The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-01
The Celebrated RAJ Horse
SHAKESPEARE,


~ sfssA<eshZ.c county Of Bedford. add vii
be let 10 mares AZ SO the season, PAYABLE the
18th December nezt. The season viii com
mence on lie Isl March and end on the 1T Ao.
gust next Si5 the single leap, payable al the
stable Door and $40 tor insurance, PAYABLE as
soon as the mare Is known TO be ~ foal or trans
tered one dollar 10 be paid to the groom Tor
each mare. Very extensive and excellent pas.
/ 'urage, and mares fed according 10 directions,
De 10" IS can be afforded, but no responsibility
ior escapes or accidents
SHAk SPEARE is full five feet four inches
bish, a hue bay, beautifully marked, Of most
commanding appearance, grtdi strength, beauty
and action. six years old this spring. lie was
gotten by tHginia,l, the fdyorte son nf Sin Ar,
chy, and among his most distinguished racers ;
lis dam (sho was sold this fall with her colt bs
her side ~ Mr. Livingston of New York for
SlloOJ Is by Nh Herbert Hills bay Horse
2heHd'dOot, one Of the bIst sous OF the celebta.
TED race horse Potomac, lac was out Of Mr., Hin,
bay mare, by the imported horse fcbriuec
hef dam by the imported horse trey Doomed,
her grandam by Hildair, her g grandam by
o. Haynes tiimnap, her 8. t. g1dndam by
Old Valiant
PEFTokMtNCEs.-The Spring he was
hree years old, he Won the Colts race al New
Market AT three heats six subscribers, 800
each beating Betsy Archer, jeanette and Roc K
mgham very easily, and repeating in fine time
ihe same spring he Won the JDcky Club
Po'sc, Two mile heats, at Spring Hill four start
iBg
The fal after he was three years old. he won
the Annual fost Stake at New Market tao
mie heats; tive subscribers, 5000 each boat
ing easily Janet, Nh iiauisons Erginlan and
two others.
The same Fall he won the Proprietor Purse,
al Holloway, two mile heats ; beah1g Phillis
Aidps and one other with great ease.
Inc next week he lum al Belied. for the
Jockey Club, S5UO thee mile heats. and won
without difficulty beating Bertrand Aratus
and two others
The week after he won the Jockey Club at
9prmg Hill, two mile heats, beating Buster aud
Two others, hard in hand
lhe Spring he was -four years old he won
the Jockey Club Purse 5000 at Bellhrld, three
mile heats beating the distinguished race mare
1rIeI, IN fine time.
he nest week he won the Jocly Club Purse
at LanfelssIlle, four mile meats, $500, al one
heat, which he took SO easily that nothing could
run against him the second neat
The next week he run at New Market. four
mile heats, aud was beat by Gohannah, at three
heats. He beat Flirtlla in the same race, they
eontendiog 50 closely TO injure each other We
~ much, and thereby gave Gohannah the race
The Fail he was ioul years old he was trained.
sustained an injury in his hind ANGLE, was tufn
ed out, taken up again and run he was eaten
by Ariel Monsieur Gonson, ami sally Mage +
he was thea turned OUT and wniefed his ancc
Is improved.
The Spring he was five years old lie was
gain trained aud run At Hallfax, North Carolina
ior the Projectors Purse, iva mule heats which
he won in great time beating Molatto MARY
&c &C.
The next week he won the Jockey Club Purse
5000, at Bcllfield, three mile heals, At three
heals heating sally Magee. His anole again
gave way and he has not started iof a race
since. 80 that il will be seen IRON the above
staiemcls OF performances, that Shakespeare has
beat almost every racer OF distinction that was
on the tmi with him Among them Janet, the
i.Wotii. ol New York Bertrand, the fayorite of
south Carolina IIirIa and ARIEL, the favor
lies OF Inginla as well as Aratus Markti,ne.
Phllils, kochin5h ham Betsy Archer, &c. &C &C
WILLIAM TERRY
Liberty. Bedford CO, Feb Is, ofts3s