Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-19
MR.. wM. r. JOHNSON'S THOROUGH BRED
RACE HORSE, MEDLEY.

hANDSOhE GREY, ssven years old lhi.
"A sprne. fell sixteen hands high, of sup rior trm.
gseat strength aud beau y, his general sou.. range com.
mandinF' admired, and approved. He will stand the
Snsu ny 'eason, at my staoie. In the county OF Halifax,
VI gtia,t q miles North Of 'hs Court House, and 10
NOT" at his Stand, ready 10 serve mares q, $40 the sin.
gle leap, cash; snd $50 the sessop, paysbi, the is h
OF July ne.i. ~henit will expire; $50 to ensure a
mare, payable as soon Is she 10 known 10 be in fosI.
or parted with; 81 10 the Groom, f.r each mare. 10 be
paid when che 10 put to the horse. Very extsn,ivs
pastures sta'i'. and mares fed. 10 required, At rs cents
per Jay. Every necessary atten lon " III be paid % pr,.
vent accidents or escapes; but no re, possibility for either
a repor, having been circulated, that Medley 4, NOT
ioi s",i e eea,iSssss, | deem it proper p to publ b n, sub
CERTIFICATES.
MEDLEY has made two seasons, and of course ha,
out one set Of Colts dropt. they arc acknowledged TO
being aImret all OF them bays, browns, and gre S50o
have been offered for many Of them, before thew Mere
SIX "Sn'h, old And the only y~ear:old one he has. is
nom MIR. John d Kifby's mare Coaue,te. that w mn,
10 Medley before he made a eea.oa; and produced a
very promising. grey 6lly, which 81 900 has been OIL
eIea to,. And as additional evidence OF the value of
Medieys family, 1 sold the hall Of two 6ilies, the one
TOUR years old, and the other two, out Of his dam Old
Neah,y, oy sir Charles, Tor $4,000 cash. One of them
won me great stakes at New York. last spring four
mile: 8 900 each, beating Betsy Ransom and B set
MaIiai .e oher won the great sweep,tskes at the
same place last spring, mile heas, At three heats, to
wnien 'ner. were l6 sub'cribers. $500 each.
L ~: to Medley. last year, four mares, tn, q. Of them
orought colts, the other failed. I put to him Eve mare,
ms year. four OF them are in fo,i, the other I think /,
. mere were pu' to him in the season OF 1929,
one hundred n dJourseen mares; eighty-ome Of which
proved TO be in ioai, that know OF. and there are a
ew mares INA, ! have not heard rom.
Dec. 10Th. 1880. VIM. II. JOHNSON.
1 Puttwo mares to Medley las, year. and thew nro.
iuced me two very tne colts, The best thew ever had
: Pu. TWO mares this year to him. and they are 10 ioaI.
ne ms'e 'he only two seasons he ever made, in nv
ne'shoorhood, and from my knowledge Of the mare.
mat were put to him. there has b. On as many in io.i
n iroporuoa to the number put, a. any other horse Of
my aequ 'intance; and ! cen ,der him a sur. and mos,
ACeien IOaI getteF. Gwen unlfr m 70 hand ,h;s @ 1,
December, 1880. II MOoDv
10 the year: 1927 and 1928. I put my MAZE to two
prove IN toai; and IN the year 1929 I put her 10 Med.
esy sco "oa enc brought a hoe colt, which wa. sold for
Brookhsld, Dec. llth, 1890.
1 put my old mate, Msrino Eve, 10 Sir Archie. ,bro.
yeas, ami Ia led ever getting a COLT put her las,
ye,1 70 Medley and he broush, me a very fine 6lley;
aad che is now in foal by him,
December Sih, 1880. JOHN MJNCE Tn.
l put two mares to Medley. last y,ar-one Of them
proved TO be In foa'; the ether, my old mare, that had
,s,ied several times to Sir Archie, brought me from
Medley = very hn- grey colt; which have ,bj, DIV
s aia ,;n Ssoo cash for, although it viii no, be a year
December IN, 1890.
put two mares to Medley, last year, enc Of Them
oy the Insurance. She Brought me a colt. which !.
TIE nrst she ha, Produerd Tor several seas,us. Tn.
o'her one brought me a fine colt.
l put two mares TO Medley, last year, both OF them
brought mo coils, and one Of them. PhiIiis, a full sister
u uohanna' brongh, me a very foe hiisy. Given un-
DEF my hand, this December 9Th, 1890.
JOHN M. Bolts.
nay brother Collier and myself. put four mare, to
Msu,ey' iast year-three OF them proved to be in fosI,
anu Drought colts 10 our entire sai,iacton. Given
under NY hand this 9Th day Of December, 1880
WIN. III MINGE.
! sent Two maresto Medley, last season. and am
cure thy are both l., foal. J. NJ. SEIDEN
December 8 h, 1880.
nm er'rdet@ a letter dated Lexington, " c. Non.
w. r Holt. ' ~
fou may recoll'ct that Mr.. Dusenbery, Mr.. Ho-
gam aud myself, put three mares TO your horse, Med
Icy In the spring OF 1929. ! take pleasure in inform.
log you that we have three very fine colts, failed las,
spiing; They are much admired by all the connois,eurs
among us. that have seen them" Feb. ~ 94-.6w