Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-03-22

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Southern Eclipse 10 . Beautiful ehssnui
sorrsI, si2sssn hasds high, snd eleven yssrs
old. He vas sired By GOV. SPrigg's four
mile hofss. NosthsmPtoa, which vss BY
Old Oscar. ssd be By the imported horse
Gabriel, his dan By old Medley. The dam
81 Northsnptos By Or. Thorntous capital
Imported horse Driver. the sire Of Eclipse
Hsrod Driver vas BY Lord Egrsnoat's
Driver, his dam BY the fsmsus Dsrimeas.
the sire Of Gabriel. The dan Of Southern
Eclipse vss By the lsss Mr. Boad's Firs,
CoesuI. Which was BY the cid Flag Of Truce,
The sire Of Fisgellater. his dan By the i'm
ported horse slim. Tbs grand dan Of South
era Eclipse was ~ the beautiful ssd espi.
tsi ssnelas horse Grey DiemeS. which vss
BY Old Medley. and he wss bJ 0ineraek;
BY the 0odolphin Arabisn thus the blood OF
Old Medley becomes exceedingly valuable
Of which the Southern Eclipse has two near
crosses. The great grand dan Of Southern
Eclipse vas Col Brsst's famous running
mare Old Ebooy, by the imported OthetIo.
which was by Crab, and Crab BY The Aicock
Arsbisn-his gSss,-grsst grand dam ihecsl
sbrsted running msrs old Selma, one Of the
best mares ever imported. and was gotten
By the Godolphia Arabisn. All the crosses
Of the Southern Eclipse are from the mos,
vaIusbIs stock. without single stain.
WILLIAM THORNTON.
PERFORMANCES
1873 A. four years old. 81 Frederick.
town, Maryland. he beat Mr.. MePhsrson's
cslebrstsd running mare the Indian Hen,
Mr.. Slsepsr's horse Fiiz winning in
great style the Joeky Club Purse. intwo be ats
Of three miles each.
A. Baltimore, he ran The three milo heats
q "a tAA r.
Childsrs, the full brother Of Rather. and .
gsinst Fnz James. and won again in two
heats IN great style.
1924. He ran 1t Long I.Isne the four
mile heats, and thosgh ou, Of order. aud
having beet but few weeks In training. he
best Young Oscar, Molly Long Legs. and
Prize Fighter, but was besien ky FiiriiIta,
The full sister Of Raiiler he also beat " i,h
ease, in two heats each, Hornet Highlander,
o very hset horss. on his own ground. in
New Jerssyi and To- the same year, after
rapidly travelling more than one hundred b
hfiy miles, end only resting one day al The
City Of Washington, he rem four ibrsc mile
heats, one being . dead heat, with Gen
Winb's Iris, aud Won the Jocks Club Purse.
though he esrricd fouT and half pound.
oSeribIs weight, and he distsnced Mr. Sleep.
sr's horse the 6fsi heat
timoSe, in six weeks exercise, after being
Kept - stallion 20 New Jersey. and won
the Joeky Club Purse Of 500. beating Al
two heats Governor WTight's Grey mare
Mr.. SlsePer's Bay horse Mr. sewsl's msrs
which woo ihs three mile hsats % Wishing.
ton. aud DF Gunners Wbsrf Rst.
We rem The week after n the Ciiy ~ Wash.
iagIOa he four mile hssis, and in two heats
won ihs Jockey Club Parse. beating Young
Hickory. spd The famous running horse
TIehleT. which Won the three mile hsats Of
BnltImess, sRd The preceding spTing is said
70 have beat The celebrated FuBaing mase
Betsy Riehards
A. YFsdsFIeksbuFg, 10 YiFxinls. the wesk
sflsF. Ne ran ihe fssr mile sests. ssS ven
The SosksJ Cab Purse 81 $500, beaiipe Mr.
stroihsr's fsmoas r,,upiRe nars Atslssts b,
Archibald. sod d'sisacins ths Red Pos, asd
iwo other good horses 80 thst 10 these
ihrss races 81 four nile heats, fhoaeh Ne
gsn sgsinss tee veil tFslaee hegsss, hs sever
lost hsst. WA THORNTON.
City 81 Wsshisgivs. PEE -, tsss.