Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-15
Mason,s RATHER.

I MasOm's Rather. /
TTNHIS Thoroughbred and beautiful horse. will s,and
the ensuing season at White Hall, the residence
ossiaenee of Mr.. I Burke !" in KIM William WiIIIsiem- so%n,S !, Vs
(oniy four miles apartD' at the reduced price of $40 the
season. which may be discharged at any time before the
Ist ofJuiy, when il expires, by the payment Of $40. Fiji
teen dollars the leap, to be paid when the service is rem
dered, and $35 to ensure a mare TO be with foal, with 30
cents to the groom in every case. Parting from the mare
will forfeit the insurance. Extensive pastures, well en-
closed, will be furnished gratis. at boti, stands-Sud mares
If required, fed with grain at 25 cts. per day. The high
character OF the gentlemen, under whose superintendent
Rather is placed, is of itself, a sufficient warrantee that
every possible care will be taken TO prevent accidents and
escapes, but there will be no responsibility for either.
Ratler, is a beautiful chestnut, with a remarkably fine,
short, and glossy coat OF hair, full 10 hands 3 LIZ inches
high, with strong, clean bone. great muscular power, and
inferior in action to no horse in Virginia. He bears a
stronger resemblance to his noble sire than any colt of
his get. Ratler has had the advantage of serving but
lew blooded mares, and but two OF his colts have as yet
appeared ON the turf. III we may be allowed 10 Judge Of
these as indicative of his future renown as the ge,ter Of
winners, the list, though short, viii not, l think, suffer by
comparison with the long ones attached to Sir Charles.
Gohanna, Monster Tonson, Sc, &C., frequently running
brother VS.. brother, brother VS.. sister, and sister VS.. sister;
one must beat. Primero, the only son of Rather that has
ever been trained, ran at Broad Rock, the Spring of 1882,
against Mr.. Winfree's Tobacconist, Col. Johnson's Herr
Cline, and Mr.. Botts's Johanna, out Of Phillis. In this
race, he was second in the first heat, drawn in the I'd, but
the next day he ran at Fairfield against the same horse,
Tobacconist by Johanna, Mr.. Bolts ch. f. by Gohanna.
Mr.. Longs b. C. by Sir Archy, Mr.. watson's CHI. c. by
Contention, and distanced all except Tobacconist, which
he beat with ease.
Primero ran again the fall Of 1892, at New Market,
against Col. Johnson's favorite colt Her Cline by Archy,
Black Hawk, by Hotspur; Sir Erin, by Archy; Sir Wal
ter, by Monsieur Tonson: Damon, by Gohanna. He won
the first heat with great ease-in starting for the second,
he was run against the railing, sustained an injury
from which it is probable he will never recover. and
thrown so far back as only to be able to fall with
in his distance. He was, however, started, thus dis.
abied, for the third heat, distanced under a pull the
three last named colts; and l am told by a gentleman
who saw the race, Il did no) if pressed could have placed
the contending horse behind the distance stand. So II
VIII q seen that the ODly colt OF Ratlpr's over frainah
over these courses, has beaten the choice OF the get of Ar
chey, Gohanna, Monster Tonson, Contention and Hot.
spur, oil the same age, when they had the advantage of
choosing from 100 to 40 mares, mostly thorough bred.
Multihora, the property of G, b. Poindcxter, Esq, the
only daughter OF Rather, that has ever been trained, ran
over the w ashington Course, Spring meeting, 1882, against
Jumping Jenny, aged, by Virginian, Helan, 4 years, old
oy Marylander, Maria, 8 years, old by Arab, dam by Ar
chy. She won the first heat with a great deal of ease, by
several lengths. Though very lame, she started for the
second, and came within half a length of winning it, and
was obliged TO be drawn up the third. $500 were Offer.
ed and refused for her on the spot-and a few days since,
1 saw SfOO refused for one half of her.
1 have seen many of Rattler's colts, the get of his two
nothing IN saying, that they will bear comparison, in f..
CURE, size and action, with those of any other horse in Vir-
gina; Ratteris now in higher condition than l have ever
Rather was trained at 3 years of age, and exhibited
great promise as a racer; but before a final trial he became
disabled by the dislocation of one Of his ANGLES, and was
taken from the turf.
