Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-08
A@uaes fsffer from .yatha,s x,y5orowsk, 81
Iass'"'a' Esq, to John Randolph Of Roasoks, Esq,


@ Is !" good hcsith aud tine spirits; and II he shall
reach YOU as hope and he may in the same condi
you will have OF the horses o The So, SHE Of
James 'er not excepting his Sire Sir Archy or any Of
"Mr. Alexander wishes to breed so,, p;o..,o ,h;.
spring think 1 asked you in one of INV last letters
wnere would probably be his STAND. by the way did
not violate certain GOLDEN RULE h. ,,.s,;,,;n. M;
nado to cover Miss Grafton and Rov on, of as Os
car by Gabriel both of which missed las; sp,;n n i,
nevertheless right that you should iniormcd 81 h Oct
II shall feel anxious to hear that the horse has cot m
you safe and sound.' nus so'"
Extract ef letter from Mark Hereunder Esq Of Pr
S"fd, gu. O. TO j. X. Of Roanoke, dateT
''wAsHtNcroN, Feb. IL, 1892
81 will not tire you with politics which know
sSuss 70 you put enclose the within respecting Ri
nalio, which VIII DC more pleasing.
81 think you would DO wrong TO part with him ,.r
knV oil no horse IN our country likely equal him as
Stallion Ills action color and power ali recommend him,
Also, GAscoicNE, by ROANOKE out of ,h. ;,r,o.,.r
mare LADY G. by HAMBLEroNIAN the hest horse or
his day, and best grandson of oKely's Eclipse LApYG
was the dam of MAGICIAN. [See Stud book Her darn,
was SIR THOMAS GAscoIGNE's famous mare Go,Jn .,'
Locks which was the dam of Lord Foey's celebrated
horse SoornsArER, that won the GREAT Sr. Lrorn
STAKES in 1911, and the Done STAKES ne At ay
and who covered in England at TWENTY FIVE GUINEAs
mare lie stood nine successive years at Ne,c-
ket (irom 1914 10 1922, both inclye0 In 1904 bc x.
sold to Russia. GOLDEN Locks was got by thai ea,ar
son oil HIoHFLYER, and famous stallion DELpINI ous:
VIOLET Icy SHARK, who ranks next to CHILpERs and,
eclipse as racer. She (VIoLEr) was out of OvIcx'.
CHARLOTTE by BLANK, [ihe best son OF the GopoI-
PIE, BethelPs CAsrAwAY, WHY Nor, RoYAI. M.nr
There cannot be higher bred horse of
power. HIS sister FLORA is sixteen hands high. His
CROWN was stunted by ill usage, in 1924 when the mare
was sent TO horse, where he was foaled He /, most
beautiful creature not tall enough suit the present de-
praVeu taste Tor leggy horsesbut taller than old Mrp
LEY or his sire GIMcRAcK, than old JANUS or jolly
Roger As stallion he is unred, having only covered
last year privately He is eight years old next grass
Gascogne is now fifteen and a half hands high and
agrecably to the rules OF has more TO grow
Persons are deceived in the height of Gascogne by the
difference between the his back and over
his withers greater than in any horse such is
the loitiness of his crest
lie will cover AT one hundred dollars and ,o,,ar o. a.,
"room; which may be paid by sixty dollars within the
season. Any winner or breeder of winner of respecta
bity siabe covered gratis viz: Sally Hope Kate Kear-
ncy Polly Hopkins, Sally Walker and Bennets of Bne
And one hundred dollars win be paid TO the proprietor Of
Ariel for permission cover her. and TO the owner of Rc
atty ALSO provided she be not past bearing
Most extensive pastuage on Mr.. Carlwelps plantation
upward OF 800 acres near the c. H. and much Mr.
kandolph's Bushy Forest Estate adjoining it, Boxes and
sheds for the mares, which will be fed separately on corn
az Tue discretion OF the proprietor of the at cost and
River Mares sent TO foal kept separate Paddocks No
other than thorough bred will be permitted to be-
covered by Gascoigne. Certificates OF Pedigree must be-
sent neither will he be permitted to cover more than
y mares including Mr. Randolph's which are numerous
say 10 ~ The greatest care taken Fences good and
poys'o e'ch ana carry the mares to and from Pasture.
valentines Day, Feb. Ii, 1892.
