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EA/ III. sand The ensuing srason, 10
w commence On the Ist Of February,
sod terminate on the st OF July, at my Farm
adjoining the town Of Mancae,,rr. aud oppo.
site the city ut Richmond, until the Is, da,
at April. after which he will be removed TO
w 'n'.so'. ON James River. IN the county of
hen'tco, three mules vest Of Richmond. The
terms are-s5o the season. d,scharged by the
payment u $40 within the season, and $50
TO insure mate 9th foal-snd 81 to the
groom Companies or individual, sending
siS mares will be charged but for Eve. There
VII be lots and sheds PREF pared for mares, and
very good pss,uEaSe supplied v iibout charge
Every attention vail be- paid to prevent acei.
dents or escapes. bu, the subscriber " in no,
De Responsible for either. Mares will be fed
on grain AZ IS cents per day, and no charge
made tor The board Of servants ACCOMMODATING
them A. hequen, opportunities are offered
ot sending mares 10 Richmond. without en-.
p'o> 'ag special agent, arrangements will
be made with the keepers Of Livery Stables,
toreceive them, and thus viii be pI.ced Nth
tie horse within an hour after reaching Rich
mond, free Of farther expense 10 the ox oer,.
Barefoot Was fo,Ied the property Of Mr.
Wait, m 1890. zone OF the most successful
spor'smen and breeders OF Race Horses in
all England, Who sold him TO Lord Darling.
ton. from whom no Vas purchased by the
L ~,
Bart, ~ho sent him To this country. SIR
Isaac "a native Of Mas<7chusetts) spared no
expense TO effect his object Of mixing the
best blood OF the English turf Nth that OF
our native bred Race ilorscs. His inlimac,
With the most distinguished rurfmeo Of Eng
land. afforded him The hes, opportunity OF
1 selecting horse whose performances on the
Turf had realized the expectations founded
on his high pedigree, and the general success,
NJ his family, which turned out winners OF
forty f'so races in lS5i-tSee American Turf
"ee'er Tor April, laS2, p. S95l-and ae
I eoFdIng.y chose Barefoot
/ Asa racer. Barefoot Vas rs distinguished
on the English Turf. q, any horse Of his day
having beaten nearly, if not all the best
runnersin England, will be seen by the
following statement Of his performances as
well as by reference to the Sporting ANAL.
tor the years 1923 to 1926 inclusive. I am
told that be 70 the only horse ever imported
that had Won the great 81. Leger.
His pedigree is as follows, and equal to
that OF sny other horse:
He vas got by Trsmr, on, Of Rosamond,
;. ey Buzz.rd; her dam. Rasbury. sister to Hu.
by, By Phenomenon; her dam, Miss West.
by Maschem, Reguius. Crab, Chi!iers, Bssto.
Tramp VS. 90, by Dick Andrews, out Of =
Gohsnns mare; her dam. Fraxinelia, by
Iren'ham, WOodPeeker, Everlasting by T..
chpse.
Dick Andrews vas got by Joe Andrews,
out Of HighAyer mare; her dam by Cardinal
Pull. Tatiler, Snip. Godoiphin Arabian.
Joe Andrews was got by Eclipse, gu, Of
Amarands, by Omnium, her dam Cloudy, by
Blank, Crab. Partner. &c.
! PERFORMANCES
Dsrefoo'.at thespring Meeting at York, sisy,
1875. At . years old. s, Leger Stskes, /
mil o.
Anthony and iiGpooner. Time, , min Is
sec ~ min. 81 sec. per mile.
lS13-At the August Meeting ~ York.
Won sweep"skes, IL subscriber. Sst SD.
iIl7io) snd quarter mile. Time. 2 min.
= sec or min. 81 sec. per mJe. beating
H'chsrJson's b. c. by PhThoda Puts, Nitro
ger, Isabella, srd one other.
At POnteGrsc. Sept. 81, Won = sTeepssakes
10 subscribers. I nile quarters, ST.. 3lh
Qljlb) besting Palsiine ~ on very EASY
> ~ Doncssier, September Meeting, he won
the grcs' 50. Leger Stake. for year old
colts, IS subscribers. ss'. BIB. QiIlb dis.
: 'anes Fime. min. 23l sec beating Sher
wool, COME D'ArOe Comus, Etiquette.
Claude Lorraine. Tsnered, K,aRiet. Nor,b
Star. Meresn,lo'ti, Ganymetle, Csledonisn,
and IL others Comie D'AFtois took the
iead - starting, and made severe running,
ihl near the distance pOs', when Bsrefoo,
came up. passed him, std Won By t~o
lengths.
~ New Market. Honehton Meeting. IN
} October. he voa tie Handicap plate, $50,
disis"es. miie qasFfer. 2s.s ards. Est lob
! tll2ib. beating IfessIllisn, van loo, Aaron,
Nieoio. Mns. aod Mr. Wiiliamson's Partisan
Colt Won easy.
Thus Winning every rtce foF which be
, started. toF that yeaF, and beating the best
sigTses on the turf
: ls24-A years oil June Meeting. 81 As
{ cot Heath. be started fov the Gold Cup iue
. 100 soysrsiKn', against B'zarTr. carrying ssi.
2ib (ti4lb , miles and half, s'IbseS,bsrs,
} asd Was beaten. sfteF = cell cootesssd nee.
} ~ the Sane place, he von the swimiey
Stakes, subscribers. nsile and bali. By
SAlking over, no horse sppeafing 70 eoniend
wish him
A. Dooesssey. September Meeting m Mon
dsy, be s'sgtsd foF the K,sg's Plate, 4 miles,
4 lOs' 10. (if7ib Tine 3 MN. ~ sec. snd
/, ths hsosfe - giartiag. bot wss beaten y
= Arroganee snd bordfsuz. coming N thiFd
4 and bsAtihg Bugie.
A. the sane Hsetse. the "Wednesday fol
losing. be Hsrsd fog = svsepsake.. ESD
sefthers. 81 LegeF e0urse. esFFyinE So. 10
idiPio.) asd bsssea ~ LOuery, sbe bss'