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|UVHts il.osouyh bred Race Horse,
will stand THE sessoas end'r: on
The iisst day OF July, g aondsyss Tuesdsys.
end w ednessisys. q nv farm eve miles from
Chsrlestown, three miles from tBsspers- Fer
~, and six niies. IRON Shrpherdsse~" NJ sod
on Thursdays. Fridays. and Saturday.. nj the
stable OF ~. samuel Csmeron, 81 the cross
roads sbowi half wsy on the road from Charles
to~n 10 Ssnah6eid, end be let 10 mares q ten
dollars the single leap. pay able 81 the stable
DOOR twenty dollars the season, 10 he dis
charged BY the pay mens Of fifteen dollars ON
or before the 18th day of Junei and ih'riy
dollars 10 ensure . Zeal. payable so soon as
The mare 10 known tn be with fosl-psrs'nR
9th. or negieciipG TO send the mare regular.
~, wiii in sH cases forfeit the insurance mo-
ney--snd Que dollar. cash. in either cs.e, TO
the groom. Good psstursge can be had 81
either stand. snd every possible care wifi be
taken. but ell secidents and escapes are at
the risk Of the owners
HOTSPUR has made some hne races
beai,og many distinguished racers, IN fine
time, but unfortunately. his owner. in send
ing him 60 ne, neglected 10 forward an su.
the ntic account Of hi. performance on the
turf However. the following extracts Of let.
tiers in my possession. from gentlemen Of The
| highest respecisbili'y, together with the high
opinion enter'sin~d Of h,s family grner.ily.
viii prove him to be not only frsl-rate race
horse. but horse OF the purest blood in this
part Of Virginia.
| "Ho'spur stands vevy high ~ r,eer. with
all those Who know any thing of him willis,
he ~.s on the turf, he ran but few races: bu,
IN running those, he gave the fullest evidence
Of his powers o. = race horse While running
four mile race. hard IN hand, with the ccic
bra,ed firtills aud Others. he let dove n, " hioh
is the only race he ever loaf. Ills colts are
universally Considered OF the highest promise
for the turf. think our farmers and breed
ers cannot do better ;han to breed from Hot.
spov"
| Extract of letter from }. n sciden,
Feb. -. 1881
"Ho'spur stood the two last seasons in IN,
county. ! have seen . great many Of has
colts, and have no hesitation in saying they
are ss fine ~ any borse's colts . have ever
seen. Tie has but few colts old enough for
the turf; OF those few, . trained two last fall,
two years old. preparatory TO the spring
races They were of such promise, that I
have both entered IN the spring races; and
what adds very much to the re putation OF
iiotspur. is. that tbose two colts are from un.
tried mares
| "IIosspur ran but few races, ell or which
ho WOO IN fine style, excerpt when he sustain.
sd bis injury-gising abundant proof Of hi.
being race horse Of the first order. You,
fsrm~rs Cannot do better than TO breed from
him."
Extract Of letter from John hinge, Feb
18th. 1881
Doctor John sfioge is q gentleman ol
great experience IN raising and trimming rsce
horses, and is considered next to Col. " M
IL Johnston and J. ~. Selslen
/ Epw'D LUCAS. Jun.
/ Feb. 25th. 1881"
Timoleon, the sire Of Sally Walker, Sally
Mckee. Nancy Warren, iiotspur, Washing
TOM and many other hne racers, is standing
tis season st the farm Of Doctor John Mi,rge,
I" Charles CITY County, ~ fifty dollars the
season. aad SEVENTY FIVE colixrs To ensure .
fos' lie 's Of the pu'.s, blood. and IRE
quentiy sold for upw ards Of "a, 1000"
| lSec American Turf Register, Vol 2, Nos
6 snd7l
PEDIGREE.
Hotspur was bred by Mr. Plummer. oil
NORTH Caroiins, snd Was got by timolcon,
one OF The best sons OF Sir Archy. tIo,spur',
dam by Sir Arehy, his grand dam by old
"lidsir' great grand dam, Msrk Anthony
great great, grand dam, by fesrnaught
! Tie Is rich Chestnut colour. Of the mos,
commanding sppearAnce, Is hands 3 inche.
high' Possessing fine Dune aud grss, muscu.
lar PoSer, and 10 eight years old this spring
| SAMUEL SrRIDER.
Jefferson Co Va March -, 1861.
liagerstown Tor,h Light, Fre.Ierick,ovn CHI,
zen, and Leesburg Gen. q Liberty, each timrs
A"u 'or"aiu asa 70 SIS.