Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-20
E0rt Gibson, nun 8. 1884.

After closing my off sial letter Of yes erday', |
date, opened IT, for the purpose of enclosing this
bahevln1 1t ~oald be acc pahle TO General Gibson
and Mayor Hook, IS they are lovers OF the turf To
inform them that Lieut. S. ~ Moore has just re-
turned to this posi- from cutting road to the mouth
OF FR1r Outchitta and he has succeeded in plrcha
sing from party OF Usage Indians hunting on the
l. eau Blu, couple Of prairie studs. One of them
he has brought IN with him he has fine hard
hoots, pretty good legs an muscles, his color Is
white and he is about ll3 hands high Mr.. Moore
has named HIM Washitn, the river on which he
was caught. The other sud from an accident IN one
of his legs, he was obliged to leave With Lieut.,
Calm at Lutte river on the Canadian. tie is also
white and about the same size as UdSatta Mr..
! Moore dcsor hes him far superior IN bone, mus
Gle and appearance 10 the horse he brought in he
has uamed him Blue Water ,beins the river he was
caugh, on, and intends presenting HIM before the
public.
! You will see shortly accurate description OF
these horses IN the American Turf Register. They
are both believe eight or nine years old, ard show
The marks OF many well contested battle, and as
they are uniniure from II, an evidence think OF
| their superior strength.
Major Mason when the Dragons left this, took
with him his boodcd stallion, that he purchased
believe of Major Donelson at Washington, and
mare and colt for the purpose as | understand OF
catching wild colts but in this | fear he may be
deceived in one particular and destroy the value
= of The prairie horse For if he SHOULD succeed III
bringing IN the finest COLI of the pra'res, he WIZ
: 10y raising him other food than -r"ss, Destroy
his palient endurance for hard serriGe lcHh""f
= fo5d, and running on set ground, destroy the mus
:, Gle bone and sinew and the hard gtntg heof oi
the nraric horse, which IS Developed by then run
, ning in state OF nature, and beng IN eontnudl a
lam from enemies.
Besides we know that horses running Wild II
. tho PRAIRIE lave to !ht many hard battle heor'
" tiey are lett in the 11adtStmbcd cn1o5 "ent oil thel
y flock and a hor NOT possessing great dctiCH!
u and s,,cn gth never can reach maturity lhis be
ins the case | believe that Major M'son would d
better to c npoy Indians TO catch stallion, tha
endeavor 10 raise colt.
= With great respect, Gentlemen,
= remain, your obi serv't.
NC I*Whst better guarantee could there be Tor tn
u nropaea,ion of the qualities most desirable IN Il
/, horse u
) At Ipswich Lamb Fair, Mr.. Ra' some preSen
ed t1traip sEtciHg cart, which VIII snee '"'o
turnips ami splcad them over the heid 'ot s"cef'
~ the horse walks forward.
y Tuy Fvp-Thc use of shades and bandages {
,,ini,g affections If the cye,is an cvri tina cam"
At, TOO strongly reptobaled ior the acton OF ~ III al
air being thus excluded and the organ rlS'hly COZ
,os pressed ophthalmia and even tota b'no,ie's - "
- ,,r,eouentlv The co, sequence Of that wh'ch oe''
o,e oerhars merely n slight iow ofhumor,o 'n'o
' ,,,vos,,oa blood would have subsidized IN 'e
"'' ICurfis On tie Eye.