The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-25
The Celebrated Race Horse
SHAKESPEARE,

%AsA5f6eskZ- county OF Bedford, anu vii
be let 20 mares al SO tie season, payable the
18th December neat The season Will com
inence an the lst March and cad on the lat Au-
gust next. $40 the single leap payable al the
stable door; and $40 tor INSURANCE, payable as
soon as the u known TO he III toal, OF trans
fefred f; one dollar 10 be paid TO the grooni iof
each mare. Very extensive and excellent pas
turage, and mares fed according 10 directions,
r. low al can be afforded, bat no responsibility
for escapes or accidents
sHAhSPEARE. is full five feet four inches
high, a fine bay, beautifully marked, of most
commanding appear ante, great Strength, beauty
aud action, six years cid this spring. lie was
gotten by tngtHdn, the fayorlte son of Sir Ar.
chy, aud among his most distinguished racers /;
ms dam twho was sold this fall with her colt by
her side to Mr. Livingston of New York for
SlloO) is hy Mr.. Herbert Hills bay Horse
ohendndOdh, one of the inst sons OF the eelebTa-
ted tace horse Potomac, lac was out of MIR. Hills
bay mare, by the imported horse Fcbriiuge !,
her dam by the imported horse Grey Dloned,
her erandam by Wdair, her g. grandam by
Col Haynes flimnap, her g. 6. grandam by
Old Valiant
PERI ORMANCES.-The Spring he was
three years old, he v on the Colts race al New
Market, nj three heats six subscribers, $500
each ; beating Betsy Archer, jeanette and Rock
inghan very easily, and repeating in fine tine.
The same Spring he won the Jocky Club
Purse, two mite heats, at Spring Hill -four staff
ing.
The Fall after he was three years old. he won
the Annual Post Stake, at New -Marltet, Two
mile heats; five subscribers, 500 each beat
ing easily Janet, Mr. IInrison's Fmginlan and
two others
The same Fall he won the PROJECTORS Purse
AT Notoway, two mile heats /; beating Phillis
Araius and one other with great ease.
The nru weel, he run at Belfed. for the
Jockey Club, 5000 three mile heats, and wnn
without difficulty F.; beating Bertrand, Araius
and two others
The week after ne won the Jockey Club, at
Spring I'm, two mile heats beating Buster and
two OF ers, hard in hand.
The Spting he was four yenis old, he won
the Jockey Club Purse 5000, at BelIdrld, three
mile heats beating the distinguished race mare
Ariei, in fine time.
HE next week he won the Jocky Club Purse
at Laurelsyille four mile heats, $500, at one
heat. which he took SO easily that nothing could
run against HIM the second heat.
The next week he run at New Market -four
mile heats, aud was beat by Gohannah, at three
heats lie beat fIirtIlla in the same race, they
contcndlug closely as to iniule each other We
~ much, aud thereby gave Gohannah the race.
The Fall he was four years old he was trained
sustained AN injury IN ms hind ancle was Turn
ed out, taken up again and ruin he was healen
by Ariel Monsieur Ionson, and Sally Magee i;
he was then turned out and w,ntered his ance
Is Improved.
he Spring hc was five years old lie was
gam trained and run at Halifax, North Carolina
for the fropretor'S Purse. two mile heats which
he won in great time beating Alolauo Mary,
DC. &C.
The next week he won the Jockey Club Purse,
$500 at BelIdrld, three mile heats, At three
heat; beating SALLY Maere. Ills anclc AGAIN
gave way and he has NOT started for race
Siuce So that ii will be seen from tie above
stationery ofperlormanccs, that Shakespeare has
beat almost every racer Of distinction that was
on the tuf with hin. Among them Janet. the
faYorltr OF New York Bertrand. the ia,oIte of
south Ca,olinai Fhr,illa ard Ariel, the fayor-
lies OF Virginia rs well as Araius, hlayktime.
PhllIis, Rocking CHAM, Betsy AgcleI, &c. ac TIC
WILLIAM TERRY,
Liberty. Bedford co, Feb, Il. 1888