Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-16
MEDLEY

rs handsome grey, years old this sprinr very
large, full 10 hands, Of high form, great strength
anu beauty his general appearance commanding. ad-
mired and approved; be will stand tho ensuing season
ut my stHble III the county OF Chesterfield within
mile of Moodys Tavern, 1e from Petersburg and %
ftom Richmond, and is now at his. stand ready TO
serve mares at $50 tue leap ind $50 the season. pay
able the 18th July next, when it will expire: $50 TO
Iusire Iuare, payable as she is known to be
in foal parted with--one dollar to the groom for
each mare, to be paid when she is sent to the horse.
Pasurage gratis which for quality aud extent is very
desirable, each pasture being well enclosed and all
ofthem well watered. Every care will be taken to
prevent accidents, but liability for any that NAV
happen Servants sent will be found without churrc
and mares with without colts well fed if desired
at 20 cents day. My Jefferson Baugh
hnd Arthur Taylor, both residing the stable vii!
attend particularly to all orders in my absence.
PEDIGREE.
.IIedtey's sire was Sir Hail. the best son o. The i'm
ported horse Sir Harry by Sir Peter Tcazle; Halls
tEm by the imported horse Saltram, by Eclipse his
gr nd dam by the imported horse Medley, by jim
the imported Aristotle.
-ncdIey's dam was old Reality, BY Sir Archy aud
his iavorito daughter; she the best racer in her
day, and ls now think the hest breeder; his grand
dam wac Marmadukc, Johnson's old Medley mare
who more productive to her owner Us a brood
mare and produced moro runners and more winners
than any other mare in America, was by the old i'm
ported horse Medley his great grand dam by the i'm
ported Centiuel, out Of Polly Wllians the creates,
in her time; she by the old imported Janus and
her great grand dam by the imported horse Spanker
II will thus be seen from his Pedigree that Le has
more Medley blood, than any stallion now known,
which IN my opinion Is the best blood.
PERFORMANCES.
The Spring be was years old, he n match race
IN New York, over the Union Course for three thou
sand dollars, against Mr. Verplancks SpicnGid out
or Ar1els dam, which race he won with very oreut
ut two heats.
The next week Ire ran for a sweepstakes over the
Sumo course on Long Isand to which there were Sc.
ven subscribers, $500 euch, which Inc won az two
heats IN quick time, beating Rob Roy, Splendid. &c.
Both Of these horses that lie so easily beat have
since been winners on The Northern coGrsns
The fall after he was trained, and run in bad
health, and of course IN bad ORDER aud was heat bv
Red Murdoch aud Aric--tho in his then condition
nc performed well.-Same fall he ran for a sweep
scribcrs, S200 each, which race he won with great
case, beating Col Wynn's horsc Merlin and Mr.
Gnrrlsons lyanlIoc, &c.
Spring he was four ycnrs old, he won the Jocly
Clue purse over the baurcncoviIic courses four mile
heats, 5000, without a contest.
Next week he the purse at Now Market
threo mile heats, in fine time and style bcatinr the
truly Formidable race mare Ariel without diEeuitv
az TWO heats md running the second heat in SIM 4gs
rms was tho lnl raco he ever started for having s,Is
tanned an injury III his shoudcr-which ALWAYS TO-
turned on him when put in exercise. Phis will nc
count for his having been taken from the turf so
sOon'--l have better evidence howevefofls running
powers than his public races, as be was traifed and
several times had private trials with Snow storm
Sally Walker and TrUmpator, that were certainly
good runneTs and can say with truth that neither
Of them ever locked him after running hnlfa mile
This should not have mentioned had not Arthur
Taylor and Mr.. Badger both seen these trials and
know the correctness Of this statement.
chesterfield 'ch I3--o' w. Il. JOHNSON