Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-26
silver Heels.

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WILL stand the ensuing season a, Capt. SMITHS sta.
w bic, Charlotte Court House, Va. The season will
commence on the 10th Of February. and end the Goth of
July. lie will stand at $25 the season, able
with $50, if paid within the season-for insurance, $50
will be required, payable as soon as the marc is knows 10
be in foal, or parted with. Mares that failed by the season
last spring, will be insured at the season price. The
Groom's fee, 81 cash. Mares sent from a distance will
be supplied with pasturage free Of charge, or grain fed II
required, at 20 cents per day. Due care will be taken
TO avoid accidents, but no accountability for any thai
may happen. ~
Silver Heels was bred by Governor d. Wright of Ma.
ryland, and was foaled on the 10th of March, 1915. He
is a true Medley grey, Of fine muscle, sinew and bone
and oil great symmetry; full 10 liz hands high. and of form
indicating great powers. At Baltimore, in 1921, the Agri-
eut9ra, Society oil Maryland, awarded TO him the premium
Tor the best Stallion, in opposition to more than i5 of the
hnest horses that could be had in the State.
SILVER Heels is a quarter Medley, and a quarter Ga.
or'et, and all tue balance of the very best blood ever at
iorded by this or any other country, as will be seen by
what follows. He was got by Gov. Ogle's Oscar, his
dam was Gov. Lloyd's Pandora, who was got by Col.
his granddam was got by Halls Union, (also the dam
oil DR.. Edelin's FlorettaD his &. z. dam by Leonidas. his
g. g'g. dam by Gov. Shapes imported Olhello, his g. e.
&. e. dam by Gorge's Juniper, his Q. q. q. q. o dam nv
Morton's imported Traveller, his @. q. q. o. o. o.. dam
was Col. Tasker's imported and celebrated Selma, who
was got by the Godolphin Arabian, and was herself a ca.
phal runner, and that too in this country.
Oscar was got by the imported Gabriel, (also sire of Post
Boy aud Harlequin) his dam was Col. Tayloe's Vixen by
imported Medley; his %grandam was Col Tayloe's Pene.
loPe by old Yorick; his z. e. dam was got by old Rainier
his z. g. &. dam by old Gift, who was imported and was
hall brother TO the famous old imported Cub Mare. from
whom descended Ratler, %Sumpter, Childers and Fiirtilla.
Oscar was also closely allied Qhrough his dam, Vixen.
and grandam Penelope) TO Col. Tayloe's celebrated Bel.
lair. Silver Heels, il is thus seen, is traced without n
nav on TIE dams side, to Tasker's Selma by the Godol.
phih ARABIAN All his progenitors (:asle and female)
were celebrated race rdgs, at ali dis aGces, but particus
larly In tour mile heats. His sir>, Csc.r. " one of the
best runners OF his day-he beat Firs. Consul in a match
'he Jour mile heats, in nne lime and style, and won
many other races. Gabriel, the sire of Oscar. was one of
me best runners OF his day-He won Is races in three
years, and four of them Kings Plates, Dorimont, the
sire OF Gabriel, won prizes TO the great amount of fI3 1863
sterling, and was moreover the son of 0he never beaten)
High Flyer. ~
Pandora, 0he dam of Silver HeelsA was one If tho hos,
runners Of her day. She won the great Sweepstakes at
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 wears old
was led over the Centreville Jockey Club Course, and
took the purse, (none daring TO contend with him)-At 3
years old, he was winning the great Sweepstakes at
Washington, $500 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
We have no accounts of his running again until he was
3 years old, and it is presumed he was rested during
the interval, in order that he might recover from the
injury he had received at Washington. AT 8 wears old
he won the first days Jockey Club purse at Easton. Ar
Marlborough the same fall (although in bad condi,ion) he
made a capital race of three four mile heats-the first
~ .. wa =" ny "uhum III TaIoo 10y imp. Chance)
six inches, running the heat over a heavy course in eight
minutes and six secoDds-tbe second and third Keats were
won, severely contested by Mr.. Johnson of Va, his Boas,
a capital horse. Silver Heels in this race contendeJ Tor
every heat He was, while upon the turf, owned exclu-
sively by Gov. Wright, who although one Of the truest of
sportsmen oil 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 ac-
count OF the purity of his blood and unquestioned pedi-
gree, and because of the large proportion of .Medlev
blood he has in him, having more IF IL than any horse
living in England or this country. By tracing the blood
OF the distinguished animals he is descended from on both
sides, il will be seen that he has innumerable direct cross
es oil Idsker's Selma, and of the GOdolphin Arabian.
Can a better cross be had for the various descendants of
old Diomede, and Sir Archie, of Janus, Saltram. Celer
SC? THOMAS p. RICUARDSON
THOMAS p. HOGE
ROBERT DARLINGTON.
N. b. That Silver Heels is a sure foal- getter. no better
evidence can be required than that afored by the sub.
joined certificate
eve, the Subscribers, members of the Legislature of
ms State, now in session here, from Queen Anne's coun-
ty, certify that we are well acquainted with the horse
called SdDer Heeis-bred and owned by the late Governor
Wright OF our county, till his death-and where he chief.
~ stood till he was purchased by Capt. Smith, (f Mary
land); and that he was always, whilst he remained there.
known TO be a sure JOdl-gettcT and further, that his
colts, now among US, are particularly remarkable for their
hne form and excellent shoulders:-those were chiefly out
OF The ordinary mares oil the country, as there were, per-
haps, no mares in the county thoroughbred, except those
in the possession of Gov. Wright HIMSELF"
(Signed by) THOMAS EMORY,
RICH'D. w. CARMICHAEL.
JOHN BROWN,
EMIL ROBERTS,
l.. b. THOMAS.
Annapolis, 18th March, 1892. TFeb. 81 o3-vev1