Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-13
Eairost Y q Lsttsr from .va.Nisn 1sv5osoA.a q,
Grasstdhd. Esq. to John Rm,dosih n RoanoksE ,os

Thursday, Ecb. l6 ls32A
inaldo Is Ia good health and no spirits; and II ho A,f
ton that ho Is now In, have no hesatioa ia saving A.,
you will have ono OF the finest horses ON tie South sev
James nver not excepting his sire, Sir Archy; any
.Mr Alexander wishes to breed from Rsnaldo this
spring. l think l asked you in of my last letters
whcre would probably be his By the yvay did
not violate certain GOLDEN RULE by pcrmit,,p Ri.
naido to cover Miss Grafton Rob Roy out of an Os
car by Gabriel both Of which missed last sprinr IT,
nevertheless right that you should be informed Of The fact
you safe and sound" ~
Extract Of letter from Mark 9,e,on,,. n.y.. r pr,
gnid, (M CO. u Il. Of Roanoke, dated
.,,. WARRINGTON, Feb IL, 1882
d.. WI, not urc you with politics, which know be
nado, which will be more pleasing ''sp''""e
II think you would do wrong TO mart with mir, n,
know OF no horse Ia country likely In soa, hin, as
stallion His action color and power ali him.
Also GAscorcNE, by RoANoxE, out of the imported
mare mn; LApl y. oy hAMDLEToN!AN, the best horse OF
was the dam Of MAGICIAN [see Stud book.l Her dam
was SIR THOMAS GAscoIcNE's famous mare Golden
Locks, which was the dam Of Lord Folevs ccIcH,,ed
horse SooTHsAYER, that the GREAT SIR Tesrn
STAKES in 1911, and the DoNcAsrER STAGES next day,
and who covered IN England at TwENrY-FIvE GuINEAs
amare ne stood NINE SUCCESSIVE years at .Nctr-
ketQrom 1911 TO 1922, both ncusive1 In ls2a nc was
sold to Russia GOLDEN LOCKS got by thai cap,afi
son OF HIGHrLYER, and famous stallion DrIpINI out
otNIoLzv by SHARK, who ranks next 10 CH1Iprns andi
ECLIPSE as racer. She WIoLEr) was out of Qurcxs.
CHARLorTE, by BLANK, [thc best son of the C:opoL-
rHIN ARABIAN, except Reguius.I CRAn. Overs DIM
PLE, Bethelrs CAsrAwAY, WHY Nor. RoYAI. MAnn
here cannot be higher bred orse ard he Of immense
power His sister Flora is sixteen Funds high His
growth was stunted by i'll usage in 1871 when Inc mare
was sent to horse, where he was foaed He is most
beautiful creature, not tall enough TO suit the present de-
PRAYED taste for eggy horses-but taller than od Mrp
LEY or his sire GIMcRAcK, than old JANUS or jolly
Hoger AS stallion he IS uned having only covered
last year privately He is eight years old ne xf grass
GascoiSne Is now fifteen and a half hands high and
agrecaby TO the rules OF measurement has more TO grow
PERSONS are deceived in the height of Cascogne Nv the
difference between the over his back and over
ms whsrs, greater than in any horse such is
the holiness of his crest.
He WIFI cover at hundred dollars and dollar 10 Tho
1roon; which may be paid by sixty dollars within the
my ~naer or breeder of winner of respeca-
oy shaii be covered gratis viz: Sally Hope Kate Kear-
ncy Polly Hopkins Sally Walker, and Bennets of Blue
ana one hundred dollars will be paid the proprietor OF
Aric Tor permission TO her, the owner of Re-
atty also, provided she be not past bearing
Most extensive pasturage on Mr. Ca@ePs plantation,
upwards OF 300 acres near the c. ii. as much ON Mr.
kaniophs Bushy Forest Estate adjoining IT, Boxes and
sheds for the which will be fed separately on corn
at the discretion OF the proprietor of the mare al cost and
charge OF transportation viz: two dollars barrel on Dan
River Mares sent TO oal kept separate Padtocks No
other than thorough bred mares will be permitted to be
covered by Gascognc. Certificates of Pedigree must be
sent: neither will he be permitted cover more than six
~ mares including Mr. Randolps, which numerous,
say IL to 20. The greatest care taken Fences poo and
boys to fetch and carry the and Pasture
Valentines Day, Feb. H. 1882
Not being able procure stand for Gascoipne nm III.
