Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-15
TlNaOLEON.

FENIS celebrated stallion and race horse will stand tho
ensuing season at Fairfield, and will serve at
. me season. TO be discharged by the payment Of $50
when the is taken from The horse-Gfoom fee ST
ne season will commence the 10Th of February, and ex-
pre- the ist oil July Extensive pasturage
Mares will be fed with grain, IL required, at % cents
day Black servants boarded gratis, but white servants
will be charged 90 cents day.
The performances Of this distinguished horse ON the
tur are SO we'll known, that unnecessary to relate
them here.
His get occupy that high rank in racing fame, as to
nave stamped their sire foageter inferior horse
living. 1t will be recoleced that Tmoeon made but
two before he sold and carried to the Vest
duriag those two years. his sire, Sir Arcby in the
zenith oil his fame, and had the preference all the best
Mares yet lmoeon in these two years. got best
race nags OF modern days, of untred Mares as Sally
Walker one of the best mile horses that ran; Wash
ngton, but little inferior; Sally McGhee disne
winner in Virginia, North Carolina Tennessee, Alabama
ana louisiana otspur oil great promise, but broke Iown
al years DID, in running miles heats, be atiDg Fra
the hst heat and was winning the second when his leg
gave way; Nancy Warren and others.
In the West, the performances of MoIa, Sam Patch,
Emerald, Susan Hull, Don Pedro and Others attest his
lame.
To show the high estimation in which his colts were
held while on the urhere, annex copy OF the opinion
of the Turtles in 1926:
We, the undersigned, having been in the habit of
rendering justice TO the stallion Washington His runs
two three and four mile heats have distinguished him as
racer oil The first order. The of Ariadne his dam
gave her high station the turf the races Of his sire
Imoeon, are acknowledged by all have been the best
ever and the the colts of Timoleon hereto
lore and this fall particularly, have not only been good
but great Given under hands this 10Th November
1926. ''
Wm r: Johnson, II. a. W,yche,
Henry M Clay John Woysham
Nm Hymn, NJ Gee
Jas. j. Harrison, Arthur Taylor
Ro6t. n. johnson, HIM Ne C,sehee
10 prove his being ioal geer, give an extract
from letter 10 me from Dr. John Minge GAS to limo
leon, do most canddy believe he as sure foa getter
as any horse in America, having of mares in the
neghborliood, impregnaed H. OF the mares left with
The horse there was not great proportion; owing 10 the
most dreadful dsiemper ever breaking out among
them. Dec. Ii, 1888.
ii. A. Tayoe, Esq, at whose house he stood the last
season. writes me-"Mr Key put three mares. and writes
me they are all in foai. put five, and Jour of them
proved in iosl have doubt, myself, Of his being
sure foa geler."-
Extract of letter from VIM. II. Tayoe ESQ
believe Timolecn sure foal- getter. NV brothers
and sell put seven TO him last sesson aud but one
has missed One is in foa that bred before though
sent TO other stalions-Sir Charles was one of them
Mount Airy, January Goth, 1884.
ped'gree-Timoleon was got by Sir Archy. his dam
Saliram, dam by Wildair, g e dam by Driver geg
dam by Faow, dam by Vampire Timole on Is the
only great grandson Of the celebrated English Eclipse
living. RICUARS AD,MS
anne'u, reo q 1854 S7-2awSw