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IxoTSPUR.
mis- thorough bred Race Horse.

UuUtNuaU bfNu lA3lC
will stand this season, ending on
the first day of July, on Mondays. Tuesdays.
srd Wednesdays. Of my farm five m'ies from
Cbaries.own, three miles from fIsrpers-Fer
~, and six miles from Shepberd,,o~n, and
on Thursdays, Fridays. and Saturdays. at the
.ble oF NJ Samuel Cameron. nj the cross
roads about halt WY on the road from Charles
town 60 Smihhrld, and be let To- mares NJ ten
dollars the SINGLE leap. pay able NJ the stable
door; twenty dollars TIE season. To be DIS
charged by the payment oi iiiieen dollars on
or before the 18th day of June; and thurty
dollars tn ensure a foal, payable so soon ss
the mare ~ known io be With foal-psrtny
with, or ncglcCi,ng 80 send the mare regular.
", will in oil cases forfei, the ensuranee mo.
ney-snd one dollar. cash, in either case, TO
the groom. Good P.siursge can be had AZ
eitheI stand, and every possible care " III be
taken. but all pco',ieni, and escapes .re a,
the risk nF the owners
HOTSPUR has made some iine races
bcs;,ne many distinguished racers. IN fin-
time; but unfortunately, his GA ner. in Sc nd
ing him To me, neglected TO forward an AL.
tbeniic account OF bis performance on the
turf. However. the following extracts Of let.
ters IN my possession. from gentlemen Of the
,ghcs,respectAbihty. together with the high
opinion cniertaincd OF his family generally.
will prove hin To- be not only irs,-rstc race
horse. but horse of the purest blood IN this
! part Of Virginia.
/ "Ho,spur stands very high as = racer. with
all those who know any thing az him Wills,
he was on the turf, he ran bur few races; bu,
IN running those, he gave the fullest evidence
OF his powers ne zrsce horse. while running
four nile race. bard in hand. With the cele.
DRAFTED FI'rtilla and Others. he let dow n y hicl,
- the only race he ever lost. His colts are
uni, ersslly Considered Of the highest promise
Tor the turf. think Your farmers and breed
ers cannot do better than To breed from Hot,
spur
] Extract az a letter from J. NJ Leeden.
Feb. -, 1851
"IIo'spur stood the two last seasons in m,
county ! have seen \ great many Of bi,
colts, and have no Ia STATION 10 s.ying the,
are rs iinc g. any horses colts . have evei
seen. lie has but few colts old enough for
the turf; OF those few. . trained two l.sr fill,
two years DID, preparatory TO the spr,ng
races. They were Of such promise, thu,
have both entered IN the spring races: and
I whst adds very much to the reputation oI
Hoispur. is. that Muse two colts are from un
tried mares.
] "iotspur ran but few races, ell n. which
he won IN fine style, except when he sustain
Ell ms inJury-giyIng abundant proof Of has
being race horse Of the first order. Your
farmers Cannot do better than TO breed f,ou
! HIM"
tEx,raci ola letter from John Minge, Feb
18th, 1851
Doctor John Minge is gentleman o
gres, experience in raising and training rae,
horses. ard Is Considered neat 10 Col VIM
Il Johnston and j. NJ seid~n.
Enwfn
Feb. 18th, 1851"
Timoleon, the sire Of Sally walker. Sail,
Mckee. Nancy Warren. Hotspur, Washing
ton, and many other fine racers. !. = na;.o
this season ut the farm Of Doctor John .i,ngr
IN Charles City County. ut fry dollars IN.
season, asd seventy FIVE dollars TO ensure ,
foai. lie Is of the purest blood. and fire.
queniiy sold for up~ ards of 81, COO"
loer American Turf Register, Vol ., Nos
6 and u
PEDIGREE
Hs'spur was bred by Mr. Plummer. oI
North Carolina, aud was GO; by Timo,ron
one OF the best sons of Sir arrhy. Ho,spur..
dam by Sir Archy, his grand dam by Old
I "iidair' great grand dam, Mark An,bon,
great great, grand dam, by Fearnsughi.
lie Is rich cbesnut colour. of the mos,
commanding appearance, Is hands 3 inche,
nigh, Possessing fine bone and great nu.c,.
lar power. aud is egh, years old this .prir1
SAMUEL srRiDER.
Jefferson Co Va. March "a, 1851.
| fiagcr-,o~n Torch IL, 1T, I'rrdericktowr Chi.
zen. Hnd i.ecsburs Gen. 81 i.ibrrtv ach titnc.
and forward aet, 1,