Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-14
The Famous High FLOODED English Horse
e. Aurze HAMBLEToN,
t@$ SfAS&A I, hsD by the Duke of Graf


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near 10 hands nigh, of high form and elegance,
rising 10 years old, in good health and great per.
lection. imported by WIN. Lightfoot, ESQ. of
Charles City county, will stand the ensuing sea
son, AZ my plantation in Hanover county. 20 miles
from Richmond and 9 from Hanover Town and
New Castle, to cover mares a. guineas the sea
son, for which note will be require ed. discharge
Bile by the payment of 90 dollars at any time be-
fore the first of August next, when the season
VIII expire. with one dollar to the groom for each
mare. paid at the stable door. Ten dollars The
single leap. and 40 dollars 60 insure = mare with
foai. Good and extensive pastuvage. well encios.
ed. with branches running through the fat land
atoTding as good forward pastures as any in this
part OF the country, gratis. Servants thar may
be sent with mares will be boarded for two dolls
lars per week, and mares fed if required, on rea-
sonab'e terms The greatest attention will be
PAID by my overseer. Mr. John Hog. but no liabi.
ity for escapes or accidents
Any gentleman putting 6 mares TO Ham
ble,on may send one gratis.
GEORGE BIZ AKEY.
February IS, 1905.
Pc D Ic.R EE.
Hambleton was got by Dunganncn, sire ofBed
ford anu one of the best sons of O'Kelly's famous
Eehpse, who was esteemed to be the best horse
IN England of his day. and covered at fifty gui.
neas--his dam BY Snap, sister to Jupiter. bred by
mr. Cross, l793--her dam. Young Marsk's dam
by Bank. Stirling, Miss Meyneli. by Partner,
Ssey nonnd, Curwen Bay Barb, Lord D'Afcy's
Araoian, Whiteshir,. Old Montague mare. Thus
1t appears he descended from The best running
stock in England
FORMA Noes.
ms horse ranks very high as a racer. both for
speed and bottom. as he proved successful in 20
f0Fah pl off tl.o II.
over. none venturing 20 start agains, hin: In "a
at Hambleton, Yorkshire, OH Wednesday, Ma, :,
18th, he won sweepstakes of rem gs each, f.,
year olds osubscribers. miles. eating mr. Der
theirs by Magnum Borum fierce's bf by
Young MaTske, Turner'S Confederacy and Grad.
Jocks oh Leicester. At York he won SOL for
3yeaf Odds, beating Lowther's Griffin, Crornp.
TONS che Ambush shepherds Madcap. Cif,on's
b Cedar. and Garforth's CHI c-evsn beuinp on
Ambush against the field At Manchester in
June, he won 50f for 3 year Odds, TWO miie heats,
beating Foreigner and Loyalist. At Stockton
sept. 70, he won a sweepstakes of 20 rs each S
subscribers, then Sir n. Williamson's property
formerly mr. hutchinson's, beating Fields Hieh
hyer, out OF Wren and Turner'S Delphne In
I1S5. Hambleton won times, to wit handicap
plate of SOL mile heats. AZ 4 years old, bea,in1
tnse9, Blacklegs and Wathin's years old
Al Edinburgh. July 90. he won his majesty's
pia'e of 100 gs 4years old. mile heats, beating
Gresson's n Archer, years old, mr. Peacockis
ch Farmer, and mr. Wilson's Creeping KATE
AT Dumfres in Od. he won so. bearing lord Oar
ington's b IN Constant In 1896, Hamoleton won
at kelso, Ga. S. a purse of SO e. beating mr. Bal.
lor's Back Cock In 1897 ne won ines. 10
what Mddlenam, i'll York hi.e 4 sweepsta Is
OF zen gs each subscribers, 8 mite heats, bea IN,
Merr- Lad and arthur Al Edinburgh. Oh Wed.
nssday the 10Th SO gs Cor al agss beating Eliza
Fox ana Betsey. On FRIDAY the 18th the ladies
subscription purse of so Ks beating FIe,chers Jane
AT Montrose, in Scotland. august, he walked o
yer the ground for sol plate. and also walked
over the ground for subscripti,n of SOL Al
kelso, Ga Is for = plare of SO gs he walked eve.
the ground--and also his majesty's 100 rs given
20 The Caedonian Hunt, for any horse. &c. carry
ing IL st mile heats, then years old. he wo,.
against mr. Wenrworth's Tr,mbush, Piermont',
Trimmer, aged, and Kinkade's Hector, aged
and Saturday following, purse OF 5Oi given by
the Hum, free for any horse, &c bea,isg Fare
well and Rohker. At Carlisle he wen 100 ge Of
mr. Sitweli, beating his by Meteor. In 1898.
ne won at Edinburgh, August, 5Oi for al ages.
beating MAXWELL Arab, and mr. 1aole'. Hin
PoPotamus. At Montrose he won plate OF 81
gs for all ages. beating Pitfo.h,e and Cont,aaor.
See the raeing Calendars foi ,he foregoing wears
VIM LIGHTFOOT.