Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-13
THE IMPORTED HORSE
HedyfOrd.

w Virginia, and will be let to mares at $50 the sea-
turage divided and well enclosed and servants board
gratis All possible 10 prevent accidents escapes
but no liability for either. Gertlemen may be assured
that oil will be taken of with foals by their
sides, and they fed at twenty five per day, will
be kept much possible themselves or with other
mares in their situation. The the
LIST day OF March and will end the 4th day July Mares
that missed last season, If accompanied by another will
beput gratis il not, will be charged hall price
HEpGFoRp was got by The great and stallion in
England, Filho Da Puta-Yes, Fiiho Dd Puta-the best
race horse Of his day, and is still thought in the North OF
England, to be equal TO the great Eclipse himself Fho
Hsphazard the best son Of Sir Peter Teazle the best
son Of the neverbeaen Hghfyer the hes. of Urrod
the best son Of Tartar, the best Of Partner, &c., &c.
See English Stud Book
Miss Craige, the dam OF Hedgford and Birming am,
full brothers, got by the celebrated Orvl who
seteu ov guneas mare and guineas to the groom
her dam, Msrcbioness, by Lurchcr-her grandAm Miss
Cogden by Phenomenon, &C., &c.-.See American Turf
Register page 262, volume L. IL had better
blood--a richer pedigree-l would love gent mark
that horse 10 me, that too might profit by him. And yet
there are those who endeavored 10 despo him. rather
in,idiousy msesd the public Judgment See A. r. r.
vol 4ti pages 327 5l3, 5l6:--and for to " hcb
must refer you to Hedgford's present years hand bi
too long Tor insertion here. Any gentleman obtain
one on application by letter regret that this the
ly mode left me, TO bring this to the public eye-And
now, word OF kindness Bafimore-a frank, pointed
writer in the L. R-whose opinions in some instances
have accorded with my Yet, n some (long ago)
we have widely difered and in his remarks the Fee
bruay No. 3D. most widely, 10 several OF the late
poations. Ii is my purpose here coniine myself main
y to those Hedsio Who is b.? NAV i venture to
throw my experience in the balance with his. Come lie
us reason together. Let tell him, was born under
the roo OF him. who, from the year l770 lat LEASH
lent all his TO the improve blood stock up
TO the year 1913, (his death have known
from the year l7s6, Miss Slammerkn all stock
have been perfectly acquainted WITH his property Bay
Richmond, Porto, Shark, Domcd Precpiaie- and Robin
Redbreastall imported. knew Obscurity, Dare Devil
Bedford, Comorant, Darlington Stirling Citizen Arch
duke, knowsley Sir Harry all the imported horses
too numerous name; and still believe know noun
,aneer from one Of the golden fleece armed with what
N arianra nj oa.s.. NJ
Jacksons advertisement about Hedgford and Autocra I
vcniured to New York. and gave the horses strict
examinations; and then, as now avowed my opinion
cdedly in favor OF Hedgford: he gay airy lofty and
active, though cripple, and poor; the other so; both
horses oil height and what ascendancy Auocrat could
have over him. according your wing can't see;
although all that Bsrimore has said of Autocra NAV be
but bali his due yet, claim Tor Hedglord, much more.
.dpr0pos! l hand Barinore to liiend, a Judge al
my icit-not advocate for importation. He swears
by all the powers above, the gentleman could never
have tie horse-Exclaims OH he has missed him
wider than ever man did miss horse in the world
Why, sir thought him Of the gayesi, pre,test
handed horses ever in my life with more
evidence OF blood about him. Mountains indeed! Two
TO one against you, my Lord. Yes sir and il YOU carry
out your principle OF small horse aud high FORM we sbou,
turn more than thousand to against youa principle
100 PLAN or arguments Pigmy against giant sc. SC.
Without reputation racer!" | beg leave TO re-
mind Barimore that Hedgord about one third of his
longest raceswas second in about another third and in
the others, among many good horses HIM
self He ran more ioolshy in number short races
than any other horse ddin fact, ought never to
his first six races, for example.
His first race al Chester, May 5h 1925 two mile heats
which he won al two heats Che only he should ever
have run in, although he his only three mile
His next race, in four days AFTER the Pslenne stakes
90 soveregns each IA subscribers the owner Of the Sc
cond horse 10 receive 100 soveregn at the Castle
pole and go once ronnd In this he in second
TO Holsion, giving him three pounds both belonging
Mr. Mytton who won the whole prize. Pray my Lord,
is not here the clearest evidence OF both speed bottom
given by the colt in the short space of four DAYS
Gould he be ia order Tor both races And so Of his
three races, all once round and distance and he came
second in all three giving still higher evidences great
speed But his sixth at Notiin CHAM, the very
next day alter running the above round a dis
lance which was two and half miles out, (I6 SUBJ
scribers) which he also Now, my Lord here are
the six first races OF colt: the first is two miles heats
The sixth is two and half miles, both of which he wins
His four intermediate short Ones and he comes
IN second 10 all our, beating many fine colfs-and vet
without reputation as racer" Hedgford l6 or Is
times hst or second in his longest In England the
great and hard contested between Hambleonian and
Diamond, le the nation in doubts which was the
best horse. So in America. AT Newmarket, the hard
contested race between Wrangier and Sir Archy ei us
IN doubts as 10 which the best horse Wraneer
young But time has proven, that Sir Archy, although
beaten and second ranks second no horse now In
England, the two True Blues brothers The one
race horse, the other not. In breeding the proposition
was revefsedhe did, the other never failed TO
get racers But il has been left modern times 10 Disco
ver that horse must win all his races or he is Jeff ih
out reputation as racera doctrine long exploded by
evident experience-a doctrines to which YOU nor any
other rejecting gentleman submit; upon the slight.
est cast OF the eye, the in which character is
hunted down. and reputation" falsely pulled up now-a
days.
Reputation unstable, 6oki dame,
Scarco lives an hour, or that hour tho same;
M W. lace do%n bent as y the noddns grass
My Lord, adieu. JOHN c. GOODE
petersburg, March 18th. 103--wt20tbMAy
Il has been stated ia the A. r. r. that Pecipiiuio his
passage TO America lie dod at house 18th Of March, 1905