Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-03-18
MEDLEY

MEDLEY
Is handsome grey, years old this spring, very
large, full rs hands, of high form, great strength
and beauty, his general appearance commanding ad-
nircd and approved; he viii stand the ensuing season
NJ my stable IN the county of Chesterfield, within
mile of Aoody's Tavern, o from Petersburg and %
from Richmond, and is now at his stand ready to
serve mares at so the leap and $50 the season. pay
able the 18th July next, when it will expire: $50 to
insure mare, payable as soon as she is known to be
IN foal, or parted wth-onc dollar to the groom for
each mare, TO be paid when she is sent to the horse
Pusturage grats which for quality and extent is very
desirable, each pasture being well enclosed and all
ofthem well watored. Every care will be taken to
prevent accidents, but liability for any that NAV
happen Servants sent will be found without cbarpe
and mares with or without colts well fed if desired
at IS cents day. My overseer Jefferson Baugh,
ana Arthur Taylor, both residing near the stable will
attend particularly to all orders in nv absence
PEDIGREE.
.JIedteys sire Sir HAL the best son of the inn
ported horse Sir Harry, by Sir Peter Teazle Halls
dam by 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.
1iedieys dam was old Reality, by Sir Archv, and
his favosite daughter; she the best racer in her
day, and rs now think the best breeder; his grand
dam vas Marmaduke Johnson's old Medley mare,
who was more productive to her owner brood
mare, and produced more runners and more winners
than any other mare in America, by the old inn
ported horse Medley; his great grand dam by the i'm
ported Ccntncl, out of Polly Williams, the greatest
racer in her n,e she by the Old imported Janus and
her great grand dam by the imported horse Spanker
Il will thus be seen from his Pedigree, that he has
more Medley blood, than any stallion now known,
which in my opinion is the best blood
PERFORMANCES.
The Spring he years old, he ran a match race
IN New York, over the Union Course for three thou
sund dollars, against Mr.. Verplanck's Splendid out
Of Ariel's DAM which race he with very great
at two heats.
The next week he ran for sweepstakes over the
same course Long Island to which there were Sc
ven subscribers, $500 EACH which he won ut two
heats in quick tme beating Rob Roy, Splendid, &c.
Both of these horses, that he easily beat have
since been winners the Northern courses.
The fall after he trained, and run in bad
health, and of in bad order, and was beat by
Red Murdoch and Arcl--tho' in his then condition
he performed well-Same fall he for sweep
stakes over the Belheld course, mile heats, sub
scrbers, 5000 each, which race he won with great
ease, beating, Col. Wynn's horse Merlin and Mr.
Garrison's Ivanhoe, &c.
Spring he was four years old. ire won the Jockv
Club purse over the Laurcncevlle course, four mile
treats, $500, without a contest.
Next week lie the purse ut 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 m 4os
This was the last he started for having sus-
tanned an injury in his shoulder-which always re-
turned on him when put in exercise. This will ac-
crlnt for his having been taken from the turf so
soon.-1 have better evidence however ufiis running
powers than his public races, as he was trained and
several times had private trials with Snow Storm
Sally Walker and Trumpator, that were certainly
good runner> and can say with truth that neither
of them ever locked him after running half mile
This should not have mentioned had not Arthur
Taylor and Air. Badger both seen these trials and
know the correctness Of this statement.
Chesterfield, feb l3-9tc w. R. JOHNSON.