Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-13
The Imported Horse,
CITIZEN,
~ A mos, beautiful brown ba

VI
X No. 4, with black legs He is i;f.
teen hands one inch high, remarkable fer his
great beauty, elegance. strength and muscle with
excellent bone and sinew VIII stand the ensu-
ing season at my stable in Chesle fieii county.
on Appomattox river. fourteen miles above pc.
tersbwg. ten from the courthouse, fifteen from
Bevil's bridge, and three from the Exeter rnilson
Appomattox and will be lie, TO mares at The mo.
derate price of forty dollars. ten Of which will
be RENTED if pad within the season. which will
commence The 10th day of March. and expire
the 10Th of August Very exten.ite and moss
excellent high and low ground pas,ursge, well
enclosed, gratis, but no responsibility for acci
denis or escapes servants' board gals Mares
may be ted with corn at the neghbo' hood prices IS
required bur gentlemen wishing their mares ted
must send the money with lhem. OF else il cam
not be done. One dollar o the green for each
mare. CITIZEN is a remarkable sure and ex.
celIen' foai. ge'er and wih my care will scarce
fail iii asingle instance THIS is something worth
he attention of breeders, the less of a season
with good mare is APT 20 be fe't He is an
excellent Dlooted ho' Sc, and is nearer lied to-
the Godo'phin Arabian than any horse in being,
and possesses more Arabiancr sscs. Refer 10 his
PEDIGREE
CITIZEN was GOT by Pacolet, (Pacolet by
d ank, one of the best sons of The Godolphin)
his dam Princes by Turk, T'rurk by Keguius
| another OF the best sons Of the Godopninl
ais Z, andam Fairy Queen by Young CAGE. the
by Old Cade, and he b. the Godolphin) mis- great
| grandam Routh's Black.eycs, By Grab, ~, &C
| the Warlock Galloway, by Snake Bald Gallo
way Curweu bay Barb Taken rom he General
Stud Book. 7,hOMaS GOODE.
/ From the above pedigree it is seen that by
his dam and Sire Citizen is related to the uncom-
mon stallion the Godophin Arabian in the III rd
degree; which must be ackn wledged is nearer
than any horse in America. or even in the
world; and agreeable the description IN The
stud book given Of he Codo.phin, he is a. much
like him being only one finch higher, aud laci,rg.
! only few white hairs one heel IncluoIng,
the above immediate crosses from the Codol-
phIn Ctizen has twenty Arabian Crosses and
nearly as many Barb crosses. :, traced fror,, The
stud book; so II may be Justly said, lie is as near
being an Arabian as horse San be, who was
not brought from that place, ard of this his
ks viii fully Convince the world when ,hey
see hm Ci'izen was . most excellent racer,
haYing won nineteen r4ces fourteen OF hem
, tour miles, and sin OF them were won az thee
heats beating the best horses in England his
colts are now running in grea credit in England :.
proving themselves OF oqua bcttom 10 any hor-
! ses IN Thar country, winning many four mile
races, at three and four heats. He is sire Of
Nautilus. Pacolet, Citizen, Dapple, sc. &c.
His colts IN this country, are large, fine and pro-
missing, and no doubt will turn out well when
proven. The first of his getting will be wo
years old this spring Citizen was purchased by
Mr. Barkada!e formerly of Petersburg aud sent
| to general Carney of North Carolina where he
stood three seasons and covered upwards Of 100
mare: each season, although he stood at the same
stable Mr. William Baiksda,e's let en- ard o.
'her papers relative to him speaks too highly of
this horse to be omitted however they cannot
be inserted in publication like the present, bur
will be shewn with pleasure to all pc tsons wish
ng them. THOMAS GCODE
| NJ rich 9, 1907. oaw,C