Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-01
THE csLssRArEp RUNNING HORSE,
Sir A!A|ls Archy,

& sSAesz.A.
A fne blood bay, six years old this spring, up.
wards of 16 hand; high.
WILL stand the en.uiug s:asoa a. my stable.
w a, OAKLA AND, in the county Of Chester.
fed on Appomattox River, twenty FIVE miles a,
bove Petersburg, three below Bevis.s Bridge,
and twenty eight sou:h Of Richmond, and will he
let to Mares At FORTY DOLLARS the re asop ,
payable on the 25,h day Of December next for
which amount gentlemen at distance will please
send their notes--ONE DOLLAR 10 the groom
tor each mare, payable al tle stable door. The
season 20 commence on the hrst day Of March
next, and end the first of August Should gen
tlemen prefer putting earlier, they may fix their
own time, as SIR ARCFY is now in the stable.
PEDIGREE.
SIR ARCHY was got by old Diomed, cut Of
Castianira-she was foalded in the year 1876,
and imported from England by John Tay;oe, esq
IN the year I799-She was gotten by the Prince
OF Waies.s celebrated horse Rockingham, out of
laoiiha, by Trentham Stud Book, page BIS -
her erandam by Bosphorus; her grandAnl was
own sister to Crccian Princess, by Forester
Coalition Colt, a son Of the Soiophiu Arabian
Bpstasd--Lord Leigh's Charming Molly, by Sc.
cond (the best son of Chidegs )--Hsr dam, Nj.
Hangers brown mare, by S:any ards Arabian,
out of Gypsey, by King Williams no tongue
befo--NiSkcleS5, rom q T0yat mare.
When just Precedence is allowed those two
unrivalled horses, I'D Diomed, aud Rocking CHAM,
(sre and grandsire Of SIR AkCHY) scnrlemtu
OF the turf will readily admit the superiority of
his blood to any horse of the present cay.
PERFORMANCES.
1902, Spring 63ee,ias-He won tie annual
s'akes at Fairfield three mile heats Gyc subscri-
bers, 100 dollars each. play or pay, beating with
great ease Mr.. Mosby's Palafox, MIR. Hoomes's
Tom Tough, and two others.
Same Season lie made great run at New
Market for the 10, key Clue Purse, 4 mile heats,
evidently in bad order, being beat only few
feet by Col. Selden's WrsngIer-eight started !;
WraHgler hrst--Sir Archy second.
Same Season--He won the Jockey Club
Purse A. Wliamsborough, N C. with great
ease, when but one would start against him.
1909, FGnl Meeii,g--He won the Jockey
Club Pure At Fairfield 4 mile heats, upon hard
pull, bearing quite easily Mr.. Watson's Wran-
gler and M. Mosby's XAnay.
Same Sedsoa-He won the Jockey Clnb
Purse at New Market. mile heats. with great
ease. beating Mr.. Winn's GalIatin, and MIR.
Hendren's NJ uft
Same Season--He won the Jockey Club
Purse at Scotland Neck, mile heats, beating
with great ease general Carney, Blank, by CT
tizen, who had been six times u winner, and ne
yer beaten before.
THE subscriber has set apart for such mare,
as may be sent to SIR ARCHY, two fields of
more than TWO hundred acres each. wei enclos.
ed, and containing each one hundred and fiFy
cre' of river lou grounds well set in white clover
and other natural grasses. Corn and oats will he
fed TO mares in such quantities as gentlemen
may direct, to be paid for at the neighb5rhood
nric-, when the mares are AIKEN away. Servants
board gratis nnlsss they remain With Inc ma es
in which case, one shilling and CA ada will be
required. Mr. DavieJ VINO owns the horse, and
sto"d him the last season, staies thar bur one
mare had failed to his knowledge, and she was
more than twenty years old--so that Sir Archy
NAV justly be called surs foal ge,ter.
The high blood and commanding fgaye of Sir
Archy, together with his well known perform.
ances on the turf ought 10 recommend hun to
all 'rne sportsmen and having determined TO
give my attention and pasture 10 s,uis, &c. the
public may be well satisfied that the greatest at
tenton ihal! be paid TO mares sent Z, my care
but will NOT be answerahle fot accidents or es.
capes.
GEORGE EVANS.
oakland, Jan. n, 1911 oaw4;aoaf4t