Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-07
The Imported Horse,
a A.~s~ CITIZEN,
~ Sf~ A mos; beautiful brown bay
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Is .SLsesSS, with black legs. RE is ff
teen hands one inch high, remarkable for his
great beauty. elegance, STRENGTH aud muscle with
excellent bone and sinew VIII stand the ensu
ing season 1t my stable in chestesGeld county,
on AppomsTiox river. fourteen miles above Pc
tersburg. ten f.oJu the courthouse. fifteen from
Bevi's bridge, and three FROM tho xcter mills on
ApponiattoX and will b. let to mares al The mo.
deratc price os forty dollars, ten of which will
be reunited If paid within the season, which will
commence the iolh day cf March, and expire
the 10th of August. Very extensive and most
excellent high and low ground p-s,uraee well
enclosed, gratis, but no responsibility for acct
dents oT escapes servants board gals Mares
may be fed with corn ~ the uei1hbo-hocd prices II
rsquired but gentlemen wishing their mares led
must send the money with them, ~ else il can
not &c done. One dollar TO tine groom for each
mare CITIZEN IS u remarkable sure and e.,
ce!icat Eoal ECticr, and with nv care Will scarce
iaii in single instance This is something worth
the attention Of breeders, as the loss OF I season
with good marc is apt 20 he felt. lie is an
excellent booded horse, and is nearer allied to
the Godo'p h'n arabian than any horse in being
ana POSSESSES more Arabian Crosses Refer 10 i,ia
PEDISREE.
CITIZEN was got by Pacolet, (Pacolet by
Blank, one Of the best sons Of the Godolphin)
his dam Princes by Turk. TI'urk By Regulus (;
anoIher oe the best SONS Of the Goioiphinl
his grandaTn Fairy Queen, by Young Cade, (he
ny Old Cade, and he By the Godolphin) MS prea,
srandam Routh's 3iaek'eyes. by Grab, OUT or
The Warlock Galloway, 10y Snake. Bald Gallo
way Cure,sa bay Barb. Taken from the General
Stud look. THOMAS GOODE.
From the above pedigree it is seen that By
his dam and sire. Citizen is related TO he unconl-
mon stallion the Godoiphin Arabian in the third
dec. eel WHICH must be acknowledged is nearer
than aug h frse in America, or even in the
wordi and agreeable to the description IN the
stud bool; given Of the Codolphin, he is as mach
Ike him berg only oneinch higher, aud iAcslng
only few white hairs on one heel. Including
the above Immediate crosses from the Codoi
phin, Citizen has twenty Arabian crosses. and
neayly as many Barb crosses, - traced frot. The
stud book 1t may be Justly said, he is as near
beng an Arabian horse can be. who was
not brought Rom ;hsi place. and Of this his
looks will fully convince tie world VIXEN hey
see him. CIuzen was most excellent racer,
having won nineteen races. fourteen of them
tour miles. and six OF them were won a three
heats, beating the best horses IN Eng and his
cots arc new running in great credit In England
proving themselves OF equa bottom to any nor.
ses IN that country winning many four mile
races, 1T three and -four heats. He Is sire OF
Nautilus, Pacolet, Citizen, DappIc, &c. 6c.--
His colts in this country, are large, fine and pro-
missing, and no doubt will turn our well when
proven. The first of his getting will be two
years old this spring Citizen was purcha,ed nv
Mr. Baiksds;e Formerly of Petersburg. aud sen,
10 general Carney Of North Carolina, where he
stood three seasons, and covered upwards of 100
mares each season, although he stood =, tic s.re
stable. MIR William Barksdale's letter, and O
theT papers relative 10 him. spes l:s too hirbiv ~
this horse 70 be omitted however they eanno,
be inserted in publication like the present. bu,
viii he shewn with pleasure tosall persons wish
ing see them. THOIlIS GOODF
March 2, 1907. oa,v,r