Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-04-14

w day., Tuesd.y-, aud Wednesday,. ind
the remainder OF the week 81 the MsryIsud
tsv~rs, four miles from Baltimore. Of efs
Ter ench.m-re. which sum may DO diss hsrg-
ell ny sending SIS With ~ mare ard 81 TO
ths groom. JOHN s. SKINNER
PEDIGREE, on the side efiae Sire Cliff
ION was got ~ The cei~bf a,rd running horse
Wonder. out of thorough bred Dionsd
mare. Wonder was got by the imported
horse Wonder; he b, Ficr,zsi. HIS dam,
Zachar,sso, Go, b. Mat hem, out OF Aurora
oy the Dukr of Northunsbetiand's Golden
Arabian F'orizei was got h, H.sod, out q.
| = T.. gnct mare; her dam by Csrtouch. Ebs-
ny, by Chiidcrs
On hs Dam sde--fris, tho dam Of Clifton
VAS got b, the imported horse Sterling; her
dam nv the Imported horse C9ur DE- Leon;
her grand dam wa. Mr.. M.sdes -i.hrsted
| running mare 0rscie, who was got by the
imported horse Obseur:,y; her z. K. dam b,
| 'clsr; & z z dam 10y the Imported horse
Partner; her dan by the imported
horse Janus; her 9 dam by the inn
ported horse Valiant; b~rggg sgg dan
by the imported horse Jolly Roger. out al
Randolph. Esq.
| In support OF the fine blood aud high rro-
mise OF the horse I have selected Tor nv
| stock farm. have the satisfaction TO submit
the following voucher from very high sa'ho
| ruy. J. s. s."
| WARRINGTON, hARcB Is,h
Dear Sir: Ihsve extracted. =. you re.
| 1u-Scd, from tho English Stud Book. the
p.digree OF the imported horse worder
the grand sire o! your young horse Chiffon.
which - onaexed. The Pedigree Of your
horse. on both sides. IS equal Ia sn, 10 Amr-
| rics HIS dan Iris. partakes Of The mo.i
approved crosses for the turf in v,rgiui-;
| and his sire by the imported horse " onder
- Inferior To none ~ Englaod. WAS yer.
much pleased with the appearance # yaur
horse, and ~ ~. . think, To he regretted IN IT
YOU have never trained HIM for the ;urt
| where. Z think, from his blood aud form, h-
would have made distinguished 6gure -
| His fine appearance and excellent blood
| certainly entitIo him to the attention OF
those ~ho wish TO Improve .he breed Of good
horses; aud have no doubt under The aus
! pices Of the gentleman who will pstroni.e
| him that he will. % he crrtainl, ought
make good season. Yours, most truly,
! JOHN TAYLOE."
| To JosEfu LEWIS, Esq.
| "To accomplish the highest alrainable
4 Improvement IN the form and action Of he
horse Tor the turf. saddle, and harness, .
have selected the high bred horse Clifton
from tn. very best stock Of running ho. SCI
in Virginia. He j. n besuiifuI cbesnut .or-
rel, full i53 hands high, with great none and
muscle. s SKINNER"
/ For the above extracts. see "Amer,can
Farmer, VOL II PACE 4i6.l
! HAVING procured number OF mares
H al various degrees OF blood, and hav-
ing entered pretty extensively on the pro-
htsble business of breeding horse. calcu.
lated FOR the turf, saddle, and harness.
since the grazing and feeding for market
OF horned cattle has become with m- at
ieasD worse than proftless and being
unable TO bear the expense OF the seasons
generally demanded for thorough bred
horses purchased. for my ON n ind,. idusl
use. the above valuable Stallion. II has
occurred to me. however. that there N sy
DO others willing 90 raise fine colts, and
like myself. unable 20 afford high prices !:
therefore hereby offer TO such. the ser.
vice oi Chiffon, the ensuing season, al IS
a mare; being, as will DO observed, less
than one third Of the amount he has here
tofore stood at A note must be sent ith
each mare. and will ~ ait. ir desired, un
til the lst OF October, for pay meat Of the
money. Ia addition To tho above annie
Testimonials Of The merit Of Clifton, as q
sleek horse. IL may be stated, that some Of
hrs colts are distin guisbrd on the tu,f; and
all. as FAR as I have been able 20 ascer-
tain, are remarkable for great size, fine
action, and valuable qualities.
/ CLIFTON
4 WILL stand on MONDAYS, TUESDAYS.
and Wednesdays. IN each week, at the
stabls Of William Il Sinclair. ESQ and
on Thursdays. Fridays. and SATURDAYS. at
the stable Of the subrc riber. Thu season
has commenced and will expire the a5th
June.
Letter from Joseph Lewis. Esq. Of Loutoun J
"CLIFroE, Goth March. 1891.
NY dear Sir:
Your letter ef the 10Th. (post marked
22d Instant has inst brea received; and
hasten TO reply To a. I am glad 10 hear
that you have got CLlFrON al your ow n
house. under your own eye. where he will
have something like justice done him.
which hss never been The case since ne
+ was broke. The reports respecting him.
are ss malicious az false. There - no,
J believe. IN the State of Virgins, a arsy
or better Joal geiier than he is: and ss 10
his particular stock. IL ia inferior 10 none
whatever. either for the saddle or the turf
! would rather breed from him. for either
purpose, than from any horse within INV
, reseh His colts are uniformly large and
handsome and where the mares are good
they have distinguished Themselves on the
turf My yo0ng colt, LouDouH, by Cliff
ton. out Of Josephine. is one Of the most
promising geIdinEs IN the State. He won.
With great ease, It Winchester, last fall
Shen only years old RE IL nov, Z think
10 hands high, and very handsome and
: II he does not rank with the 6rst on ,be
tori nest fall, shall he gPesily di,sp.
pointed. You uadeFrate your horse. b.
standing him 80 low lie Is no, inferior
~ any point Of view. 90 aoy horse IN you,
. Valley; and you ought not a. degrade
, him.by asking less price Tor hiss service,