Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-26

HNHE crLEDnArED RACE HORSE SIR CHARLES.
u the property OF Mr. WmR. johnson and Mr. b.
Moody, will stand the ensuing season at nv stable In
Halifax County, ten miles north of Halifax Courthouse
and will be let e mares at thirty dollars which NAV be-
discharged by the payment Of twenty-five dollars. Il
paid within the season, which will expire on the 18th
July next and forty dollars to insure mare to be M
oa, payable when ascertaned one dollar TO the groom
Tor every mare Very extensive pastures gratis, and
mares fed, If required at % cents per dav Everv me-
cessary attention will be paid prevent accidents or
ROBERT HURT.
H@Ydr County, January 10th, 1880.
PEDIGREE.
Sir Charles is full feet inches high a fine sorreI
OF most commanding appearance, beauty and action Is
years old this Spring-He was got by Sir Archy who
ported Citizen, who was by Pacolet-He by Blank who
was by the Godolphn Araban--His dam on the dam
SIDE, was by Citizen Communication, imported Dare-De-
viii imported Old Shark imported horse Old Fearnouqbt
imported mare Jenny Dismal got by Old Dismal "See
General Stud Book OF England So that ON both sides
there is not better bred Horse Sir Charles's colts
are on the turf with almost unequalled
lcess-Ihey are large, likely and very nearly all that
have been trained have been wnners-In Lancaster and
Maryland, the clubs were by Sir Charles-At
retcrsourg they were wnners-At Halifax, North Ca
rona, and at Halifax Virginia, Charles won purse
AT Tree Hill there races run last fall six
oil them were won by Charles's-For the seventh M
SIR Charles run-Anoher Of his colts the club at
gloucester courthouseand the two year old stake al
Broad Rock was won by Sir Charles, beating three
others-tis colts are commanding very high prices-I
sold the half Of Slender, by Sir Charles, for $500 cash
Also, the half Of her full sister for $1,000 cash. onlv
two years old-and know OF very large offers that have
been made for many others. VIM. X. JOHNSON.
PERFORMANCES.
The fall after Sir Charles was three wears cd he won
the colts stake the Marlborough Course two mile
heats, SO easily, that at the same time and place saw
the next day. he won the Propretors purse, two mile
heats beating among others, Mr. Wynn's Finley, Vir-
ginia-The spring he tour years old, he won the
Jockey Club purse at Halifax North Carolina-At Rel
held, he won the Proprietors purse, two mile heats
beating Carolnian, Giant and Constitutional New
Market he wen the Proprietors purse, three mile heats
beating the distinguished mare Reality-The fall
alter he won the Proprieors purse, two mile heats at
"arrenton-ie also won the Jockey Club purse, four
mile meats, at Drummondsburg-He also won the Pro.
prieors purse. three mile heats, New Market heat
ing among others, very easily, Contenton-The nex.
week ne was beaten at Belfed, by Reality-He thes
won the post-stake at Halifax North Carolina beatin
Sir William Sir Peyton and MIR. Clay's Potomac-Th
next week he won the Jockey Club Purse at Tarbo-
rough, beating four othersThe same fall he was car
ried TO South Carolina and Georgia. i'm wretcbed order
and won three races out OF ive beating Transport Pew
ton, Ploughboy and many othcrs-IIe lost the NEXT
Spring at Laurenceve, still in bad ORDER three mile
heats-which race was won by Sir Willam-Tbe next
iai he won the Propretors purse at Laurenceve two
mile heats beating Col SCOTS Filley Peyon and others
The same fall at New Market, he won the Jockey Cluh
purse iour mile heats when he was thought be able
10 run with any horse in the world beating Sir William
Coalition, Maria, &c. &c.--At Belfield he won the
Jockey Ciuo purse three mile heats, beating Sir Walter
oha"hee anu others-lh ne next spring he received cut
on one OF his legs. which occasioned him TO lose-Tbe
next fall he won Warrenton two mile heats beatin
VanromP-He won at Laurencevie, four mile heats
the Jockey Club purse at one heat, beating Sir William
He won the Jockey Club purse at New Market four
mile heats, beating Mucklc John, FLYING Childers and
Vantromp-He won the Jockey Club purse at Belield.
three mile heats, beating Flying Chders John Richards
and others-He was then matched run with Eclipse
at ashington; broke down, and paid the forfeit-He
then run In his disabled single heat with Ecpse
and proved that he was completely broken down. as he
was not able to go round the ground four times before
MS leg gave entirely away his snew broke and his ankle
came TO the ground Sir Charles ayori,e on the Yir
GINA and Southern courses-IIis full sister, Janet was
| iavourite on theiNorthern, and Mercury from the
same mare, ION the Western turf.
FEB 20. lOl-w4w w. r.. JOHNSON