Not being able procure stand for Gascoenc on his
own account Uor consideration could induce master
TO FARM HIM the proprietor Of the horse has been ndu-
ccd, by his thorough confidence in Mr. Wyatt Card,yei
10 permit him To cover at Charlotte c. H. where he can
often see the horse and supenend occasionally his own
mares, as well as such may be sent TO him. Profit n
VIII be SEEM forms no part of the object of Gascoigncs
MASTER lie does not expect clear as much money this
season as will pay the horses expense of adycr
Using For, after his shall have been covered
ana such as he Will receive grauitousy, there will re-
main very few vacancies and those probably will not be fill
eh up. The mares sent to Gascogne will be kept exclu-
sycy on Mr. Randolph's Busly Forest estate where
boxes and sheds erecting for them The pasturape il
extremely Gne-chcfy highland although there are ex
ensive low grounds ALSO which the proprietor deems ycrv
injurious TO horses aiterhe month of June very fine cool
ana never falling streams OF water through the enclosures
winch are now subdyidng with view of kecpno onI,,
very few mares in each 1t is impossible for them ~
thrive in herds to say nothing of to oals Mares with
oais not mixed with empty Mares and any paricarlv
vicious or dscmpcred will be sent home Servants
boarded gratis, who can their fed as highly
OF transportation Mr. Cadwcl will attend TO the mares
that are sent TO Gascogne like those sent to
Janus. The public may place unlimited reliance hi,
fidelity and sagaciy.
Charlotte Court House, adjacent TO which is Busly
Forest lies on the great mail stage road the City Of
Washington TO Columbia in S. c. Augusta in Georgia
"A stage leaves Fredericksburg three times week and
passes by it, and through Mr. Randolph's Ferry and Mid
die Quarters, within half mile of his door, where also
will stand Peacock by Roanoke, Roanoke by Flo
EEL IBars) the best runner OF his dayhs dam Corne
la Clam oil Gracchus by Tyer's Chanticleer the best
son Of old widair out OF Vanity by Celer Marx An,ho
nyJoly Roger-imported horse Silver Eye the proper
typf Samuel Du Val, Esquire, who covered in i766 a,
Three Pounds and Forty Slings-IIis get were remark
able for their spirit.
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke.
Roanoke, Feb. ~, 1892.
PS. have colt by Gascogne out of Roanoke foaled
last spring, Tor which have refused $500 when wcancd
ana would not take five times that for
F0r Sdle.--PHuNoMENoN by ROANOKE out Of
Young FRENZY by GRAccHUs-MINIKIN (grand dam
OF JANUs) by Presidents (son of old CeIer)-TRIsTRAM
SHANpY by Morton's Traveller; his dam by old jam,
-JANUs--out of Mr. Booths imported mare-PRnsI
DENTS dam got by MARK ANTHONY out of Har-
dimans Bon NY, which got by old Jolly Room
out OF the imported mare RoNNY LASS she was descend
ed from the Duke of ANcAsTER's BoNNy LASS bv
SNiP--LATH, (son OF the Godolphin Arabian,) EAsBY
ISNAKE--GREY WILKES by HAUTBoY.
iHGNo ENoN is fine bay, upwards of fifteen hands
high four years old next grass
Also, WILDFrRE, fine chestnut very large four wears
old last grass, got by ROANOKE out of the mare
W1LDfIRE, which was by GRAccHUs out of young
EvERLAsrI q, and she by SANS CULorTEs out of old
EvERLAsTING.
Also, BLACK NARRIoUR, twelve old last grass,
got by the imported horse Merry field of the imported
mare Piladclphiashc got by Washington. (son Of
SIR PETER TEAzLE, out of an sister to TRUMPA-
TERI her DAM MISS TorTgRI pGE, by that avoritc son
OF ECLIPSE, DUNGANNoN, out of MARcELLA by
MAMBRINo--she out of MEDEA by Sw EETBRIAR,
the best horse and stallion OF his day4rgeiica by SNAp,
RcguIus Bartletts Cbildcrs--dam Of the TWO TRUE
BLUES.
N. u. To his Mambrino blood through Messenger,
the Long Island Eclipse his powers. Mr.. Ran-
doph gave f100 Virginia currency (6s the dolIar)
for Black Warriour, when yearing, at Mr.. Dunops
sale
IN. b. The above pcdigrccs authentic and may be
relied on. j. r., of Roanoke.
Feb H. 91-trLcg. & wtIsM
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