Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-04-05


M Ill. stand th.s ssssou on Moadsys.
" Taesdays snd Wednesday,. "a the
stable lately occupied by DR. charles Mse.
gill, asriy Opposite Mr.. Biilmire's tavern. 10
Asrtinsbarg; end on Thursdays, Friday
aud Saturdays, st the stable of the sabscti.
Der. IN SbrPberdstowo. end be vet TO msres
al Ten Dollars the season. Mares from
distance can be furnished with good Psstar-
sgs ~ hfty cents the week. The season hs.
commsnced, end will end the gath Of June
next. Every caro- will be taken of msrss,
but no responsibility for accidents. Mases
from adistsnce mus, be sent io my stsble,
/. March 90, 1889 =
PEDIGREE.
Southern Eclipse 10 . beauiiful ehsspai
sorrsi, sixteen hands high, and Gle en- yssrs
old. He IVES sired by GOV. SpriSgs foar
mile horse, Northampton, which wss by
old Oscar, and he BY the imported horse
Gabriel, his dem BY old Medley. The dso
Of Northamp ton by DIR. Thornion's capital
imported horse Driver. the sire or Eclipse
Herod. Driver was by Lord Exremonis
Driver, his dam By the fameus Dsrimont.
tho sire OF Gabriel. The dam OF Southern
Eclipse 40, by the late Mr. Bonds Frsi
Consul, which vas BY the old Flag OF Truce.
the sire OF Fisgellstor, his dsm by the i'm.
ported horse slim. The grand dam Of South
ern Eclipse was by the LasutifuI srd espt-
tel running horse Grey Doomed, Which wa.
by Old Medley, and he was by Gimcraek,
he by tho grey horse Cripple. end cripple
oy the Godoiphin Ar abisn. thus the blood OF
Old Medley becomes exceedingly vaIuabls,
OF which the Southern Eclipse has two near
crosses. The great grand dam Of Southern
Eclipse wa, Col Brept's famous running
mare Old Ebony, by the imported othcIIo.
la,r - l.x A a.. 4.
hrsblan--his groa;-grssi, Trsnd.d m the eel.
ebraied running mare old Selma, one of IN.
best mares ever imported, and wa. gotten
by The Godoiphin Arsbisn. All the crosse.
OF the Southern Eclipse arc from the mos,
valuable stock, without y sirgie stain
WILLIAM THORNTON.
PERFORMANCES.
1898 AT four years old. al Frederick.
town, Maryland, he beat Mr. McPhor,on's
celebrated running mare the Indisp Hen
Mr.. Sieeper's horse Fiiz James--wiun;Dx in
great si.l The Joeky Club Purse, intwo heals
Of three miles each.
Al Baltimore, he ran the three mile heat.
against the famous running horse Flying
Chrlders, the full brother Of Rather, and n .
gaipst Fiiz James. and won again in Two
heats 10 great style.
1924 He ran NJ Long Island the four
mile heats, and though out Of order, and
having beeb but few weeks IN training. he
beat Young Oscar, Molly Long Legs, end
Prize Fighter. but was beaten BY FlirtiIi,
the full sister Of Rather He also he Of with
ease, IN two heals each, Hornet Highlander
very heet horse, on mis- Own ground. in
New Jersey; and in The came wear. after
rapidly Travelling more than one hundred 4
my miles, aud only resting ooe day NJ m.
City OF Washington. he ran <ur three o,ilr
hests, one being q dead heat, with Gen
Winh's Iris, aud won the Joeky Club Purse
'hough ne carried four and . half pounds
overlhis weight, and he distanceJ Mr. Slesp.
er's horse the 6rsi heat
is25.-He ran the four mile heat, nj Bal.
timore, in six weeks exercise, after be,n,
kept ss q stallion in New Jersey. and won
the Jocky Club Purse Of s4co, beating =,
two heats, Governor Wrighrs Grey mare
Mr.. sieeper's BAY horse, Mr. Sewal,. mar.
which won The ibi ee mile heats u Washing.
ton, and DIR Gunnei's Wharf Rat.
de ran the week after OF the CITY Of Wash.
ington the four milo hests, and in NV heat.
won the Jockey Club Purse, beatinK Young
hickory. and tho famous running horse
Ticker, which won the three mile heats nj
Baltimore. and the preceding spring 10 said
To have beat the celebrated run ding mare
Betsy Richards
AZ Freder'cksburg, in Virginia, the week
aiter, he ran tbs four mile heats. and a on
me locke, Club Purse Of $500, beating Mr.
Stroihers famous running mare Atalante b,
Archibald, and distspcing the Red For, and
two other good horses So that in ih...
three races OF four mile heats, though h,
ran against Ten well trained horses, be never
iosI heat. wM THORNTON.
CITY OF washington. Feb IS, 1899.