Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-01-15
TIE AMERICAN TURF REGIS TER
AND
SPORTING MAGAZINE.


N5 ANY who have written for spt CT
L'A mems oi the American Turf aes.is-
ter and Sporting Magazine, published in
Baltimore by J. s Skinner, seem to s,,p-
pose that II is printed in the form I'd
mariner OF common newspaper; a single
number OF which may at any time be lost
or gwen, or thrown away, without consit.-
GRAFTON. Instead Of which, it appears
nut once month, in the form Of an &C.
'avo pamphlet or review; each number
containing fifty or more pages, and tI-
BILE Of contents.
II IS printed on the finest paper with
new type, IN the most elegant style. with
c"grav'nes OF celebrated Americ an horses.
dogs. and other sporting subjects. These
e"graVinSs alone cost from 60 to 100 dol
lars Tor each number. Besides the ia
BILE OF contents to each number. tbere
will be published a minute index to on. n
volume.
This volume, from year TO year, will.
constitute lasting record, CT easy refer
-ence, M which may be found the proceed.
ings Of Jocky Clubs, the History of ali
bred Horses, their pedigree and perform
ances,. accounts OF trotting and shooting
matches, OF the regular and match races. a.
list OF thorough bred Stations in all the.
States, as far as practicable, where they
are to stand and the prices.
The Turf Register and Sporting Mac.
azine will, in fact, constitute, as its title
purports, faithful annals Of the American
Turf; but besides that each number will
have entertaining and instructive papers
on the natural history of American game.
animals, birds, fish, &C., and sketches and
anecdotes of hunting, shooting, fishing.
sc. Hence it would seem that all those
who have property in blooded horses, or
who wish to obtain the best knowledge Of
that animal, and his management in health
and in sickness, this work will become
more and more indispensable whilst to,
sportsmen of every kind, from patient
trout fisher in the solitude of the noun
tain, to the hardy gunner In the marsh
or on the moor, as well as to the students
and lovers of natural history, it ought to
to prove as useful and entertaining.
On the style of it's execution. the most
unqualified appreciation has been indicat-
ed by the conductors of many of the Lead
ing journals of the Union but of its gem
eral scope and contents, a more exact o.
pinion may be formed on view of the fol-
lowing table of contents Of the December
(4th) number.
PoRrRAIT OF SIR ARcHY, engraved by
Cone, from painting by Fisher-Memoir
Of Sir Archy, his pedigree, performances
and progeny.-Diomed, his pedigree and
progeny-Grey Diomed, his pedigree and
progeny-The blood horse in Kentucky
Printer, notice of-Spread Eagles get
Gabriel, the imported horse, his pedigree
and performances-Bell-Air, his pedigree
and performances-C Calypso, her pedigree
and performances-Hors of the olden
time-Taming wild and vicious horses, by
a secret misunderstanding in England
Hints to shooters, No. 2-Ruffed grous,
sketch OF its habits, S'c.-Pointer, Setter
and Springer, remarks on the character
and uses Of each-Projectiles-The climb
ing dog, story of-Canine Hygeia--
Worms in dogs, cure for-Deer, natural
history of the Deer hunting in Carolina
misunderstanding song, tine Horn of
Chase-Red fox, remarks on in Virginia
N NUM- III tHc SKIES DaltIInOre pack
of hounds, a morning with tbe-The quail,
interesting particulars in the natural histo-
ry of-Fishing extraordinary in Carolina
Game, duty on in England SPORTING
lNTELLIGENcE, Rifle shooting Pigeon
shooting; Indian ball play Nashville ra-
ces; Match running Florence races;
Louisville races; Gloucester IVA. races;
Columbia Is. G. races; Racing in Eug-
land The chase List of stations for next
season. TURF REGISTER, List of pedi-
grees.
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