Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-04

Traveller is.o virsin;al by Ecipse, airing o
St. 5 10 beth years old 50 rs.
z. On the lrh Clildcn beat the duke cf C, az
toms Pruns!la in G sweepstakes Of IS Is each,
10 gs. Fl ard received forrsi: from Al. Il. II.
The duke of Yotk's FIRE SIR Cha,l.s Bunhur,,s
Amelia; Lord Cermon,'s Heroine; Mr. Cod.
irg's Namelcss.
8, On the Goth he heat Mr. O'Kell,'s Stack
across the Flat, 50 60. to 4 and 2 to On Cliff.
den,
9. On the third Oao5er, or Hcu,h,on nee,.
ing, Monday 2s,h. he received 40 rs. from air
Charles Bunbury's Amelia. 100 rs n #.
~ Same day he resolved IS gs from II r.
II the duke of York's Pyracmcn 100 gs. n. n.
IL Next day. 30th October, Mr. Nion,oIie,'s
Ha'k'n. by Jupiter, beat Sir John Ladies Cliff.
den 100 Is.
IL November Iss, CIed.n. S years cid. car.
rying st Id. beat Mr. c'Ks,.y's Excissmau.
oy Swee'brlar' aged. carrying 8st 4lb so gss
ine last race Citizen ran in 1892 was against
ths duke OF Bsdford's large horse Dragon, hy
oodPecker. This was an astoniohing race,
e.ch morse was rode by his owner, and carried
ID ct. or 2i0ib over the deacon Course d miles
anu nearly quarter, for 500 rs Citizen was
beas but the duke OF Bedford rote f;reen stone.
and SIR John Lade was obliged 10 CARY about
FIVE stone DEAD WEIGHT, enough TO kill
even good horse Dragon never ran another
A.
hie Mr bowes,'ran the next year, aid beat Mr.
Okeiiy's br g. carrying above l2 st each. rodo
oy me owners, over the new comsc, Lewes, for
lO0 IS. to On Citizen.
Inc duke OF Queensherry's Mulberry. full bro
tner 10 Clifden's dam. beat Inc foowine hoy.sa
at Newmarket: Lord Darby's Sir Peter Tea
ze; ever the Beacon course, Tor 500 rs. and his
,orosniP ha' aimee refused six thousand guncas
LOT or re,er' as stated in letter to DIR Thorn.
m -
nionts Collector, over the six mile course. fur
.soo IS likewise the Yellow mare, for 800 ga.
o. u; also lord Clermont's Woodcock, ID. L.
LOT 2oo gs In sweepstakes Of so "a each ID.
l. ne oeht lord Clermont's Woodcock Cd. and
Mr. Fox's Braganza Sd In swcepstakes oe
SVo SIS each across the fiat, he beat Mr. Bull.
Jocks grey Pumkin I'd. and lord Clermont,,
osprey 80. And in sweepstakes of 100 gs.
each, he beat the duke of Grafton's Oberon 81.
Lord Clermont's Ivoodcock Sd. ard MI vsr,
mons Mnfi 4,h Thus Clifden. beside. being
capital runner himself, is altogether f,on, the
hrst rate running stock.
In letter from Mr. Stnrt member OF p.r,;,.
ment Tor Dorsetshire, TO DIR Thornton. he saysL
" know OF four or Eve very promising colts oe
Shiden's get One in particular of the henora-
Die Lionel Daner's, another of DR.. Ba rnes's and
nave year ing IN my Possession, which I
think the Finest colt of his are I ever saw
from having seen these (his FIST coltsl / repsns
having parted with him, and would willingly re.
purchase the horse" "
Mar hinggold, at whose farm he s,ood in
washington county. Maryland. says clifden's
colts are The finest he ever saw, in every rcs.
pea. 10Y
Chfden had only so mares in Virginia the
season of 1902. The season after, his colts be.
ing seen, he Rad 100. Col. Patterson, with
whom he hrst tteod, says no colts have been
Janus.
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Cliften stood
chesterfield county, at my stable, thar he il
remarkasie sure foal getter, and his colts are
arge and handsome.
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