Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-07
The thorough bred and distinguish
ell Race Horse

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rnNHE PROPERTY Of Col YIN. n. 70 hnson
will sta nd the ensuing srason n, my house,
10 mile.w.,i of Liberty. IN the main Western
Dad and will be let To mars at Slb the stnki
leap, pa, able at the time 81 .ersles. $50 for The
season pay able the lsi Augnt nfxt, $40 to en-
sure, payable When the mare - known 10 he WIN
fna or pared with, 10 the groom foi saoh mare.
10 he paid ionn. Any person putting sir mare
..Ill he charged for five only. The season 10 com.
nsnos the Is, February and end the 1st August
nei,
have ma lie the most ample arrangement in or'
DIR 10 have mares entrusted TO my care properly
attended TO, fgrniis) bavsg extensive pastures OF
blue grass, clover, rye, with wheat, well ~a'eren
and divided, besides plenty ofs'abe room 10 pro
,eci ihem In bed weather so that mares having
young colts may be kept separate, and 10 prevent
surf, sa,ed twice a week They can also be
fed with grain at 90 cents per day, II desired.
lis hoped that these arrangements, together
with my personal and devoted attention, and the
assistance OF his old groom aud good ostlers, will
b. sufficient guarantee that mares will be return
ed 10 their owners IN good condition. The great
st care Will be taken To prevent accidents, but no
responsibility Tor any that may happen
DESCRIPTION.
STAR i. n beautiful black, handsomely marked,
with a star ia his forehead, from which he take,
his name, and delightful coat OF hair which
shows his superior stock. lie Is of most com.
,
aud supe,,or action. lie will be s years old this
spfinp,s fail sixteen hands high. an il is though,
nv The best Judges thai he IA not eIcelled by any
sia lion III Virginia. having superior SIZE, la,gr
bone aud Is "a well musced ms any horse IN the
copniry. Much more might be said, but gentle
men OF Inc Tut, oswG as those who breed Tor
the saddle or harness, nre too well aware oil the
bt iicial results of j1aioious TO require
more than thcir own Judgment aud discretion 10
induce them TO take advantage Of the present OF
poftunity 10 improve Their took Of horses. SIAH
AL be limited 10 three mnres PR daf, anf ha''
ben assured by Col. J bnSon, his owner, aud
capt Bafo,d who stood him lasl seas ~, That he
Is a sure foal geitef, turning If upwards 81 Que
hundred md forty mares last season, aud almost
every ono IN foa;. S0me mares t4ht had fned
rom oihe, horses are promising ii ~ things to-
siar ipr thrir owners. M charge viii be m-dr
lnt persons or servants who bring mares 10 the
horse. JOHN ). HbKl.
pEDI(.REE.
STAR WAS got h, the celebraei race horse VI
einau certainty Of Sir Arches f,ynriu, sons,
his dam MerrIx by Magog, gfnndam Narc'.sa e'
the imported horse shark, e. granoam No'ehh ~
Wilkins Centinei, gig. grandam Diana hp tl'-
dus, Sally FARMER by the Brlsize Arab,an,-oti, :
dam. who oat OF the n,'te rs the eei.bi'
led Old limoleon, was b, the impor Ell horse III
Harry, the best SOP of Sir Peter I,azie. gtandhm
by the imported horse Salram, the bet soo OF ihr
English Eclipse. his & r. grandam by Col. Symfs
noted horse Widair, Driver, FhNoN, Namp,ef
&r Stars dam also the dam oil thu cfl bfh
ted Ince horses Aratus and snow Storm TINT wtif
both successful runners anj sold far = loo. Sic
was also the dam oi Rest ess and \ llihei, which
were both winners his dam nj IL years oil, sold
for r ~ o raah. WM. II. JOHNSON,
PERFORMANCES.
The sp'ihg he WIS J veis Old he Won The g'eat
saeepsinhe over The Lawrencc,lile cnnrse, miln
hras. with greni ease At ! heat', to which there
; 4Ii, nj 1paf
Nttlns SIR Archr, brunette, the full sister OF
Corporal Trim, Nj. Vest fl hy Al |
eXandgr, and two Gthass u. 1'''"L inno.--eame !
>pring he won the colts race at itce Hi, $500
Each. beating 3 others very easily. The ne.i wfek
he went TO Norfolk IN the steam boat, got there on
~ one day before the race, and started Tor The
sweepstakes, mile heats, when h. was bra,en by |
Polly iIopki us about . feet. The fall after he was
3 years old he went to Norfolk and run for a
swerpstakc, 9 mile heals, which was Won hy Folly |
Hopkins, beating Star about : feet aud dl'iancing |
. uthrts--lhis was beautiful race, aud ran IN re
mnrkatIe time, The next week he went 10 Ne"
narkei aud won the proprietor's pure, $500.
mile heats. beating several distinguished fac' rs ol
nil ages with great ease. HE next week (only
en- - :, y he rnn at Tree llll for the Club pnrs
: 1000. mile heats, against tho Formidable II" !
naes Kate kearn.y and Arid, making most beau
tjfal race with oil three, lhis race gave him |
great credit, and $4,000 were offered Tor him tina,
ryerinc although he was beaten. The spring he
was / years old he won the pioprittors purse,
mile heats n Newmarket, beating Polly Hopkins
md Corporal lin Polly had Just sold for 80 %. |
The next week lie went 10 lree Hi, and run Tor |
he Iost stake 5 mile heats, ne ains Kate kearney
Polly Hapkns. and Two others, when he WIS hea-
ten by Kate krarney. making an excellent and
most beauiiul race. The next weak he nj
iowa, . mile heais, five star,ed--he lot the |
IA CO after hard heats, winning the 81 and losing
he 18th nj the starr, Tie fall he wns wears old h
~on the proprietor purse al Norfolk, mite heats,
with great ease. beating Others, The nex'week he
WOO the porprietor's purse al Broad Rock : mile
he ats, very easily, sig starting. The next week he
" on the Jocky Club purse at Newmarket, 800,
mile heats, beating Polly Hopkins " Mac'ns grey |
Hal with case--the xtweek he wontbe Jocky Club
purse at Tree Hill, $1,000. 4 mile heats, beating the
distinguished race mare Kate kearney. that had
sold the week before Tor $3.50. In this race h
sine started. and he run the last mile of the %
heat on three legs, and was taken from the turf
| trained and run my horse Stai for the above
races which are all he ever started for. and which
are correctly stated. NM IL JOliN9oN.
Il will be seen from the above statement OF pr
iormances that Star has beaten almost every Jis
race horse of his day aud circle, and a
mo g them Kate kearney, Polly kopslns, Wax az
Corporal Trim, and several others. invite gen
tlemen that wish TO breed fine horses to see Stars
Colts this Spring, as his Colts tina, were dropt las
Spring stand as high as any Colts in the lowe
country. JOHN 5. HURT.
Jan. 81.