Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-09

80 T,asR1rGp RAcE-uoRsE AND SrA,
ingon Sally Magee, and a numbcr Of a,Ssr' lash
gus ell ce-horses, will stand the present usun-
commence on 'he 18th inst and end on the 18th IaY 20
'uy heX'' AZ my Stable, in Boydtop MsctI.nLo'
county, va, and will be let to mares a, e5o a.I,s
AZ ne expiration OF the season, with disconn, 81 90
ger .sn.' 70 those Who think proper pay before III
r'u hereoi,-S75 the nsur auce PAYABLE "a soer VIC
mare is ascerained to be in foal or the pror Us the
co. WIN > cash TO the groom in every in.tanc.
.on sending mares from a distance are niorn, Ier-
nave eAeh'v- pas'ur~ec, both high and low erounJs
with separate enclosures for mares and coli, s,"nus
TIE greatest care will be taken to prevent
escaps; but hat will be liable for e;,bs, G Ut
WIN ue lea to mares at 20 cents PEI day. which mus,
| De paid Tor when they carried away. Sc,
s SEN, wi,h mares viii be boarded gratis. Timoleon
!athongh bred TIA Virginia, by Mr.. BENJAMIN Jora, -
Drnnswick0 has been Tor several years In Aao,ms az.
ennessee: II is, therefore, deemed proner IN r;va
~" history oil his Pedigree and Performances. He ia
beautiful red $orrrl, full sixteen hand, high comb;n
ing as much beauty, sreng'h and SYMMETRY as an
morse IN hnerican TACT, bis bone and muscle are az,
p e, " amos, any other horse in this country. He
stands at The head OF Virginia Race hcrses from bis
appearance on the Turf TO the present S.y "a ,ha
nexeu ceruhcates OF gentlemen, who are NOT onlv nj
me hrs responsibility, but are known 10 he Tho -,
highest Authority in matters of this kind win sb., Y
III, cof are better than the gel of anv h, re-
IN 'his country, with he exception OF his Sire Sir Ar
ehy ihey have been winners at all the best race
conrses in Amerca--vz: Long Island Bll,imore
Washington, Broad Rock, Tree-Hiil. New Marls,'
HSoydton, Milton, Bclihed, Halifax, LawrenceyiIie'
"airen'on, Charleston, Augusta and New Oreans
and are now the runners in the Western
country, where he has been standing The las, si ~
seven years. iim"ieon has not had fair opportunity
OF establishing his stock, having only stood few sea-
sons IN the immediate neighbourhood of his Sire Sir
a'coy' before he was carried to the west-ani II s a
'act Won known, that no horse however great char,
.csr ne may nave es'abiihSd a. Race horse will go
10 The best flooded mares until he has established him
'en as getter OF race-horses: queny only the
second ard hid rate mares were nut 10 hiu,.f,o,,
which has been produced a great many first.raa RAJ
GERS IRON which, is but fair infer that if the best
mare are sent 10 him now, his colts will he general
~ nj he frat ~ <vv>e
boyd'on, February 8, 1880.
, rEniGREn;-lIno'eon was gotten by Sir Archy:
ms M, usm 10y the imported cd Sal,ram (who was by
OKeiy's celebrated horse Ec,ipse:) his rrand dan, H.
od Wildar; his great grand dam by The q orc, Oh
pred horse Driver; his eat great grand dam bv the
imported horse Fallow, out of thoroughbred YAM
~ ''"'e' BENZ. JONES.
PERponMANcE on the Turf, in the Spring of isl6,
when Timo!eon 3 years old He Jun AZ New
Market (Va nile heats--six subscribers 500 en-
trance-wbich he with unc ,,nnon ease b.a,in,
Coi. A'exanler's Sambo, Mr. Forests GRAY FilIy
Fair Rosamond, and Mr.. Jones' Eagle. LIST heat, in
MN. "a Sec.-2i heat. in min. IS sec; ia which heat
he run match 800 against Mr. Worsha,n's POLO
mac colt, which lie with ease.
CERTIFICATES.
