Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-03-29
JAMES LONG.
March 20.
PFDIGPEE.

The SOUTHERN ECLIPSE was gotten sv
Gov. spriggs Four mile horse Northamnton.
winch vas cotton BY the famous imported
horse Gabriel, his dam BY Old MEDLEY. The
liam OF Northampton by Dr. Thornlon's capital
~ ported horse Driver the sire OF Eclipse He
rod Driver was by lord Egremoni Driver.
ms dam by the tselcns Dsrimuni, the sire of
1sotiei The dam of Southern Eclipse wss by
the late MI Bonds First Consul. which was
by the Old Flag ct sruee, the s,ps OF FlavelIa.
ter or lev sthspi he dan by the imported
hefse Slim. The grand dam OF Southern r.
cipse Was ~ the beaa,,ful aud capital running
morse trey Doomed. which WAS by Old Med
ley. and he vas b, Gimciaek, he by the grey
horse Cripple, aud Cripple by the Godalnh,n
Nrabian; thus the blood Of Old Medley be-
comes exceedingly valuable, Of which the
southern Echpsc has two near CROSSES 1he
great grand dam " Southern Eclipse was Col.
brents iamous running uiare Old Ebony, hy
The imported othello, which was by Grab, and
Otao oy tue A'cock Areban--his gres. great
grand Gam the celebrated running aaFe Old
Selma, enc OF the best mares ever imported.
and was gotten by the Godn!phin Arabian.
NJ tie erosses oithe sou hern Eclipse are from
tue most Saulabie stock, without sngle stain.
WILLIAM THORNTON. (
PERFORMANCES. aiA
1875. tour years old a, Frederick ..ow...
Maryland, he beat Nr. Mpherqons's ceebrt.
ed running mare the Indian Hen, Mr. Sleepers
hoFse filA iames, winning in great style the
Jocky Ciuo purse in two heats Of three miies
eachs
AT Baltimore, he ran the three mile heats
against The lannon's running horse Filing Chi.
ders. the iul brother 10 Rather, aud against
Faz .jsm<s, and won again in tow heats in great
style.
1924. lie ran at Long island the four mile
heats. and though out ct order aud having been
but few weeks in training, he beat Young
Oscar, Molly Long Legs, and Pgize III ghter,
out WAS beaten by FiriiIia the iuli sister OF
Rather. He also beat, with ease. III two heats,
each, Hornet tiylander very feel horse, on
his own ground, in New-Jersey, and in the
same year, after rapidly travelling more than
one hundred and Fifty miles, and only re sting
one day at the City Of Washington, he ran
tour three mile heats. one being dead beata
with General Wyuns iris: and won the Jockey
Club purse, tho gh he carried four and half
pounds over bis weight, and he distanced Mr..
Sleeper's horse The first beat.
1926 He ran the tour mile heats at Baltia
more, in six wee ks exercise. sfer being kepk
az staI On in New. Jersey, and won the Ioc
key Club purse Of $500. beating al two heats
Governor Wrlghrs Grey mare, MIR. Sceper's
bay horse, Mfr Se~aIps Bay mare which won
TIE thFeetmile heats at Washington, and Doc.
tor Gunuell's Wharf Ret,
lie ran the week after at the Cry &c Wash
lnEton tile four mile heats, and ia Two hestt
won tn Jockey Club Purse, beating Young
Hickory, and the famous running horse Tick.
Ter, which won the three mile heats at Balti.
more, and the n eeeaing spring is said TO
have beat the celebrated running mare Beney
richards.
At Fredericksburg, in Virginia, the week
after, he IAN the fouf mule heats AID won the
Jockey Ciup Purse Of 500, beating Mr. suo-
hers famous running mare ATLANTA by Arcbi-
aid, and distsncing the led Fox, and two other
good horses So that IN these three aces OF
four mile heats, though he ran against ten
well trained horses, he never lost a heat.
WILLIAM THORNTON.
CITY Of Was inRton, February %