and no 

 doubt others preceded these as the early settlers were a 

 horse-racing people. In 1677 the court records of Hen- 

 rico, Virginia, mentions three racing tests. In the first, 

 the stake was 300 pounds of tobacco ; in the second, the 

 winner to take both horses; and in the third, no stake 

 was mentioned. The first racing organization of which 

 we have record was formed in 1760 at Charleston, 

 South Carolina. This organization established the New- 

 market course on which were held many enthusiastic 

 races. Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland were the 

 colonies most interested in these early sports. 



The first Thoroughbred of which we have record was 

 the horse Bulle Rock, imported to Virginia in 1730 by 

 Patton and Gist. Other importations followed (p. 95). 

 One of the most notable horses ever introduced to this 



