Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-21

TINS country. The annexed certif-
Gates from such respectable oharac-
ters, viii place Knowsiey, as foal
getter, on as high ground as any other
horse in the state.
WILLIAM WOODS.
GEORGE NJ. WOODS.
Albemarle, Feb. 90, 1906.
PEDIGREE--Given by Lord
Derby in the following words,vi
" | do hereby certify, that the bay
horse called Knowslcy, late the pro-
perty of the Prince Of Wales, was
bred by me. He was got by Sir Pc
ter Teasle, out of Capclla, and was six
years old last Nay, aud no more.
signed) DERBY, (Seal.)
!" Anowsley, June IS, 1901.
Capella was bred by gen. Parker.
foaled in 1878, and got by Herod, out
oislsIiss Caps, by Regulus, Blackeyes,
by Grab, Warlock, Galloway. See
general stud book, pa. 10. Sir Peter
Teazie was got by Highayer in 1884 !;
see same book, pa. 1sa, Highayer
was got by Herod see pa. So1 and
so on he may be traced through a no.
Die line OF ancestors for ages past.
without Il single Aaw in his genealo-
81, either on the male or female side.
This extraordinary horse ran with
great credit at . years old at 8 he
proved successful, and so continued
until the last Of the year 1900. In
1893 ne won a sweepstakes of 20 gut
meas eachator 5 year oiis, s subscri-
bers, once round the ground, beating
air rIercc's b c by Walnut, sir n
7. Vane, Push Forward, sir Il. viii
llamson's Stripping, Mr. Fletcher's or
c CamPerdown, Mr. G.. Grcmpton's 6
Baston, and lord A. Hamilton's b q
by SPsdiile, out OF Snow Drop see
Calendar for 1898. He also won the
members plase Of so gs for 8 and q
year olds, beating lord Derbv's4 year
old colt Diomed, to on Knowslev.
who was then Mr. Fields property
see Calendar for 1898. lie also won
a sweepstakes for year Odds, beat
ing Mr. Garforth's c by Spadille, and
lord a. Hamilton's b c by Spadille );
see Calendar for 1893.
In May, 1899, York. On Tuesdav.
May 20, sweepstakes Of 90 gs each,
subscribers. then the property of Mr.
Walker, was won by Knowsley. beat
ing lord Fitzwilliam's Il Wonder. $
years old, lord Han1ilton's Oh h BY
Walnut, sir Th. Cascoigne's Maid
of the Mill, & IN. Robinson's b c
Abraham Newland, now called Cock
Fighter. On Thursday the 3Oth fol-
lowing, he also won the stand plate Of
SO SIS for q year ODDS, beating lord A.
damllton,s b by Spadille, Mr Gar
iortifs mare Caroline, years old,
lord Belhaven's CHI h Master Ro.
bert, 6 years old, Mr. Wentworth's
Barnaby, and Mr. J. Anson's gr Ii
Little Scott, 5 years old see cslen-
dar for 1899.
In jane, 1900 fGuilford) the Prince
Of Wales owned him and won IN.
kings plate for 4 year olds, of 100 ps
10 st q los 4 mile heats, and beat
lord Donegall's B Il by Potso's see
Calendar orlsoo, page IS.
Winchester, July 3. His maiesty's
plate OF toogs was run for and won bv
knowsley, beating lord Donegall's b h
by PotSo's, 5 years old, and sir +. T..
veins b h Asparagus, 5 years DID,
SIX to four on Knowsley.
Lewes, August 10, 1900. The kinq's
plate of 100 IS d mile heats, was Won
by Nnowsley, beating lord Doneeail's
che Fuglemau, d to 1 on Knowsley.
Thursday following he won subscrip.
ton of logs each, beating Mr. Dn.
rand's Beliissima and Nlr LadbrooI's
Humbug; see Calendar for 1907
IS and 70.
Litchheld, on Thursday, September
9, he won the kings plste Of 100 IS 8
mile heats, for 5 gear olas, carr inc
8 atone Z pounds, beating Dir fIemine's
y il piorO ten to one On Ku.,gele,,