The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-26
/ he Celebrated Race Horse
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ia fes7ys w ,ra seas So'u "a, %y g ,s"r
! " < ga8~4~SSSS ia the town OF Liberty and
* ~ aEx,4s &C.. county Of Bedford, and will
be let to mares at S25 the season. payable the
25th December next. The season viii com
meoce on the LIST March aud cod ou the LIST An
/ gust next. $50 the single leap, payable at the
stable door and $40 Tor insurance, payable as
soon as the mare Is known 10 be- IA inal, OF trans
ferred one dollar to be paid 10 The groom lor
each mare. Very extensive and excellent pas
turagc, and males fed according 10 directions
a. low as can be afforded, hut 10 responsibility
! ton escapes or accidents.
| SHAkS PEAkE is fun five feet four inches
! high a fine bay, beautifully marked, Of most
/ commanding appearance, great strength beauty
! and action SIX wears cid this spring. he was
gotten by IHgiHlnt, the tavoritc SON Of Sir Ar.
| CIV and among mis- most distinguished racers :;
his dan iUho was sold this tall with her colt by
her 10 Mr. Livingston OF New York for
( SilauJ IS ny Mr.. Herbert HdPs bay Horse
, ahgtaafooh, one of the first sons Of the celebfa-
ted race horse Potomac, he was out OF Mr.. Hills
bay mare. by the imported horse Fcbrlfugc;
! her dam bv the imported morse Grey Dromcd
her eraadam by Hildair, her :. grondam 10y
! Col Haynes Flimnap, her 6. 4. gIandam by
/ OLD Valiant
PEBFORMANCES.-Thc Spring he was
hree Yeas old, he won the Colts race at New
| Market, at three heats six subscribers, 500
each beating Betsy Archer. jeanette and Rock
my ham yery easily, and repeating in 6ne tlmc.
The same Sp,mg he won the 1ocNy Club
Purse, two mile heats dt Spring Hill, four start
/ ing.
/ Inc Fall after he was three years old, he won
the Annual Posi- stake, at New Market, Two
mile heats; five subscribers. 500 each; beat
ing easily Janet, MIR Harrisons Sng,nldn and
! two others.
/ The same Fall he won the Proprietor Purse.
Al Nottoway. two mile heats beating PmIls.
Aralus and one other with sreafease.
The nrxt week lie run at Belltied for the
Jockey Club 5000, three mile heats, and won
without difficulty beating Bertrand, Afatus
and two others
The week after he won the Jockey Club, n
] Spring Hlil. two mr heats, beating DRlsief anu
TWO others, hard in hand.
The Spring he was four wears old, he won
the Jockey Club Purse. 5000 Al BellGeid, thiee
mile heats +, beating the distinguished race maze
Ariei in fine time.
The next week he won the Jncky Cub Purse
at Laurelsvilie, 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 al New Market. tour
heats He beat Eirtla in the same race, they
contendiug SO closely as to Injnfe each othei We
~ much aud thereby gave Gohannah the race
The Fall he was four years OLD he was trained
sustained an injury in his hind ance, was ttn
cd out, taken up AGAIN and run he was beaten
by Ariel. Monsieur Tonson, aud sally hagee
he vas then turned out and winiered his anele
is improved.
The Spring he was five years old he was a.
gain trained and run at Halifax, North Carolina
for the Proprietor Purse two mile heats which
he won in great time; beating MoiaIto Mary
DC. nc.
The next week he won the Jockey Club Purse
$500. at Bell6ed, three mile heats. At three
heats beating sally Magec. His ancIe again
gave way aud he has not started for race
since. So that il Will be seen from the above
statemeIH ofpcriormanccs, that Shakespeare has
beat almost every racer OF distinction that was
on the turf with MIN. Among them Janet the
fayorite Of New York Bertrand, the favorlte 81
South Carolina Flirtilla and Ariel the favor
ties of Virginia: as well as AraIus, Marhline,
PhIlli,, Rocking ham, Betsy Archer, &c. &c. &C
WILLIAM TERRY.
Liberty. Bedford co, Feb. is oits38