Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-27
The Imported Horse,
Is Msnms> CITIZEN,


teen HANDS Onv nch high, remarkable for his
great beauty. elegance, strength and muscle with
eNcelien; bone and sinew: VIII stand the ensu.
ing season 81 my stable in Cheste, held county,
on Appouiatcx river, fourteen miles above Pc
tarsburg. ten { ON the courthouse, fifteen from
3ev.s bridge. and ,hrce from the Excite mills on
Appom1tox aud will be-let 10 mares at .he mo-
ierate price of forty dollars, tsp of which will
be rem,ted ii pad within the season, winch will
commence the 10Th day OF Ma-ca and expir,
he l0h OF Aususr. Very tSt.s..ise ani mos,
excellent high aud low grou"i pastursge, wei
enclosed, gratis, but no responsibility for acci
dents or Escapes servants board graris' Marc.
may b, fed with orn at the negnborhood price. If
1equi ed; but gentlemen wishing their mares ted
nus' send the money with them, or else il can
rot be done. one doar the groom for each
mare CITIzEN is a remarkable sure and ex
ccileat foa geuer, and with my care will scare
81! al a single instance This is something worth
the attention of breeders. rs the loss Of season
yith good mare is apt q be fet. lie is al
excellent bloode1 horse, and is nearer q Ted TO
- dolphin Arabian than any horse in being
and possesses more Arabian uses. Refer TO his
PEDIGREE.
CITIZEN was got by PacOet, (Pacolet by
Blank one Of the best sons of the GodoIphin)
his dam Princes by Turk, Turk by Regulus (;
another OF The best sons of the Godolphini
b. Old Cade, and he by the g odoiphin) his great
grsndam Routh's Black eyes. by Crab, out Of
the Wlrlocls Galloway, by Sn3ke. Bald Gallo
way Curwen bay Barb. Taken from the General
Stud Book. THO MAS CODE.
! From the above pedigree it is seen that by
his dam and sire, Citizen IS related to the uncom
mon stallion III. Godophn Arabian in the third
I d ee; when must be ackn ,wedged is nearer
than any horse in Amlrica. or even in the
world; and agreeable the description IN the
/ sud book given of The Goio!phin he Is as much
Ike him. being only oneinch higher. aud lacking
I only few white hairs on one heel Including
| the above Immediate crosses from tn; Gotol.
/ hin Citizen has twenty Arabian crosses, and
nearly as many Barb crosses, Is tracel fro n the
stud book so It may be Justly said ne is as near
/ being an Arabian as a horse can be- WHO was
mot brought from that place and of this his
! looks will fully convince the world when they
see him Citizen was most excellent racer
having won nineteen races, fourteen of them
four miles, aud six OF them were won ~ three
| heats, bealing the best horses in England his
colts are now running in great credit ia 1gland,
proving the nselves OF equal bottom TO any hor.
ses IN that country, winning many four mile
races, at three and four heatss He is sire Of
Nautilus, Pacoist, Citizen, Dapple, &c. &C.,
His colts IN this country, are large, fine and pro-
missing, aud no doubt will turn ont well when
proven. The First OF his getting will he two
years old this spring. Citizen was purchased by
MIR Barksdale formerly Of Petersburg aud sen,
to general Carney of North Carolina, where he
stood three seasons, and covered upwards Of 100
mares each season, although he stood at the same
stable. Mr. William Barksdae's letter, and o
ther papers relative 10 him, speaks too highly OF
tnis horse TO be omitted however they cannot
be inserted in publication like the present. but
will be shewu with peainrs to'all persons wish
log % see them. THOMAS CODE.
IA rch 3 1907. oawtr