Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-05-01
WONDER,

~ cello; will stand at my stable
~vr@zr3x.kg the ensuing season. and be let
Ez4kzzls to mares at Six Cuineas each
marc the season, and Dollar
to the groom, but may be discharged with five
provided they are paid by the FIRST day of Odober
next. Asgood pasiurage as any in Virginia with
separate Enclosures for mares and colts) gratis,
and the greatest attention shall be paid them bur
will not be answerabe for accidents or scaf,es
PERFORMANCES.
In l196, Wonder, then two years old, won the
sweepstakes ar York of so guinese each, for two
Yeas old colrs, 8 stone, FLIES stone ~ lbs six
subscribers, beating lord A Hamil,on's brother
10 Rat'oon, and mr. Lowther's b c. by Diomed,
out OF Tulip, twenty to one against the winner
In 1872, when 5 years old, carrying stone Z lbs
at Doncaster. lie beat mr. Sirwell's Commodore g
stone, theiast halfmile for 100 guine,s each The
same day he received forfsi, from mr. Eaef's z c.
Hap Hazard, Sst each, aoc guineaseach, emilss.
lul798. he won the great Psoduoe stakes at York
Of 200 guineas each. S subscrbers,4 miles
In 1872. he won the sweepstakes at Stamford,
OF ten suineas each for alages, beating mr. Heath
cote's Warrer, 8 subscribers, 9 miles. The same
year he ran second in sweepsts kes at York, for
~ guiieas each. subscribers, miles, beating
lord n Hamilton's colt BY Walnut, our OF Nun,
SIT Thomas Cascogres Maid of The MIL, and
am Ncw.and now called Cockiphfer
In 1900. for the York Oal,ands, offiffy eni-
meas each, he ran second to Cockfghtcr. allow.
,lkg him seven pounds, beating Mr. Cookson's
Sir larry, eleven subscribers, two miles. The
fame year, at Doncaster, he beat Sir Georye Ar
mitaGe's Tartar, one hundred suineas each, four
rNiIlss-fhe same year, he challenged Mr.. Iphn-
son Sir solomon oiisrns ave pounds. five hun !
dfed g,ineas each, two miles. 49,
WONDER was famed ia training in 1901. |
aud has. never since started He WAS bred i,, |
Lord Fitzwisliam. is Efiecn hands .hrte i,,ciss |
high, ten years old last spring, full OF bone. We.
ry handsome, and free fiom all natural blem;sl,-
es--He is dark chestnut, and is unqneesionably
as nne nose as was ever imported 10 this coui-
try, aud ofas good stock---end as a runner he s
certainly has exhibited we'll, having beaten War
ter, Cockhghter. and Sir Harry. three of the best
horses on the English TUT. Ii VIII be observed
that his dam was got By Diomed, and he Is uer. /
haPs as nearly like mis- gsand sire as isis posi-
Die Tor one horse 70 be like another. 4
WONDER covered two sc asons 10 England
the hrst at two and the last at Ave pu;neas
whicn strongly indicates his growing reputation
as = foai getter.
PEDIc RE-.
lac WAS got by phenomenon, out os the daY,,
OF Lord FitzwillisH's Brown anuy, bv Nioraedl
--grandam by Marske. Young Hag, L lurnhe ms
dam by Skim, Old Hag. Hydra's dam by Crab.
Ebony by Childers, out of OLD Ebony by Basic
--fhenoHenon was got by King Hercd--his dam
Frenzy by Eclipse, her dam by Enginecr. y,an.
dam by Blank, Lass of the Mill by TraveIler
MSS MakeIess by Young Greyhound. Partner,
oodcoek' Crof's Bay Barb, Makeless. Brim.
MGR, Dlckey Pierson, son of Dodsworth. Bur
ton Barb mare. Taken from the General Stub
Book. S'A''
RICHARD BLAND.
friHee George, February ID, 1905. CIV
Nc %. The season to end the frat of August
ness' y commence Immediately. boas.
oeu gfans-and mares fed with grain at thc
market pnce, il required.
mere Will be large new boat kept at mr.. sa-
naei Flyers, directly opposite to my house which
f,ye fett &C.