Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-06-07
The Famous High Blssdcd English Horse
s A-o HAMBLETON,

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1&TT fnaS PRrD by the Duke of Graf.
VI ~ k.se.[ \. - ton. beautiful bright bay,
near 10 hands high, of high form and elegance,
rising IS years old, in good health and great per.
I feSion, imported by VIM. Lightfoot, Esq. of
Charles City county, will stand the ensuing sea
son, IL my plantation in Hanover county, 20 miles
( from Richmond and from Hanove- Town and
| New Ia tie, TO cover a, guineas the sea
| son, for which note will be required, discharge.
bile by The payment of 20 dollars 1T any time be-
fore The 6's, Of August next, wren the season
will expire. with one dollar to the groom for each
mare, paid al the stable door Ten dollars the
single leap. and 40 dollars TO insure mare with
foal. Good and extensive pasturage, well enclos-
ed. with branches running through the fiat land
afoding good forward pastures any in this
part OF the country, gratis. Servants that may
he sent with mares will be boarded for two dolls
lars per week, and mares fed if REQUIRED, on rea-
sonabe terms The greatest attention will be
paid by my overseer, Mr. John Hog, but no liabi-
lity for escapes accidents.
- Amy gentleman putting mares to Ham.
beton may send one gratis.
GEORGE BLAKEY.
February IS, 1908.
p E ID u G e Il.
Hambleton was got by Dungannon, sire fBed
ford and one OF the best sons of O'Kelly's famous
Eclipse, who was esteemed to be the best horse
in Engla and of his day, and covered at fifty gui.
ncas-his dam by Snap, sister TO Jupiter, bred by
mr. Cross, 1795--hcr dam, Young Masks dam
by Blank. Surfing, Miss Meynell, by Partner,
Grey honnd, Crrwen Bay Barb, Lord D'A,cy's
Arabian, Whiteshirt, Od Montague mare. Thus
it appears he descended from the best running
stock in England.
PERFOR Noes.
This horse ranks very high as racer, both for
speed and bottom, as he proved successful in 90
races before he left the turf of which he walked
over, none venturing 70 star, against him In 'e4,
at Hambeton. Yorkshire. on Wednesday, MAY,
18th he won sweepstakes of ten gs each, for
8 year dds subscribers, 2 miles. beating mr. Be.
shcl's b by Magnum Bonum, Pietce's b { bv
Young Marske, Turner's Confederacy. and Grad
docks Oh Leicester, At York he won 5Ci for
3year olds, beating Lowther's c Griffin, Cromp-
toms ch Ambush SHEPHERDS Mahcap. Cifton's
b c Cedar, and Ga.forth's CHI c--even betting on
Ambush against the field AT Manchester in
June, he won 50E for 3 year olds, two mile heats
beating Foreigner and Loyaist AT Stockton
Sept. 30, he won sweepstakes of 20 gs each S
subscribers, then Sir n. WiIliamson's properly,
! formerly mr. Hutohnson's, beating Fields High
flyer, ont of Wren and Turner's Delphine
l795. Haribeton won 5 times, to wit handicap
pate of sol mile heats. at years old, bearing
Insect, Blaoklfgs and WATKINS b wears old
A Edinburgh July 90 he won his rnaiesty's
plate OF 100 gs years old, nIle heats beating
GTeyson's b IA Archer. years old. mr. Peacock S
, ch g Farmer and mr. Wilson's Greeting Kate
Az Dumfries in O9. he won SO. beating lord Oar
hngton's b m Constant In 1896, Hamtlcton won
at Kelso, Oa s. purse of so rs beating mr. Bal
lor's acl Cock In 1897 he won times. to
wit-at Middlenam in Yorkshire, a sweeps,ak es
of EN- IS each subscribers, 3 mile heats, beating
Merry Lad and Arthur Al Edinburgh, on We'd
nesday the Goth. SO gs r a. ages bearing Eliza
Fox and Betsey. On Friday the 18th the ladies
subscription purse OF so gs beating Fletchers Jane
At Montrose. III Scotland, August. he walked
yer he ground tor sol plate and also walked
over the ground for subscriptirn IF 50k Ar
KeIso GA 10 for place of so gs he walked over
ihe Is .'nd--and aso his rraJesty's 100 rs given
| TO the ca ;Gonian Hunt, forauy horse, &c. carry
ing - st 4 mile heats, then years Id, he won
against mr. Wentworth's Trmbush Piermont's
Trimmer, aged, and Kinkade's Hector, aged
and Sarurda, following purse OF sol given by
The Hun, Tree for any no sc, &c beating Fare.
well and Rouker At Carlisle he won 100 gs Of
mr. Sitwell, beating his b E by Meteor In 1898.
n won at Edinburgh, August, 50i for all ages.
bsa.ing Max"sl's Arab, and mr. MauIe's Hip
popotamus. At Mon oce he won plate of SO
IS for all ages, boathr pi'fo.hre and Contraaor.
see the racing Caen ia.s for the foregoing years.
VIM LlGRTFOOT.