Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-04-12
JAMES LONG.
March %.
PEDIGREE:

<EUIGAkE:
The SOUTHERN ECLIPSE wa, gotten re
Gov. Sprigg's four mile horse Northamn,on.
which vas cotton by the famous imported
morse Ssofiei' his dam By Old Medley, The
dam OF Northampton BY DR.. Thornton's capi,ai
imported horse Driver, the sire of Eclinse He
rod. Driver was by Lord Egremont's Driver.
his dam BY the famous Dxrimont, the sire 81
Gabriel The dam Of Southern Eclipse was h,g
the late Mr.. Bonds First Consul, which wa.
oy the Old Flag OF Truce, the are OF FlaueIs
ter or Ievixthan; bis dam by the imported
horse Slim. The grand. dam Of Southern r.
chpse was oy the beautiful and capital running
horse Grey Diomed, which was BY Old Med.
icy, ana he ~ss BY GimcAck. he BY the grew
horse Cripple, and Cripple by the Godolphin
Arabian: thus the blood of Old Medley be.
comes exceedingly valuable, Of which the
southern eclipse has tive near crosses. Ths
great grand dam Of Southern Eclipse was Col.
Brent's famous running mare Old Ebony, by
the imported 0theilo, which was by Crab, and
Grab by th< Aicock Asabian--his great great
grand dam the celebrated running mare Old
Selma, ons Of the best mares ever imported,
and was gotten 81 the Godolphin Arabian.
Au the crcsses ofths Southern Eclipse are from
the most valuable Stock, without single stain.
WILLIAM THORNTON.
PERFORMANCES:
1923. At four years old at Frederick. town.
Maryland, he beat MIR. M'Phersons's celebrat.
ed running mare the lndisn Hen, Mr.. Sleeperis
horse Fi'x.James, winning in great style the
Jocky Club purse in two heats Of three mica
each.
At Baltimore, he rap the three mile heats
against ths famous ranning horse Flying Chill
ders, the full brother to RsttIer, and against
Fitr- James, and won again in tow heats in great
style.
1924. He ran at Long Island the four mile
heats and though out of crder and having been
but few weeks in training, he beat Young
Oscar, Molly Long Legs. and Prize. Fighter.
but was beasan by Flirtilia the full sister Of
RATHER. He Also beat, With ease. in two heats.
each, Hcrnet-Hy lander a very feet horse, on
his own greund, In kew-Jersey, and in the
same year, sfter rapidly travelling more than
one hundred and fifty milaa, and only resting
one day at the City of Washington, he ran
four three-miie heats. one being dead heat.
with General Wynn's Iris; and won the Jockey
Club purse. though ha carried four and half
pounds over his weight. and he distanced Mr..
Sleeper's horse the Fret bsst.
1895 He rsu the four mile heats at Balti.
more, in six weeks exercise, after being kept
as SsllioR IN New Jersey. and won the 100
key Ckab purse of 300. beating at two heats
&iSy ulkTt, SiGcperb
Bay horse. Mr.. SewaH's Bay mare which voA
the saree;miie heats at Washington, and Dosv
tor Gunnells WharfRat.
lie ran the week after at the City Of Wash.
lngton the four mile heats, and in two heats
won the Jockey Club Purse, beating Young
HICKORY, and the famous running horse Tick.
der, which won the three mile heats 1t Balti-
more, and the preceding spring is said to
have beat the celebrated running mare Betsy
Richards.
AT fredericksburg, in Virginia, the week
after be ran the four mile heats and won the
Jockey Club Purse Of $500, beating Mr. Stro.
Tiers famous ranning marc Atalants by Archi-
bald, and distancing the Red Fox, and two other
good horses. So that in these three races Of
four mile heats. though he ran against ten
well trained horses, he mover lost heat.
WILLIAM THORNTON.
City Of Washington. February IS.