!, william Wynn, do hereby certify that | trained
AMI run liinoeon, in the Fall of 1916. III. won the
ur'i eat in the Post Stake at New Market, two mil.
heats, six subscribers $500 each First he at hard in
hand 40 or 50 yards ahead. in min 10 sec -2nd and
~ heat, Realty beat him. for strength i'm hi,
rider TO brace im-2l heat, in min. ~ se-.-3d hat
DrIlinonu's ouett
Mr. Worsham's Lady Richmond, and Mr.. Forests
grey iilley, Fair Rp-anond, and received forfeit ron
Mr Harri'on's colt Lau'euc4. The next week, he
walked over the Bef,li course, for the Prnp,etor's
Purse OF $3.50, two mile heats The same, Fall he
won 4 Jockey Club Purse, at Tarbotough 500 two
mile heats, beating the fImous Lady Lghrfoot
aud Mr. Bullock horse. L. February, 1917, he won
the swe' pHakes over the Charle.ion course Two mile
ed's, iour subscribers, S2n0 each, winning the two
ir at. in great style, beating Mr.. Sin settn. ley
Blank, Mr. SpIrow's coli, and Mr. Averey's colt from
Gr"gl four days afterwards. he the Prorretor's
Pure, 'liree nile heats, bard in haud, at two heats
beating Mr.. Sirgl-ion's fey Blank MIR Rich ,rdson',
horse Lyowgus, Mr. Wa,.on's Back-eyed Susan Mir
CooPer.s Bedford horse, and Mr.. Taylor's mare The
h OF May following, after travelling from Charleston
gettine home the Goth of March, he won the Jockey
Club Purse at New Market, four mile heats be a,iny
Col Aliens fmous Reality, hard in hand al two
heats when the course was considered deeper, from
rxce IS We rains, than II te'ore. This yas
thought TO be The best four mile that ever run
over that course; the first heat 8 min 4 sec; second
neat min; IL sec In Sept 1917, he tho
Jockey Club Pure at WarreDicn, three mile he ,t.
beating Mr.. Drummor4's bay horse Harwcod and
Mr. Workman. O,tmus, with uncommon ease At
me race, sold him TO Mr. Robert II. Johnson, for
Siloo and in ten days, offered S. 900 for him back
a. did believe him tien be superior to any race
horse that ever turned gravel any course in tho
VIM WYNN.
J, Robert r. Johr do certify, that trained and run
limoIeon Alter purchased him in the Fail of 1917
run Nun al New Nj rket, three mile heats, against
Mr.. Worsbam's FiOciZel mare, for the Propretor,s
Pure oil $500, which he dS:auced the fist heal. Tha
following week. he walked over the BelieId couts-
Tor The Jock Club Purse Of $3.50, when there were
twelve race hor. the ground and none dared 10 start
against him. The follow ing week, he walked over the
ground the Halifax course for the Jockey Club
Pur'" of $500 TT following week, he walk. d over
the Scotland Neck course, four mile heat Tor the
Jockey Club Purse oil 400. Ia January, 1918, ira
yelled him TO Charleston, and he taken with the
diSicmI or verv bad. him for the Prorrietor's
Purse, two nil. hehts for $500 which lie won with
ease, beating Mr.. CObL's fine Vanity. The next
day. started him. three nile heats, against Mr.. ri.
chardson's marc Transport but he choked bad, that
stopped him, after he had run aiomi one mile and a
quarter. IiIlen sold him Col. David Dancey, for
81 500; and have never .he day stree, bu, I
would have made the bargain void and take lin ain
lave no interest in Tnoleon now, but Justice 10
say Ibnk there is doubt, hut he H. the best race
horse, that ever in the State of Virginia North
Carolina, or South Carolina. which is as far am
quainied. ROBERT II JOHNSON.
Cary IF a Letter from TPiHam n. JOhnson Esq 10
COL Ddpid Ddnrey, the then Of TTmoieon,
ddfei PErEnsBURG OFT. 3d. 1919
DEAR SIR IL find that you likely TO take your
horse Timoleon The Western Coupiry II this
should he the case, hope, most earnestly he may
a. well "a his real merit race horss deserves.
have seen him all the races in Virginia he ever
run. His performance, from four mile heats,
has been such would do credit 10 the best runner, in
either this Country Europe and Isis style Of & ing,
hc lnos superior aton, his size and blood entiie him
TO rank first rat Stallion | never saw but one Of
his co+, which fjilei my Fd'hers.s This
colt oud have done dit any horse; indeed, out
o one undred, il would be difficult 10 select his
equal. And i would soon this day enter il in stake