Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-05
THE BEAUTIFUL IMPORTED HORSE
KedglOrG.
FULL BROTHER TO BIRnTINGHAM,
NJ LII stand the ensuing season at my house. in

FULL BROTHER TO BIRMINGHAM,
~ LII stand the ensuing season at my house. in the
w county OF Mecklenburg, Virginia, five miles south
OF Boydon, and within mile OF Taylor's Ferry on
Roanoke, where he will be to mares at $50 the season
and one dollar the groomThe season to commence ON
he 10Th oil February and terminate on the let day OF
jury snail have more than thousand Of excel
tent pasuewell enclosed, and conveniently arranged for
the accommodation of in their different conditions
Every attention will be paid every effort made 10 avoid
happen. 49,
iedgiord rich brown FIVE Eve inches high with
beautiful star in his forehead elegant head and neck
equaed shoulders fine back and loin good hip and fine
bone aud sinew lie is said BY those who have seen
them, TO be exact likeness of his brother Birmingham
INC most successful and profitable of his age in
England; and they both bear seng resemblance TO their
sire rlho Da Puta who has produced winners than
any other horse Of that kingdom He,lgford descended
not only from The most popular line, hut from the
successful coursers in England His grandsire Oryille
won The great ST Leger in 1902 His sire Fho a Puia
won the great ST. Lcger in 1915; and his m brother Br-
minghan won the great st. Logger in 1890
In 1929 liedgtorl then years old won the malen's
Plale at Understanding Joceline and three others
same year he won the gold cup at Nottingham, and a
sweepstakes at the same meeting. In 1929 he won the
members plate at Chester In $780, he won the Che
shire stakes OF % soveresns each, Is subscribers
also stakes OF 10 sovereigns each with 40 added
suOscribers-aso, the same year, the plate at Wrex-
ham, lie ran several other races, for which he con-
tended WELL having been second in three or four and
having performed well In all-beating many fine horses
even in the which he lost His departure from
England was noticed in several OF the sporting Journals as
national loss and his size, his beauty aud his blood
sporting world | refer gentlemen to the Stud Book
and Racing Calendar of England, for the gennineness
OF his blood and that of his progeniiors, as well as
Tor the performances Of them all and I have full
assurance that their confidence in him will increase
IN proportion TO the extent of their invesiig
Hedgford was got by Fho Da Puta his dam Miss Cragee
by Orville, his grandam Marchoness by Lurcher his
G. grandam Miss Cogolen by Phenomenon; Young Marsh
Silvia, SC.
FIho Da Puo (sre Of Hedgford) was got by Hapha-
zard his dam Mrs Barnet by Waxy Woodpecker SOUR
rel pnncpepa by Blank one of the best of the great
Godolphin Arabian Mr.. Scott, in his " British Field
Sports says, Filho Da Puta is nearly II hands high
and the great killdev of the North where il is
ported his speed equal to that of the great Eclipse
orville (sire of Hedgfords DAMP the favorte son
of the great Bening6r0ugh His dam (orves) was got
ny Highf1ler-Iantrnm---Sam Sampson Regulus- Marsh's
dam AS Orville the pride of the English
Turf as Stallion, lac took the first rank
Birmingham Gull brother to Hedg ford) is at this time nj
the head of the tart in England-having won more mo-
ney than any other horse OF his day, even exclusive of
the great ST. Leger which he won in 1880 Fora detail.
ed statement OF his performances, together with those of
fiho Da Puta and Orvile the public is referred to Bills
where the memoirs complied from the English Racing
Calendar, and the ANNALS of Sporting
JOHN c. GOODE
January ". 7o-wtlstM