Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-18
The fsmou. high blooded
Eoglifh Horfe,
HAMBT. RTOM

~ GuSuih f1orte,
( HAMBL ETON.
! MX Bred by tAe duke of Graf.
Au ton. a beautiful bright bsy,,
near rs hands high, of high
form aud elegance, rifing &, years old. In
good health aud great perfection, import
ed by VIM. Eightfoot, efq. of Charles Civ
county, aad now his property; will fisnd
the enfuing feafon, at Temple Hill, on Mi.
chum's river, in Albemsrie county. ,e.
miles above Charlottesville, within mile Of
German's mill, and miles of the brick ta-'
vern, 90 cover mares. at fix guiueas the fea.
lon, for which note will be required dif-
chargeable by the payment of twenty dolls.
at any time before the 18th Of Sept next,
when the feafon will expire, with one dol.
to the groom for each mare, paid At the ga.
bic door. Ten dolls. the fngle leap, and
forty dollars TO inlure = mare with fo.l
Good aud exteniive pafturage, we'll enclo
led. with river aud branches running thro..
the das land affording ss good forward pat.
lures az amy in this. part Of the country.
gratis. Servants tha, may be feut with
mares will be boarded for one dollar per
week, and nsres fed il required, on reafon.
able terms, The utmot attention. paid a
care taken to prevent acciden,s, but Wi
not be refponGble for any that may happen.
- Any gentleman putting Eve mares TO
Hsmbie,ou, may fend one gratis.
JAMES KlNSOLVlNG,
For William Lightfoot.
Feb. ~, 1906 wifi
PEDIG REE.
Hams!eton was got by Dung cannon, fire
OF Bedford land one Of the bet fons of o..
Kely's famous Eclipie, who was eaeemed
to be the beA horfe in England of his day,
and covered at fifty guinea.) - bis dam BY
Snap, inter- to JuPitee, bred by Mr. Crofs,
I773--hsr dam Young Mar&e's dam) by
Biauk, Stirling, Mifs Magnet, by Psrtaer
Greyhound, Curwen, Bay Barb, Lord ~
Areys Arabian. Whitefhirt, Old Montague
marc. Thus It appears he defended from
she bea running ttock in England.
PERFORMANCES.
This horfe ranks very high as a racer.
bo,h tor fpsed and bottom. a, he proved
fuc:eisful IN 20 races before he left the turf,
4 OF which he walked over, hone yenturine
to fart againR him. In 1904, at Ham.
bleton, Yorklhi.e, on Wednesday. NAV
18th, he won fweephe kes Of ten es each,
fo' 8 year olds, FIX fubfcribers, two miles,
beating Mr. Be.hels by Maeoum
Bonum, Pierce's b f by Young MarGe,
Turner's Confederacy, & Craddock's oh c
Leiceaer AT York be won sol for
year olde, beating Lowthcr's b Griffin.
CromPton's CHI Ambufh, SHEPHERDS Mad
cap, Clifton's b G Cedar, and G artorth's CHI c
--even betting on Ambu1h agsinIt the field.
AT Aanchefer, in June, he won sol. for
year olds, tive mile heate, beating Fo-
reiguer aud Loyalia. AT Stockton. Sept,
ao,h, he won fweepaake, of 20 q. each,
5 fubfcriber., then Sir H, WilliamIon's pro-
party, formerly Mr. Hutchinfon's beating
Fields Highhyer, out of Wren, and Tur,
ner's DelPine. LIN r7e5, Hambleton won
five times, to wit--a handicap plate of yol.
two mile heats, at 4 years old, beating Ir-
Fec, Blacklegs, aud Watkins' be years
old. At Edinburgh, July zoth. he won his
majety's plate OF 100 gs.4 years old, mile
heats, beating Pyebald--and on the i'd.
walked over the ground for sol. all ages.
aud on the z4th, 50 &c. for all ages, 4 mile
heats, beating Greglon's h Archer, 6
years old, Mr. Peacock's ch Farmer, and
Mr. Wilfon's Creeping Kate. At Dumfrie.
in Oeober, he won sol beating lord D.rl
ington's b m Conasnr. - 10 1895, Ham
bleton won at Kelio, 5,h October, purfe
Of so g.. beating Mr. Bsilor's' Black Cock.
-ln 1897 he Won times, to wit--at Mid.
eleham, in Yorkfhirs, sweephske. of 10
GO each, S fubfcriberS, 8 mile heats, beat
ing Merry Lad and Arthur. At Ediu-
burgh on Wednelday the zoth. 60 90 for
all age1 beating Eliza Fox ard Be,fey.
On Friday the sSth, the ladies fubfcriptiop
Purle Of SO g. beating Fleicbers Jane. AT
Noptroie 10 Scotland. Augua, he walked
over the ground for sol plate land alto
walked over the ground for fubfcription
OF sol At Kelfo, Oaober 10Th. for .
plate OF 50 &c. he walked over the ground