Rather was sired by the celebrated race horse limo
icon, the best son OF .drchy, his dam was by Constitution.
and OF the same mare OF Tinoieon-this mare was by
the old imported Saltram, which was by O'Kely's celG.
brated English Eclipse, his z. dam old Wildair, his p. p.
gr' Jam fearnaught, his &. g. &. gr. dam Driver, his &. &.
g. z. or. dam the old imported Vampire, his e. q. q. q. q.
gr. dam Fanow, SC. &c.-Mr. Harrison adds in his let.
ter, alter giving the pedigree of Rather" All this stock
was raised by Mr.. Benz. Jones of Greensville. Rather
has as much DiOmede blood in him as any horse in the
United States, and | believe, partakes of more crosses
Constitution by Diomede, the sire of his dam-TYmoIeon
by dTehy, by DiOmede, his sire. All Mr.. Jones's stock
run; they stand No. l, in the Calender of America
| lmOlPnn Kafa raI,o Ala;I ~ Ill. g. 20 a.
y Walker Sally MCGEE, and many other fine racers are
oil TINS stock. Your horse deserves to do well, for he is
doubled and twisted in the same stock"
Feo. 20. 95-tf E. MASON.
SlR CHARLES-Tbis distinguished, beautiful tho.
rough-bred racer aud getter Of racers, will again
stand at my sons, Geo. W Johnson's, the ensuing season,
within one mile Of Moody's Tavern in the county OF Cles-
terrified, lS miles from Petersburg, aud p rem Richmond,
and Is now at his stand, ready to serve mares al S75 The
season, payable on the LIST OF August next, when it will
expire, but may be discharged with $50 before that time {;
SlQo insurance, payable as soon as the marc is known TO
be in foal, or parted with-$I cash, to the groom. Mares
that failed 10 Sir Charles last year by the season, will be in.
surcd this at the season price. Mares furnished with pas.
turage, which is excellent and extensive-and servants
sent with mares boarded gratis. Separate grass, rye, and
wheat lots Tor mares and colts, with stables TO protect them
from bad weather, and fed, if required, according to order.
or without limit as to grain, at % cents a day. No liabi-
them.
Sir Charles was neverin finer health, and there never
was a surer horse. He will be l6 years old this spring,
AMI has been so often advertised, and is so well known,
mat IL is only necessary TO say that some of his colts have
won the following races within the last year:
The Jockey Club purse at Columbia, 4 mile heats; the
$oO0O match race at Charleston, 4 mile heats; the Jockey
club purse at Charleston, 4 mile heats $1,000; the club
purse at Petersburg, 4 mile heats, the two mile day there;
the jockey club purse, $1,000, at Tree HnI; the 2 mile day
there; the 2 mile day at Fairfield; the best 3 in 5 there; the 4
mile race at Baltimore, $2500; the 3 mile day there, al Nor
folk the 4 mile and the 3 mile days, the 2 mile y al Broad
Rock, the4 mile day and the 2 mile race at LawrenceviIIa:
the 2 mile race at Jerusalem; the club race at Gloucester
Courthouse; the club and mile day at Winter6eld. Fall
1882 The Jockey club purse at Broad Rock, the club
purse, 4 miles and repeat at New Market; the mile day
there; at Baltimore the $4,000 stakes, 4 mile heats; and
the jockey club purse, 4 mile heats there; one day at Win
tertield; the 2 mile race at Norfolk; the Jockey club, 4
mile heats, at Tree Hill, $1,000; the club purse al Jerusa-
lem; the club purse at New Hope; the Jockey club, and
the proprietor's purse at Liberty; the club race at NJ iIton:
lhe . mile club race at Halifax, Virginia; the 3 mile day,
the q mile day, and the best B in 5 day at ChristiansvIlIe;
the club race at Franklin Courthouse; the club race
al "ythe Court House; one day at Wheeling; the
sweepstakes at Beach Bottom; the race at Elizabeth
town; the jockey club, 4 miles, at Wheeling; the 2
mile day there, and at Elizabethtown, and the race at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where the field was distsnced. All these
Races were won by Sir CharIes's get in 1882. These
JdetS speak Tor themselves, and recorded facts they are.
W.. II. JOHNSON.
Chesterheld, February %. 95-f
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mond under the firm Of Richard s. Frederick Anderson &
Co, and in Petersburg under the firm Of Richard Ander-
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More than twenty wears experience Of the senior mart.