The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-23
The Celebrated Race Horse
WASHINGTON,

/ IA gxs~LYN blein Liberty Bedford couri
| XXX E$S house, and wlli be let Ia
| ~ sSL<xsSA- mafes at S25 the season,
and go TO insure. len dollars the single
| leap. 10 be paid At the time OF service, "nh
one dollar III every instance TO be pad 10
the groom. The season and insurance mo
ney will be due the lsl OF january, ls2I -
i The sa5 may he discharged by go il paid
/ before the expiration OF Tue season. oehsou
10 commence on the 18th oil March, aud eH
pre- on the 18th of July. Good Pastnrage
gratis, aud mares can be led viii gram. &C
ai the market price. Good fences aud every
attention pad to prevent accidents or e.
canes, but will not be liable ipr any that may
happen. Not being able 10 procure a list OF
all the colts that we're entered and run
against Washington in the sweepstakes when
he was three years old shall therefore only
mention such rs know.
WAsHINGTON'o pedigree aud perform
ante are surpassed by no other horse
statement OF his performances are gwen be
low-Also a letter from MI William X. john
son, wherein he gives his opinion OF Washing
ton rs a race horse. Mr.. Johnson has train
I'd aud run him several races. Washington
j. u beautiful sotrel, full five feet three inches
high, seven years old this spring, and III h2h
health. Was got by the much admired race
horse TimOleon, one OF the best sons OF that
uneqnnllrd horse Sir Archy-out OF the ceIe-
brated race mare Ararma, whose perform
anccs on the turf, particularly four mile
heats, were surpassed by none OF her day
which NAV he seen by reference TO New
Market Fairfield aud Broadrock races
The following certificate obtained by Mr.
y liam X Johnson from Col. Holcomb, OF
Amelia, who raised Aradnd, will give an ac-
q II bar ag iar "a he CpulI
collect
" THIS is to certify that Ariadna was got by
The imported horse Citizen, out OF IA Wlidalr
mare, she OFT of Spiddle, and the Splddle
oni Of Silver Eve, Given under my hand
this 23d December, 1924
PERFORMANCES ,hiuglon was en-
gaged in four sweepstakes, m. heats, goo
entrance, when he WAS three years Old, 1872.
In the spring he won the stakes al NtW-AIar-
ket aud Lawrenceville. Ia the tall he was
beaten by John Richards al arrenton.-
lie won the first heat aud lost the second by
having a bad start-Whereby he lost 80 yards,
aud only beaten halt II length, aud CONSIDER
ed in bad order--he was draWn-haNIng
Sweepstakes AT New Market 10 run Tor, which
he wun-beating the celebrated horse Henry,
These we're 4 mile heats--ln this race the
ulSi 'flHB uthu uth', t''hl) WI w --'7
aud Washington the Sd aud 4th.-ln the
Spring of 1923, he was trained at NewMar-
ket, but owing to his having curb on one OF
his legs, the first part OF the training season,
he ouly run one race Tie was hauhy capped
nj Ncw-AIarket, with Sir William and
harse BELONGING to Col Wynn. Washington
won the lst heat aud William the 2d aud 81
Washington wa, unfortunate IN this raCe,-hc
lost NJ len5t 6O yards in the starting the %
heat aud was only beaten II length This
heat wa, run in 3m los. which Is two seconds
less than any two mile heats has ever been
run al Wy Market William had ten H. tn
ken of from his regular weights, aud Wash
ingtou caraicd full weight The following
tall he won the proprietors' purse at New
Market OF $500, 3 III. h. First heat IN this
race was run in 2 seconds less thnn any on
record on that ground which he won with
ease, beating several fine horses. lie was
then carried to Baltimore where he won the
proprietors' purse OF $500, beating the cele-
braied race horse Flying Chlders with ease,
Alter this race he was discovered 10 be lame,
snpposed 20 have been oCcasloued by the sit
uafion oil the ground, IL being new track -
He was then carried TO Washington City, and
run one heat in that situation, but vas beaten
by a mare of Col. Wynns' aud was drawn -
lie was trained the spring OF 1924, aud won
the .Jockv Club purse, four mile heats, al New
Market, 10 Hundred dollars, with ease, beating
Col. WIVES celebrated mare FlirtiIla aud
Capt. Ilarrsons horse Arattus
Richmond january 90, 1924
| Dear 1ir-I have procured from Col hol
| comb his certificate OF Arladna, the dam {"
| Washington, aud have forwarded II to yoh III
| due time as you may advertise your horse
hope he may make as good a season as yor
wish have trained him several times, ant
found him an excellent race harse, all DIS
tances, aud wish very much that he wa
convenient 10 me that | might put to him
particularly Reality, which is my favourir
mare am, dear sir, with great respect, &c
| Wh. Il. JOHNSON.
". B. Any gentleman pn't,ng mare
shal only be charged with i've or a compan
Of ,ix shall only be charged with ave, on
man becoming responsible for the same.
mares put by the insurance. If transferred he
fore il is ascertanetl she is with toal, shall h
liable for the Insurance money. Washington
will stand all OF his time at Liherty, publ
DAYS pXceTted. ! have taken great pans 4
| select from among the 6nest race horses,
| taion | natler myself will please ever
good Judge being of fine size. large bon
and great muscular power have been Ell
gagged inlhe business regularly tor 10 years
land return nv thanks 20 the public for The iii
eral encouragement heretofore received, an
Esolicit a continuance Of the same, plcdgu
Imvself that nothing shall be lacking on m
part Ia give very person satisfaction. Wash
lington will be nj Fncastie, Franklin, Pilisy
vania. Campbell aud Amherst Conrts dnrn
1.-The season. WILLIAM TERRY,
WHITE g. MITCHELL g. Co
March s, c4w3