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'TyHIS thorough bred Race Horse


will stand this season, ending on
Tue Frat day az July, on Mondays. T0esdsys.
end wednesdays, ~ my farm Eve miles from
chaslessown, three miles from Hsrpers-rer-
", end s;x miles from Shephes<is,ovns end
Yu Thurssisys. frsdA, .. snd Saturdays. ~ the
stable of Ar, samuel Csmefon. 81 the eross-
roads about halt way on the road from Oh aries
toe N to Smishfield, and be Jet 10 mares At ten
doIls's the s'nKie leap. payable ss the sable
door, twenty dollars the season, 70 be dis
charged by the ps, mens of fifteen dollars on
or before the 18th day Of June, end thirty
dollars TO ensure . fsal. payable so soon ~
the mare is known to be With foai-pss,ing
eth, ar n~giecsing 10 send ti,e mare regular.
~. will in aN cases forfeit the enyurance mo-
ney-snd one dollar, cash, in either case, TO
the Eroom. Good psstcrage can be had st
either stand. aud every possible care will be
taken. but all sccidents and escapes are .,
the risk of the owners
HOTSPUR has made some fine races
beating many distinguished racers, in fine
time; but unfortunately, his owner. in send.
INK hun t. me. neglected TO forx ard an su.
then,ic account Of his performance on the
turf However, the following extracts of let
tiers in my possession, from gentlemen Of the
highest rcspcctabiliiy. together with the high
opinion entertained Of h,s family generally,
Siil prove him to be not only first-r.te race
horse. bot horse Of the purc.t blood in this
part Of Virginia.
"Wo,spus stands very high % . racer, 9th
ell th">e Who know any thing of him whilst
he WAS ON the turf, he ran but few rsces, bu,
IN running these. he gave the fullest evidence
vt his powers . race horse. While running
. four mile race. hard in hand, with the ceie.
brsted Fhrtslis and others, he let down, which
IS the only race h- ever lost. His colts are
universally Considered Of the highest promise
for the turf think your farmers and breed
ers cannot do better Than to breed from Hot.
spur"
tEx,ract Of letter from J. NJ Lceden,
Feb II, 1881
"Hotspur stood the two last seasons in my
County. ! have seen . great many Of his
colts, and have no hesitstion in saying they
are - fine ss any horses colts have ever
seen. lie has bu, few colts old enough for
the turf; at those few. trained two l.s' fall,
(two years old, preparatory TO tho spring
races. They were Of such promise, that I
have both entered in the spring noes, and
what adds very much TO the reputation Of
Hotspur. is, that those too colts are from nm.
fried mares.
"foispur ran but few races. ell OF which,
he won IN fine style. except when he sustain.
ed his injury-g'ving abundant proof Of his
being race horse Of the frat order Your
farmers cannot do better than to breed from
him."
Extract Of letter from John liingc, Feb.
18th, 1871
| Doctor John Minge is . gentle man OF
great experience in raising snd training race
horses, and Is considered neat to Col. VIM.
Johnston and }. ~. s~iden.
EDW'D LUCAS, Jun.
Feb. 25tb, 1851"
Timoleop, the sire of Sally walker. SALLY
Mckee. Macy Warren, Hotspur. Wasbipc.
ton. and many other fine racers. 10 STANDING
this season NJ the EARN Of Doctor John Minve.
in Charles City County, st fifty dollars the
season, asd seventy five dollars 10 ensure !
toai. He - Of the purest blood, and fire..
quen'ly sold for upwards Of 81, 600"
| lSee American Turf Register, Vol. ,, Nos
snd7]
PEDIGREE.
iio'spur was bred by Mr.. Plummer. of
North Carolina, and wss got by rimoIeon.
one Ut the best sons Of Sir Arrhy. IIo,spur'.
dam by Sir Archy, his grand dam by Old
Whdair' great grand dam, Mark Anthony,
great. great. grand dam, by Fearnsught.
lie Is rich chestnut colour, Of the mos,
commanding appearance, Is hands 3 inche,
high, possessing fine bone and great mu.cu.
lar power, and is eight years old this spring
SAMUEL STRIDER.
! Jefferson Go. Va March %, 1881.
! Hagerstown Torch Light, Fresi,rick,own Chi.
zen, add Leesbury Gen. Of Liberty, each times
and Iorva arr acts to &c