Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-20
Angus, IS, 1929.

PEDlGREE-zpAich cannon Be- ercesded.
TIE MARYLANDE.R is one Of the best
bred borses in America: he was got rs Ratticr-
which was by Sir Archy. and Sir Archy BY Dio4
med; the dam Of Marylander vas the &c Zebra.
ted running mare Nolimetargure or Touch.ne.
not, by fopgallsnt, and he by Dion de; he
grand dam OF Maryiander was the dam OF Sir
Archy (Casisniras) so that nothing can exceed
The blood OF this horse. Given from under my
hand, this 9Th day Of January. 1898.
WILLIAM THORNToN.
Dionnsd. A chssnut horse, imported nstrp
Virginia in June, 1873, by Messrs. Lamb and
Younger, and purchased by them al Sir Tho.
mas Charles Bunbury. doomed wss lualded in
the spring Of 1777, and WIS al years Of age
when imported into Virginia. The following &C
count OF this famous horse, to whom the Virgin
ians are SO much Indebted for their present
fine race of horses, cannot be aninteresting.-
He was one OF the beat racers on the Engi sh
turf. Al three years old, he was winner seven
times without being beaten, although lie con-
tended with the best horses then running. A.
mong the races of that year he won q sween.
stake Of 500 guincas, each, and also th. d. rhy
stakes at EPSON, which are the most isnpo tart
in England; and give the winner more credit
than any 10 the kingdom his winnings thai yepr
amounted to Ave thousand gnineas- AL four
years old he received forfeit from the bro.ht, =
OF Mopsqueezer for 500 guinness; be won Iii,
roftcbquS oIakce, eleven suoScriOcIBs JU gum
cas- each; and ever the Beacon CoHrsc, 4 miles
and upwards, he won the claret stakes OF goo
guiness each, beating seven capital horses, and
receiving forfeit from seven others His win
nings that year amounted to 1880 guineas. The
year be was five be did not start, having fallen
lame. Al SIX years old he won the Kingss plate
al Clifford, running three 1 rule heafs pih f6SBs.
on HE back; be run also for the Kings plate 1t
Lswes, which be would have won bad he net
fallen lame. He run this year for two ofher
Kings plates. and was the second beat horse
for each: they we're won by Anvil and Drone.
two of the best horses then on the turf. He ne.
| YER started more, and was afterwards ranked a.
mopg the best stations in England, Dioned
was got by Ftorizel one Of the beat sons of KinH
Herod.1 HIS dam by Spectator, grapdam sister
to Horatias by Biank--Fiying chldsrs-Miss
Beilvoir by Gray Grsniham-p aget Turk-net-
~ Percivai by Leedes' Afabiaa. Doomed wsn
tbs sire Of ssme of the irat racess and stations
ever raised in Virginia; amongst them were
Top Gallant. Wrsngler, Peace Maker. Trax.
ton, HxmilsoAisn, Fiorixei, Potomac. and Sin
Archy. Doomed died about 1902 8, upwards
Of 81 years old.
nGARyLAMDcR
10 q b~esuiifui bay, with the near hind foo
white sixteen hands high, seven years old, and
is of the bes, stock Of Facers--his sire, Old Rats
tier, well known as the fleetest racer ever ram
in the United States, for he ran and won four~
teen capital races without ioosing q single heats
his dam was the celebrated running mare
Touch.mc not, she al three years old beat DR..
Brownss celebrated running horse Wondsrz.
with which be challenged the c~ontinent for
one Thousand dollars, II the City Of Washing.
ton, in the four mile heats, abe beat tho famous
running mare Gentle Kitty, BY Archibald, and
won many other fine races though M4rylander
was ruined - rassr By .mprudepk massge-
rnent at three years OF, At which gsme he ran
-. D-t.-.-. 81 -Z.t4 -
Geld but boulted, and from thst tsma could no.
be kept TO tbs .ose who saw hau
run declared him 70 se The fee.es. animal =
eysrran " ths Bal vAcrs sourse.
WILLIAM Rp~