Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-04
p L d I G l. z e.
March S, 1904.


HAMBLEToN was GOV by Uungsnnon Zone of
the best sons of O'Kslly's famous Eclipse. who
was esteemed 10 be the best horse OF his day. and
covered fifty guneas,) lis dam BY Snap, sister
10 Jupitcr, bred w Mr.. Gross l773-her dan
(youn5 Marshes 1am) b. Blank, Stirling, Miss
Mag next, by raanef, Grey ound. Curwen, Bay
Barb, Lord O'Arcy's arabian, Whteshirt, oid
Montague mare. Thus IT appears he descended
nom tbs best running stock IN Enganu
u Z Il i O Il II Il N l. L S.
This horse r,snl.S very high Us racer. both for
speed and bottom. as he proved successful in
twenty races before lie lei tie Tart, foaI Of which
lac walked over, none veataring 10 sIait agains,
him. Ia 179t at Hamb!.toH. YOres.IIre, ON Wed.
nesday May l4th, he won = sweepstakes oil ten
guIneas each, 10. year u,ds, SIX subscribers NV
miles beating Mr.. Bethe.'s E BY Magnum Bn-
nam, Pierccsb By Young tiars.>c. TURNER'S
Coniederacs, and Cradles IN. {. Leicester
Al York he-won 5Ol tor three ear Odds, Beating
Lowthers b. c. Griffin, Crompton's Gu. Am.
bush, SnepHerd's Madcap. Ci.i,",'s b. C. Cedar
and Gariorth's ch. g. even betting on mbush
against the field. At Manchester in June, he
won sol. for three yea. Odds, two mile heats, beay
ing Foreigner aud Loyallst At Stockton Sep
TENDER 2Oth, lie won a sweepstakes Of twent
5uineas each, Ave subscribers, then Sir III Will
amson's property, formerly Mr. Huschmson's
beating Hig!.hyer. OCT Of Wren, and Turner'S
Delpine.--In 1875, Hanble5on won FIVE times
to wit 4 handicap plate of 5Ol two mile heats
at four years OLD, beaiing Inse6l, Blacklegs, sn5
Watkins b c. i've years old At Edinburgh ia
y 2Cth, he won mis- ma esty plate Of 100 guineas-
four ears old, four mile heats, beating +, ebaid
and OH the 25d walked over the ground for sol
all ages-anI on the 24th so guineas for all ages,
four mile heats, beating Gregson's h. Archer
years old, Mr.. Peacock ch &. Farmer and
Mr.. Wi 5on's Creeping Kate. At Dumtfies in
October, he won 5Ji. beating Lord Darlington
b. III. Coustant--Ih 1896, HambIeto, won at
Ke!so, sab Oaobcr, purse of so guineas, beat.
ing Mr. Baer's Black CocS---In 1893 he won
eight times, TO wit-;lt Miidleham in Yorkshire,
sweepstakes OF 10 gGrcas each, FIVE subscribers.
) mile heats, beating Merry Lad and Arthur
At Edinburgh on Wednesday the Goth, 50 gui.
meas for al! ages, beating Eliza Fox and Be.sey
On Friday 18Th. the ladies' subscription purse Of
50 gdincas. beating Fletchers Jane. At Mon
trose in Scotland, August. nc walked over the
ground for sol platc-aad also walked over the
ground for subscription of sol. Al Kels3 Oc-
tober 16gh, For plate of so guineas, he walked o.
yer the ground-and also his malesty's 100 g;,i
meas given o the Clledonah Hunt, for any horse
&c. carrying y stone, four mile heats, then six
years old. he won against Mr.. Wentworth's
Trimbush, Permont's Trimmer aged and Kin
caid's Hector aged-and Saturday following a
purse of5Jl given by the Hunt, free forany horse
Sc. beating Farewell aud Roliker At Carlisle
he won 100 guiueas OF MIR. Sitwell, beating his
b. by Meleor----In 1898, he won at Edin-
burgh, August, sol for all ages, beating Max
wells ARAB. and Mr.. haule's Hippopotamus-
At Mon rose he won a plate of 50 guneas, for all
ages, beating Pitforthre and Contractor. See
shc Racing Calcnda for the foregoing years.
WILLIAM IIGHTFOOr