Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-28

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KnowsLsx wi.lAaud the enfuiug feafon
at our fableiu Aibsmarle County, 10 mice
shove Charlottesville, TO cover mares a. 70
dollars the feafon, for which .o,es will be
required. payable on or before the Iseh o.
Sep'. next; II dsllsrs the leap, aud 40 dolf
lars TO msure naret to be IN fcal, with one
dollar TO the groom, which, with the leap
money, mud lac paid when the mare is co.
,vered Fhafe seatlemen who (eat mares
to Kaowslry lat fesfon sad did not prove
with tosi. hEII bays them injured rs.is fea.
Ion for 20 dollars. exsep, ,hofe which were
covered by the leap for fuch 20 dols will
be required. Any gentleman puttiag FIX
mares, fhsli have Que covsrrd gratis. The
feaioa will commeute on the IA of March,
aud expire the 1T Of Aoguff next
We shall be able to furnish upwards
OF 400 acres of excellent pasturage,
gratis, well enclosed, in S separate
fields, besides several grass lois, winch
win be keptexclusively for mares with
colts, and those which may be sent be-
fore foaling. Servants sent with mares
will be boarded atgs. per week. Mares
will be fed, as directed, at the market
price OF grain---and gentlemen may
rest assured that all possible care and
attention shall be paid to the mares
left with the horse, both to have them
| got with foal, and TO prevent accidents
or escapes---but no responsibility for
| any that may happea.
KNOWSLE z was purchased by
Us in March last, from Mir Lightfoot,
at S5,o9o.--Hc covered les mares
out OF which number, as far AS we
have been able to.iearn, very few have
not proved with foal.
HNOWSLEY's sire, the famous
Sir Peter 'Teazle, now covers in En-
gland by subscription, limited num-
ber OF mares, at % guineas each no
other horsc'at more than IL yuineas.
I'm 1904, he had "a winning colts
on the turf, when no other horse had
morethan 16-. land out of % kings
plates rss for, 8 were won by his
coits---see r.. c. for 18o4---thc last
arrived. Prom the present appear
ancs of Knowsley,s colts, and the sue
Eccssfuil performance of his stock on the
turf in England, very little doubt can
he entertained but that his colts will
lproXe, also successful on the turf, in
/ ,his country. The annexed cerriil.
eatesfrom snch respectable charae-
1srs, Will place Knowsley, as foal
| gstter, on as high ground as any other
morse in the state.
,s>a WILLIAM WOODS.
GEORGE m. WOODS.
Albemarle, Feb. 30, 1906. ss3
PEDlCKEE--Given bv Lore.
Der5y in the following words,viz.
Z" do herebx certify, that the bay
horse called Knowstey, late the pro-
perry OF the Prince of Wales, was
bred by me. He was rotby Sir Pc
ter reazie, out o. Capeila, and was six
years oldlast May, and no more.
a(S'gneO DERBY, (Ssal.)
I" hndwsleys June Is, 1901.
Capelia was bred by gen. Parker,
4 ioalsdin i7z5, and got by Herod, out
OF Ifiss Cape, BY Regulus, Blackeyes,
/ " OA"o, W diloSk1 galloway. See
! general stud book, pa. 40. Sir Peter
Teazle was got by HighRyer in 1885, !;
see same book, pa. 1872, Hiehliyer
was got by Herod /; see pa. 2oi and
SO on he may be traced through no.
BILE line of ancestors for ages past.
without a single flaw in his genealo.
81, either on the male or female side.
| This extraordinary horse ran with
great credis at 3 years old at 8 he
proved successful, and so continued
until the last of the year 1900. In
l179S he won a sweepstakes of 20 gui.
meas each, for 3 year olds, 8 subscri.
bers, once round the ground, beating
MIR Pierce's bv Walnut, sir RI
Il. Vane,s Push Forward. sir RI, vii.
liamson's Stripping, MIR Fletcher's OF
C Camperdown, Mr. G.. Grompton's a
Baston, and lord a.. Hamilton's b Q
! by Spadille, out of Snow Drop see
Calemdar for 1898. He also won the
members plate Of so gs for 8 and 4
lyear ODDS, beating lord Derby's 4 wear
old colt Diomed, 5 to on Knowsley
VINO was then Ms Fields property
o-e Cot.~J.- g.