The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-13
The Celebrated Race Horse
WASHINGTON,


M Es-1.I~ b.eio Liberty Bedford court
MV fVv% hon,e, and will be lei to
~ Se>S(xSess 4. mare, AT S25 the season,
and gao to insure Ten dollars the single
leap, tn be pad NJ the time OF service, and
one dollar IA every instance to be paid 10
the groom. The season aud insurance mo
neg viii be due the l5t OF January, 1927 -
! HE S25 may he discharged by goo if paid
| before the expiration of the season. Season
tn commence on the 18th OF March, and ex
pire on the 18th of July. Good pasturnge
gratis, aud mares can he fed with grain, &C.
n the market price. Good fences aud every
attention paid 10 prevent accidents or es-
capc5, hat viii not BIZ liable for any that may
hnppcn. Not being able 10 procure a list of
all the colts that were entered and run
against Washington in the sweepstakes when
he was thrre year old shall therefore only
| mention such rs ! know.
WASHINGION'S pedigree aud perform
| hnce are surpas- ed by no other horse A
statement of his performances ARE given be
! low Also letter from Mr.. William II. john
SOU, wherein he gives bis opinion OF Washing
| ton a. race horse. Mr. Johnson has train
| ed aud run him several races. Washington
| Is u beautiful sorrcl full fiVr feet three inches
high, seven years old this spring aud in high
health. Was got by the much admired race
|
uneQualled horse Sir Archy-out OF the cee-
| brated race mare Ariadna. whose perform
| ances on the tut particularly tnur mile
| heats, were surpassed by none oI her day
| which may he seen by reference to New
Market, Fairfield and Broudrock races
| The following certificate obtained by MIR.
| William Il, Johnson from Col. Holcomb, of
Amelia, who raised Ariadna, will. give an aC-
count oil her pedigree rs far as he could re-
| collect
!" This is 20 certify that Ariadna was got by
The imported horse Citizen, out OF a Wldnlr
mare. she ont Of Spiddle, and the Spiddle
out Of Silver Eye. Given under my hand
this Odd December, 1924
| PHIL. HOLCOMB.
PERFORM ANCES.-Wa Washington was en-
gagged in four sweepstakes, . m. heats, 5000
entrance, when he was three years old, 1922.
In the spring he won the stakes nj NEWMAN.
ket aud Lawrenceville. In the fall he was
beaten by John Richards ut Narrenton.-
lie won the first heat and lost the second by
having bad start-whcreby he lost 80 yards,
and only beaten half length, aud consider
ed in bad order-he was DEMONSTRATING
Sweepstakes at New Market to run for, which
he won--beHling the celebrated horse Henry
| These were 1 mile heatS--ln this race the
first being dead heat, Henry won the Cd,
! aud Washington the Sd and 18th In the
Spring of 1923, he was trained ut New Mar
ket but owing to his having curb on one of
his legs, the first part OF the training season,
he ouly run one race. lie was hanny capped
at New.Market, with Sir William aud a
horse belonging 10 Col WYNN. Washington
wonthe LIST heat aud lliam the ID and Sd.
Nashinstou was unfortunate IN this race he
Lost At least III yards in the starting the %
heat and was only beaten length, THIS
heat wns run in Bun H.. which Is two seconds
less than anv two mile beats has ever been
run M New-Markct " illiam had ten ID Ia
ken off from his eEular weights, and Wash.
ington caraied ful weight. The following
tal he won the proprietors purse at New
Market Of $500, 3 m. h. First heat in this
race was runin > seconds less than any on
record on that ground which he won with
ease, beating several Gue horses, lie was
then carried to Baltimore where he won the
proprietors purse of $500, heating the cele-
brated race horse Flying Childers with ease.
After this race he was discovered TO be lame
T supposed 20 have been occasoned 10y the sit
nation OF the ground, il being new track
He was then carried 10 Washington City, and
run one heat in that situation, but was beaten
by n mare OF col NNnn,' aud was drawn --
He was trained the spring OF 1924, aud won
the Jorky Club purse four mile heats, AT New
Market 81 Hundrel d liars. with ease, beating
Col, Wync's celebrated mare Ilrtla and
Capt, Harrison's horse Arattus.
Richmond january 90, 1894
r Dear Sir have procured from Cot. Hol-
= comb his certificate of Ariadna, the dam OF
Washington, aud have forwarded II to you in
due time as yon may advertise your horse.
I hope he may make as good season as you
wish | have trained him several times, and
found him an excellent race horse, all dis
tances, aud wish very much that lie was
convenient 10 me that | might put 10 him,
particularly Reality, which is my tavouritc
mare. am, dear sir, with great respect, &c,
: WM. Il. JOHNSON
N B. Any gentleman putting mares
shall only be charged with five, or a company
of six shall only be charged with FIVE, one
man becoming responsible for the same
mares put by the insurance, il transferred be-
fore il is ascertained she is with toal, shall be
liable for the insurance money. Washington
will stand all of his time at Liberty, public
days excet ted. ! have taken great pains 10
select from among the finest race horses, a
stallion, | faltor myself will please every
good indge being of fine size. large bone
and great muscular power. have been en-
gsped in the business regularly tor 10 years
and return my thanks 10 the public for the lib
eral cucouragem ent heretofore received, and
solicit a continuance of the same, pledgne
myself that nothing shall be lacking on my
part To give every person satisfaction. Wash
vania, Campbell and Amherst Courts during
the season. WILLIAM TERRY,
WHITE Il MITCHELL s. Co.
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