Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-28
The Imported Horse,
IS Aa CITIZEN,

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teen nan0s ome zach high, remarkable for his
great beauty. elegance, strength and muscle, with
excellent bone and sinew: Will stand the ensua
ing season at my stable IN Cheste, field county
on APpoma5Sox river, fourteen miles above Pc.
tersbu'g. ten from the courthouse. iecen from
Bevil's bridge, and three from the Excite nillson
Appomattox and will be let TO mares at ,ie mo-
deratc price OF forty dollars. ten Of which will
be RENTED if pad within the season. which vii
commence the 10Th day of March and expire
the 10Th of August. Very extensive and most
excellent high and low ground pasturage, well
enclosed, gratis, bur no responsibility for acci.
dents or escapes; servants board gals Mares
may be fed with corn the neighborhood price if
required but gentlemen wishing their n,ares fed
must send the money with them. or else Il cln-
NOT be done, One dollar 20 tht groom for each
mare CITIZEN is = remarkable sure and OK,
cellent foai geter, and wiki my care viii scarce
iai IN single instance THIS is something worth
the attention OF breeders, as the Joss of a season
with good mare IS apt u &c fet. lie is an
excellent b!coded horse, and is nearer allied to
the Godo phm Arabian than any horse in being,
and possesses more Arabian tosses. Refer to his
PEDIGREE
CITIZEN was ut by pacoIet, fPacoIet bv
Rank, one of the best SONG of the Godolphny
his dam Fringe by Turk. TURK by Rosuus
another OF the best sons Of the Cctolphinl
his grandam Fairy Queen. by Y uug Cade The
by Old Cado and he by the Godophin) his great
grand'm Rou'h's B.ack'el IS. by crab. our &c
the Warlock Galloway, by Snake Bsld Gallo.
way Curwen bay Barb Taken l,om he General
Sud Book. Ih0N5S GOODE.
From the above pedigree 1t is seen ;hat by
his dam and sire, Citizen is related to The nm on-
mon stallion he Godoiphin Arabi,n IN -he n I'd
degree; which must b. ackr swleogca is nearer
than suy horse in America. o. even in the
world; and agreeable 70 the description in The
stud book given OF the Godoiphin, he is as much
like him beng only oneinch higher aud lacking
only few wnite hairs one heel Including
the above Immediate crosses from the Godol-
Phin Citizen has twenty Ara6ian crosses, and
nearly as many Barb crosses. as traced Fl on the
stud book so 1t may be Justly said he is as near
being an Arabian as horse can be, who was
no brought from Ihet place. and &c this his
looks viii fully Convince the world when hey
see Elm Citizen was most excellent racer.
having woE nineteen races, fourteen of them
tour mites. and six of them were won at thee
Keats, beating the best horses in England his
coles are now running in grea, credi in e, gland,
proving themselves of equal bottom 10 any hur-
ses III that country, winning many four mile
races, at three and four heats. He il sire Of
Nautilus, Pacolet, Citizen, Dapple, &c. &C.
MS colts IN This country are large FINE and pro.
missing, and no doubt will turn Out well when
proven The first of MS getting will be ,wo
years old this spring Ci,izsn was purchased by
Mr. Barksdaie formerly of Petersburg, aud sent
10 general Carney of North Carolina, where lie
stood three seasons. and covered upwards Of 100
mares each season, although he stood at the same
stable MIR William Dafksdale'i lCtter, and o.
theT papers relative TO him, opeaks too highly Of
this horse 20 be omiueG however they csnnor
be inserted IN a publication like the present. but
will be shewn win pleasure to all persons wish
ing to see them. THOMAS CODE,
March 2, 1907. oawtr