Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-04

a &EEk d months in the ship Month
S1 cello; will stand at my stable
-~&,~NAsrAS the ensuing season, and be let
TO mares at Six Gdneas each
-<1seeD6k~~ mare the season. and Dollar
to the groom; but may be Discharged with five
provided they are paid by the FIRST day Of aober
next. AS good pastur3ge as any in Virginia with
separate Enclosures for mares and col;s) gratis,
and the create S, attention shall be paid them, bur
win not be anewerable for accidents or escapes.
PERFO K BfANCES.
In 1895, Wonder. then two years old, won the
sweepstakes at York of so guneas each for two
years old colts, s stone, FLIES stone 10 lbs six
| subscribers, beating lord a. HamiIton's brother
| to Ratsoon, and mr. Lowther's c. by Diorned,
out of Tulip, twenty TO one against the winner.
In 1877, when 3 years old. carrying 8 stone z lbs
| at Doncaster, he beat mr. Sitweii's Commodore
! stone, the last halfmils, for 100 guneas each The
same day he received forfeit from mir Bakers g c.
Hap Hazard, 8 st each, lO0gnineaseaoh, 2mies.
In 1898, lac wenthe great produce stakes at York
of 200 guineas each S subscribers, 4 miles.
In 1893. he won the sweepstakes at Stamford,
fteu guneas each for allages beating mr. Heath
cote's Warter, subscribers mi'e The same
year he ran second in sweepstakes at York, for
20 guineas each.>7 subscribers, miles, beating
lord A. Bamiton's colt by Walnut, our Of Nun,
sir Thomas Gascoigne's Maid of the Mil. and
Abraham Newiand, now called Cockighter.
In 1900, for the York Oatlands, of fifty gui-
meas each, he ran second to Ccck6ghter, allow
ing him seven pounds. beating MIR. Cookson's
Sir Harry, eleven subscribers, two miles. The
same year, at Doncaster, he beat Sir George Mr.
mi,age's Tartar, one hundred guineas each, four
miies.-The same year, he challenged Mr.. John
sons Sir Solomon. oiisrng Eve pounds, ave hun |
dred guneas each, two miles.
WONDER was famed IN training in 1901, |
and has never since started. He was bred by |
Lord Fitzwiiam is fifteen hands three inches |
high, ten years old last spring, full of bone, We 4
y handsome, and free fio,n al natural blemiSh- 1
es--He IS dark chestnut, and is unqnes,ionabiy /
as fne horse as was ever irnported TO this CONN.,
Try, and of as good stock-aad as runner he
Certainly has exhibited " ell, having beaten War
ter, Cockhgh,eg. and Sir Harrr three OF lie hest
horses on the English turf. Il will be observed
that his Dam was got by Dioued and he is per :
haPs as nearly like hi. graod sire. as tits posi- .
Die tor one horse 70 be ike another.
WoNDEh covered two seasons in England,
the first az two and the last az five guineas.
which strongly indicates his growing resutation
as : ioal gciter.
D.tcRE
he was gor by fhsFoInenon, cut of the dam
OF Lord Fiszwi!liam's Brown Fanny. by Diorped
---grandam by Marsles. Y Dung Hag, L. alnrntan,'s
dam by Skim. Old Hag, Hydra's dandy Crab.
Ebony by Childers. out of Old Ebony by Basto
-fnenonenon was got b. King Hercd--his dam
Frenzy By Eclipse. her dam by Engineer. pran-
dan BY Blank. Lass of the Mill by Traveller
Miss Makeless by Young Greyhound. Partner.
Woodcock, CrofI's Bay Barb, Makeless, Brin,.
mer, Dlckey Pierson. son of Dodsworth Bur
ton Barb mare. Taken from the General Sind
Book. 0'''
RICHARD BLAND.
Prince George, February ID, 1905. CIV
NJ b. The season TO end the first of August
neXf, q commence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boar
ded g'atis--and mares fed with grain at the
market prce, if required.
There will be large new boa, kept at mr.. Sa.
n'nei Iy'ers, directly opposite to my house, which