own account, Qor no consideration could induce his master
70 HIND the proprietor 81 the horse has been
to permit hint cover at Charlotte C. H. where he can
often see the horse and supernend occasionally his own
as wen as such as may be son 70 him. Profit, it
VIII be seen, iorms no part OF the object OF Gascogncs
master He does not expect clear as much money bi,
season as pay the horses and the expense of advcr
using For, after his shall been covered
and such as he will receive gatuosy there will re-
main very few vacancies and those probably will not be fill
ed up The mares Gascogne will be kept excl,,.
sively on Mr.. Randolphs Busby Forest estate where
boxes and sheds erecting for them The pasrage s
extremely hncchicly highland (alhough there
injurious 10 horses month of June very fine cool
and failing water through the enclosures
which are now subdvidng with view of Keeping onIy
very few mares in each. II impossible for them Il,
ve IN nerds; to say nothing of risk TO foals Mares with
oas not mixed with empty marcs and any Particularly
vicious or distcmpcred mare will be home Servants
boarded gratis, who can their as highly
OF transportation Mr.. Cardwel will attend TO the mares
that are sent TO Gacognc mike as to those semitic
Janus. ne pubic may place unlimited reliance his
fidelity and sagacity.
Charlotte Court House, adjacent to which is Busby
Forest, hes on the great mail stage road from the City of
Washington TO Columbia in $. c., Augusta in Georgia
A Stage leaves Fredericksburg three times week and
passes by it, and through Mr. Randophs Ferry and Mid
die Quarters, within half mile of his door, where also
VIII stand Peacock by Roanoke Roanoke by FIor
EEL alrs) the best Of his day-hs dam Come
liza dam OF Gracchu) by Tyer's Chanticleer The best
son of old wildar, out of Vanity by Celer Mark Anho-
nyIoy Roger-impored horse Silver Eye, the proper
three Pounds and Forty ShingsIis get were remark
able for their spirit.
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke.
FL j have a colt by Gascognc of Roanoke foarcd
las, spring, Tor which have refused $500 when wcaned
and would not take five times that for.
For Sdfe.-PHGNoMENoN by ROANOKE out os
young FRENZY by Observation-Disclosures (rraDd dam
o. JANUs) by Presidents son Of old Celer)-TRisrRAM
SHANDY by Morton's Traveller; his by old JANUS
-JANUs--out OF Mr. Booths imported mare-PREsy-
DENT s dam was got by MARK ANTHONY, out of Har-
diinans BoNNY, which got by old jolly Room
out oil the imported mare BoNNY LASS; she was
ed from the Duke of ANcAsTER's BoNNY LASS bv
SNIP-LATH (son Of the Godolpbin Arabian,) EAsBY
ESNAKE-GREY WILKES by HAUTBoY.
PH6;NoMENoN is a fine bay, upwards of fifteen hands
high four years old grass
Aiso, WILDFtRE, fine chestnut very large four wears
OLD last grass got by ROANOKE of the chestnut mare
WrLDFIRE, which by GRAccHUs out of Young
EVERLASTING, and she by SANS CULorTEs out OF old
Ey ERLAsTING.
Also, BLACK WARRIoUR, twelve years old last grass
got by the imported horse Meyied, the imported
mare fladelphia-she got by Washington, (son of
SIR PETER TEAzLE out OF an own sister TO TRUMpA-
TERI her dam Miss ToTrERfpGE, by that favoritc son
OF ECLIPSE, nUNGANNoN, out OF MARcELLA by
MAMBRINo-she was out of aEDEA by SwEErpRIAE
The best horse and stallion Of his day-.angeca by SNAP
Regulus Bartletts Childcrs-daIn Of the Yxo TRun
BLUES.
NJ Is. To his Mambrino blood, through Messenger
the Long Island Eclipse owes his powers Mr. Ran
doiph gave ElOO Virginia currency, (6s. the dollarJ
Tor Black Warriour when yearliDg, at Mr. Dunop's
sale.
IN. b. The above pcdigrecs are authentic and may DO
rened on. j. r., of Roanoke