Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-20
MEDLEY

hoilusomc grey, D years Old tins spring, very
large, fun 10 hsnds, Of high form, great strength
and beauty his general appearance commanding ad-
mred and approved he will stand the ensuing season
ut my stable IN the county of Chesterfield, within
mile ct Moodys Tavern, 10 from Petersburg and 90
from kichmond, and is at his stand ready to
serve mares ut s20 the leap and $50 the pay
able the 18th July next, when it will expire: $50 to
insure mare. payable as she is known TO be
IN foal, or parted with-onc dollar to the groom for
each mare TO be paid when she is sent to the horse.
Pasturagc gratis, which for quality and extent is very
desirable, each pasture being we'll enclosed, and all
ofthem we'll waters Every care will be taken to
prevent accidents, but no liability for any that NAV
happen Servants sent will be found without charge
and mares with without colts well fed if desired
at % cents day. My overseer Jefferson Baugh,
and Arthur Taylor, both residing near the stable, viii
attend particularly to all orders in my absence.
PEDIGREE.
Mediey's sire was Sir Hal, the best son of the i'm
ported horse Sin Harry, by Sir Peter Teazle; Halls
dam 6y the imported horse Saltram, by Eclipse; his
grand dam by the imported horse Medley, by Jim
Crack his great grand dam by young Aristotle, by
the imported Aristotle.
JNediey's dam was old Reality, by Sir Archy and
his fvorite daughter; she was the best racer in her
day, and is I think the best breeder; his grand
dam was Marmaduke. Johnson's old Medley mare,
who was moro productive to her owner as brood
mare, aud produced more runners and more winners
than any other mare in America was by the old inn
ported rorse Medley; his great gr and dam by the i'm
ported CGnsincl, out Of Polly Williams the greatest
racer in her tme she by the old imported Janus, and
her great grand dam by the imported horse Spanker
1t will thus be seen from his Pedigree, that ne has
more Medley blood than any stallion now known
which in my opinion is the best blood.
PERFORMANCES.
The Spring he was years old, he ran a mitch race
IN New York, over the Union Course for three thou
sand dollars, against MIR. Verplancks Splendid, out
of Ariels dam, which race he won with very great
case at two heats.
The next week he ran for a sweepstakes over the
same course on Long Island to which there were se-
ven subscribers, $500 each, which he won ut two
heats in quick time beating Rob Roy, Splendid &c.
Both OF these horses. that he easily beat have
since been winners on the Northern courses.
The fall after he was trained, and run in bad
health, and of course in bad order. and was beat by
Red Murdoch and Ariel--tho' in his then condition
lie performed well.-Same fall he ran for a sweep
stakes the Belfeld course, mile heats, sub
scrbers 5000 each, which race he won with great
case, beating Col. Wynn's horse Merlin and Mr..
Garrisons Ivanhoe, &c.
Spring he four years old, he won the Jocky
Club purse the Laurenceville course, four mile
heats, 5000, without contest.
Next week lie won the purse at New Market,
three mile heats, in fine time and style, beating the
truly formidable Ariel, without difficulty.
ut two heats and running the second heat in 5m 49s
This the last he started for having
tanned an injury in his shouder-which always re-
turned on him when put in exercise. This will ac-
count for his having been taken from the turf so
soon.i have better evidence however of his running
powers than his public he was trained and
several times had private trials with Snow Storm,
Sally Walker and Trumpator, that certainly
good runners, and can say with truth that neither
Of them locked him after running half n mile
This 4 should not have mentioned had not Arthur
TAYLOR and Mr. Badger both seen these trials and
know the correctness of this statement.
Chesterfield, feb l3-9tc w. r. JOHNSON.