The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-24
The Celebrated Race Horse
.SHIh'SP FARE,
Feb. 81

dAJ NSrW1~ ~ season, at my stable,
lH1 in the town OF Liberty and
~ re>SLR Z. county of Bedford and will
be- let to mares al SO the season, payable the
10Th December next. The season viii com
mence on the lst March aud end on the lst Au.
gust next. Sl5 the single leap, payable at the
stable door aud $40 for insurance, payable as
soon as the mare is know TO be III toa, or trans
ferred one dollar TO be paid to the groom Tor
| each mare. Very extensive and excellen, pas
turaee aud mares fed according to directions,
a. low rs can be afforded, but no responsibility
fol escapes oil accidents.
SHAKESPEARE is full five feet four inches
high. IA fine bay, beautifully marked, of most
commanding appearance, great strength, beauty
and action six years old this spring. lie was
gotten by Iugiaidn, the tavorie son OF Sn Ar.
chy and among his most distinguished racers
his dam (who Was sold this fall with her colt by
her side to Mr. Livingston OF New York fof
: HOO is by Mr. Herbert Hills bay Horse
bheHandOdh one of the first sons oil the celebra-
ted race horse Potomac, ne was out Of Mr. HIM.
bay mare. by the imported horse fcbringe
her dam by the imported horse Grey Diomed,
her erandam by Nldair, her 2. grandam by
Co! Hayn's' Flnnnap, her &. &. grandam by
Old Valiant
PERFORMANCES Spring he was
Market. at hrre heats SIX subscribers, $500
each beating Betsy Archer. jeanette and Rock
ngham very easily and repeating in fine time.
The same Spring he Won the JoCky Club
Purse, two miie heats at Spring Hill, four start
ing.
The Fall after he was three years old. he won
the Annual Post Stake, at New Market. two
mile heats five subscribers, 500 each beat
ing easily Janet, Nh IIarrlson's Virginan and
two others.
The same Fall he won the Projectors Purse,
at Nottoway, two mile heats :; beating PhlIlis,
Atatus aud one other with great case.
The next week he run al Belfeld, for the
Jockey Cluh, $500 three mile heats, and Won
without difficulty beating Bertrand, Aratus
and two others
The week after he won the Jockey Club, at
Spring HILL two mile heats, beating Buster and
Two otfrrs. hard in hand.
The Spring he was four wears old, he won
the Jockey Club Purse, $500, at Bcllheld, three
mile heats beating the distinguished race mare
.irici in fine time
The next week he won tine Iocky Club Purse
at Lnurelsye, four mile heats $500, at one
heat, which he took easily that nothing could
run against him the second heat.
The next week he run at New Market -four
mile heats. mud was beat bv Gohannah, at three
heats. lie beat Fhrulla in the same race, they
contending so closely as to mjure each other We
~ much, and thereby gave Gohannah the race.
The Fall he was four ' ears old he was trained.
sustained an injury in his hind ANGLE, was Turn
ed out taken up again and run he was beaten
by Ariel. Monsieur Ionson, aud Sally Magee ;
he was then turned out and wintered his aucle
IS improved.
The Spring he was five years old he was a
gam trained and run AT Halifax, North Carolina,
ior the Projectors Purse, two mile heats, which
he won in great time; beating Molauo May,
&c. &c
The next week he won the Jockey Club Purse.
$500, at BeIIfield, three mile heats. al thlee
heats beating Sally Magec. His ANGLE AGAIN
gave way and he has not started for a race
since. SO thai it will be seen from the above
statemers performances, that Shakespeare has
beat almost every racer of dlstinc ION that was
on the turf with rim Among them Janet the
lavoritc of New York Bertrand, TIN fdvorie ol
South Carolina flrtlia aud Alel the avor-
lies of Virginia Us well as Ararus, Mahtne
Phhis, Rockingham Betsy Archer, &c &c. &c
WILLIAM TERRY
Liberty, Bedford CO, Feb. Is. ofts3S