Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-13
The Bean,ird Lrtor,ed
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| bay near sittcen hs"so n.S.S
OF high form and elegance, the properly OF ",,,
| liam Lghtfoo,, cfo. Of Charles City county, Gill
| ftand the eufuing icalon nc my fable IN the fosEs
of Hanover, ten miles above the eourthouie, and
ooe mile below mr. Edmund Taylors tavern, {"
J be lee TO mares at iix gu'Deas enc ieaioiL ,or
! which note will be required 70 DC seue witn enc
mares payable the fra OF O9obeE eniuiug' but the
fix guinea. may be discharged by the payment OF
twenty dollars &c the fubferibcry and one to the
groom in every inRanee, by the firil of septcm-
Der. Three suineas caih the leap. The iesfon
! TO commence the fra OF March and cnd the
tenth OF Augua. Good and exteniivc pafturage
well ineloied gratis, and every attention paid,
bu, no liability for accidents OF e!capes. Ser.
wants fent with the mares to be dieted with
out charge to their owners. Gentlemen win.
ing to have their mares fed. by Tending che mo.
ncy will be Accommodated with grain at tho
market price. JOHN THORNTON, Sen.
February 18Th, 1906.
p T. ID L G. II Z E.
HAMILTON was got by Dungannon Zone Of
the bet fon's of O'Kcily's famous Eclipse, who
was eiicemed to be the belt horfe in England of
ms day. md covered at fifty guiacs,) his dam by
ner dam (young MarRc'sdan) by Blank, StirI-
ing Nils Maguett, by Partner. Greyhound,
Cnrwen. Bay Bard, Lord D'Afcys Arabian,
Whiteihirt, old Montague mare. Thus il an.
pears he defended from the bclt running ftock in
England. -
P E r t o r M A n C E. S.
ms horse ranks very high as racer, both
ior speed and bottom, as lie proved successful in
twenty races before he left the turf, four of
which he walked over, none venturing TO star,
against him In 1894, at Hambleton, York.
shire. on Wednesday May 14th, he won a
sweepstakes OF zen guincas each, for 3 year olds,
SIX subccrbers two miles, beating mr. Bethel's
OF by Masnum Bonur. Pierce's b by Young
Marske, Turner's Contederacy, and Craddock' Z
Oh Leicester. At York he won SOL for three
year Odds, beating Low theirs b Griffin, Cronp
tons ch c Ambush. Shepherds Madcap, Cliff
tons D c Cedar, and Gariorrh's CHI c--even ber
ting on Ambush against the field, AT Man
chester, IN June, he Won SOL for three year olds,
two mile heats. beating Foreigner and Loyalst
nj Stockton, September Doth, he won a sweep
stakes of twenty guineas each; five subscribers,
then Sir II. Williamson's properly, formerly
mr. Hutchinson's. beating Fields HighAYer, GU,
OF Wren, and Turner'S Delpine.--In 1895,
Hambieton won Ave times, to vita handicap
plate OF SCI. two mile heats. at four years old,
beating Insect, Blackegs. and Watkins b Eve
years old. At Edinburgh, July 20tt, he won
his majesty's plate of 100 guineas, four years
old, tour mile heats, beating Pyebald--and on
The sd walked over the ground for sol all ages
and on the oath so guineas for all ages, four
nile heats. beating Gregson's h Archer. six
years old, mr. Peacock's ch Farmer, and mr.
Wilson'S Creeping-Kate. At Dumfries in DC.
tooer, he won sol. beating Lord Dariington's b
m Constant.-In 1876. IfambIeton won at Kel-
so, 5th October, purse of so guineas. beating
mr. Bailer's Biack Cock. 10Y ne won eight
lines, TO wit--at Middlehzm, in Yorkshire, a
sweepstakes of ter guineas each, Ave subscribers,
three mile heats. beating Merry Lad aud Arthur
Al Edinburgh on "Wednesday the 18th, 50 gui-
meas. for all ages. beating Eliza Fox and Betsey.
% FrIdzy the 18th the ladies subscription purse
q - gaiaezs; beating Fietchcr's Jane. At Mon
iross a. Scotland, August, he walked over the
gso-n1 ~ : sol. pl=te--and also walked over
re Erona1 FIR subscription of SOL. At Kelso
Oet lara. .0E plate Of so guIneas, he walked
over the grcund-and also his raiesty's 100
gnine2s gwen 10 the Caledonian Hunt, for a.
ny hoTse &c. carrying ID stone four mile heats,
then 50 years old, he won against mr. Went.
woTth's Trimbush, Piermoni's Trimmer. aged
and kincaid's Hector. aged, and Saturday fol.
loving purse OF 5Ol. given by the Hunt, free
tor any horse, &c, beating Farewell and Roliker
AZ Carlisle lac won 100 guineas of mr. Sitwell
oearing his by Meteor.--Iu 1873, he won a,
Edinburgh, August, sol. for ali ages, beating
Maxweil's Arab. and mr. Maule's Hippcpota.
mus. At Montrose he won a plate of so gni.
meas. for all ages, beating Pitforthre and Con.
traitor. See the racing Calendars for the fore.
going years.
wet* William Lightfoot.
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