Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-02
silver Heels,

July. He will stand at S25 the season, dischargeabie
WIN SzO' II paid within the season-tor insurance, S3C
be IN ioal, or parted with. Mares that failed by the season
last spring, will be insured at the season price. The
Sroonfs lee, 81 cash, Mares sent from a distance will
be supplied with pasturage free Of charge, or grain-fed, Il
required, at 20 cents per day. Due care will be taker
10 avoid accidents, out no accountability for any thai
may happen.
Silver Heels was bred by Governor b. Wright of Ma.
ryi1nd, and was loaled on the l0h Of March, 1915. lie
is a true Medley grey, Of fine muscle, sinew and bone,
and OF great symmetry; full 10 12 hands high, aud OF form
indicating great powers. At Baltimore, in 1921, the Agr:-
cultural Society Of Maryland, awarded to him the premium
Tor the best Stallion, in opposition to more than 10 of the
finest horses that could be had in the State.
SILVER Heels is a quarter Medley, and a quarter Ga
o'ieI' ana all the balance OF the very best blood ever af
io,ueu oy tIis or any other country, as will be seen by
what follows. He was got 10y Gov. Oglc's Oscar. his
dam was Gov. Lloyd's Pandora, who was got by Col.
Iayloe's Grey Diomede, (and lie by imported Medley
his %granddam was got by Halls Union, (also the dam
oil DR.. Edelin's FlorettaD his &. G. dam by Lconidas, his
g. &. &. dam by Gov. Sharpe's imported Oihello. his q O.
8. g. dam by Gorge's Juniper, his z. &. &. g. z. dam by
Morton's imported Traveller, his z. g. g. z. q. q. dam
was Col, Tasker's imported and celebrated Selma, who
was got by the Godolphin Arabian, and was herself a ca
pitai runner, and that too in this country. M
Oscar was got by the imported Gabriel, (also sire of Post
Boy and H%arlequin) his dam was Col. Tayloe's Vixen by
imported Medley; his grandam was Col. Tayloe's Pene-
lope by old Yorick; his G. q. dam was pot by old Ranter.
his z. 2. (. dam by old Git, who was imported and was
hall brother to the famous old imported Cub Mare. from
whom descended Ratler, Sumpter, Childers and Flirtilla.
Oscar was also closely allied Ohrough his dam, Vixen,
ana grandam Penelope) TO Col. Tayloe's celebrated Bel
lair. Silver Heels, il is thus seen, is traced without a
faw ON the dams side, to Taskers Selma by the Godol.
ph'n Arabian. All his progenitors (malc and feinale)
were cete6rdted race ndgs, at all distances, but particu-
larly in four mile heats. His sire, Oscar, was one of the
best runners of his day-he beat First Consul in a match
the ionr mile heats, in fine time and style. and won
many other races. Gabriel, the sire of Oscar, was one of
The best runners Of his day-Hc won 10 races in three
years, and four of them Kings Plates. Dorimont, the
sire oil Gabriel, won prizes TO the great amount Of Ella, 1868
s.erlihg, anu was moreover the son of (the never beaten)
High Flyer.
Pandora, (hc dam Of Silver Heelsl was one of the best
I unneI oil her aV- In LA uraaf SxNa Ut,t L.. ..
Piscataway, at 3 years old. and afterwards beat every
thing at Baltimore, the 4 mile heats, in great style and
we have the authority OF Gov. Wright to say, farther, that
her colts, Pocahontas, Red Bird, Aurora and Silver Heels,
were all great runners. Silver Heels, at 2 years old,
was led over the Centrevillo Jockey Club Course, and
look me purse, (none daring to contend with him)-At 3
years Old, he was winning the great Sweepstakes at
Washington, CS5OO entrance) against some Of the finest
nags IN America, when, unluckily, he fell. BY this fall
he sustained an injury from which he never recovered.
Although he was afterwards run, and was afterwards a
winner The same fall, at Easton, he won the Jockey
Club colts purse.
We have no accounts of his running again until he was
o years old, and It'll presumed he was rested during
the interval, in order that he might recover from the
injury lie had received at Washington. At 3 wears old,
he won the first days Jockey Club purse at Easton. AT
Marlborough the same fall ~(althOugh in bad condition) he
made a capital race of three four mile heats-the first
heat he was beat by Mul;um in Paroo (by imp. Chance)
SIX lnohes, running The heat over a hedUy course in eight
minutes and SIX seconds-the second and third heats were
won, severely contested by Mr.. Johnson of Va, his Boas,
a capital horse. Silver Heels in this race contended for
every heat He was, while upon the turf. owned cxcIu.
sively by Gov. Wright, who although one of the trues, of
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sportsmen OF the olden time was rarely, if ever, known to
bring a horse TO the post in good condition.
silver Heels has been purchased as a stock horse on &C
count OF the purify of ms blood and unquesti0ned pedi-
gree, and because of the large proportion OF .bfedley
Dloou he has IN num- having more Of II than any horse
living IN England or this country. BY tracing the blood
OF the distinguished animals he is d descended from on both
sides, II will be seen that he has innumerable direct cross
es OF Tdsher's Selma, and Of the GOdOiphin arabian.
Can better cross be had for the various descendants of
old Dioinede, and Sir Archie, Of Janus, Saltram, Celer,
nc! THOMAS p. RICHARDSON,
THOMAS p. HOGE
ROBERT DARLINGTON.
N b. That Silver Heels is a sure foal- getter, no better
evidence can be required than that affored by the sub
Joined certificate
Eve, the Subscribers, members of the Legislature of
this State, now in session here, from Queen Anne's coun-
ty,. certify that we are well acquainted with the horse
called SiIuer Heeis-bred and owned by the late Governor
Wright of our county, till his eath-and where he chief
" stood nl he was purchased by Capt. Smith, (of Mary
land); and that he was always, whilst he remained there,
known TO be a sure Jodl- getcr and further, tina, his
colts, now among us, are particularly remarkable for their
fine form and excellent shoulders:-ihose were chiefly out
OF the ordinary mares OF the country, as there were, per-
haps, no mares in the county thoroughbred except those
III the possession OF Gov. Wright himself"
(Signed by) THOMAS EMORY,
Rl0fID. w. CARMICHAEL,
JOHN BROWN,
en- ROBERTS,
|. b. THOMAS.
Annapolis, 7h March, 1892. FEB. 81. 93-wswl
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IL County Court, Ilth February, 1893:
Thomas Morrison and Eliza, his wife, Complts.
Against
VIM. Pickering and John Pickering, under the age of
twenty-one years, Delts
This day came the plaintiffs and exhibited their bill.
whereupon VIM. ". Appleby is appointed guardian ad
Item TO the infant defendant, John Pickering, who filed
his answer-aud the defendant, WIN Pickering, not hav-
ing entered his appearance and given security, according
to The act Of Assembly and the rules of this court: and II
appearing TO the satisfaction of this court, that he is not
an inhdbitant of this Commonwealth the motion Of
plaintiffs, by their counsel, it is ordered, that the said de-
iendant do appear here, OH the second Monday in Nav
next, and answer the bill of the plaintiffs otherwise the
court will take the same for confessed, and decree accord.