Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-06
TINROLEON,

YHIS celebrated stallion and horse. will stand the
ensuing season at Fairfield and will serve mares at
S75 the be discharged by the payment Of $50
when the s taken from The horse-Groom fee, 81
The season will commence the 10Th Of February and
pire the LIST Of July Extensive pssursge 10 provided
Mares will be fed with grain, II required, at rs cents
day. Black servants boarded gratis. but white servants
will be charged SO cents day.
The performances of this dis inguished horse on the
turf we'll known, that II is unnecessary 10 relate
them here.
His get occupy that high rank in racing fame, as to
have stamped their sire oalgeiter inferior horse
living 1t will be recolIected that Timoleon made but
two before he sold and carried to the West
during those two years, his SIRE Sir Archy. in the
zenith of his fame and had the preference of all the best
Mares vet Tmoeon in two years got some ofhe be
nags Of modern days. out OF unred maes Sally
Walker, the best mile horses that ever ash
ing,on, but little nferior Sally McGhee. distinguished
winner in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama
aud Louisiana; Hopnr, of great promise, but broke down
at years old, in running miles heats, beaing FIrla
the fret heat and wa. winning The second when his leg
In the West, the performances of Mola, Sam Patch,
Emerald, Susan Hull Don Pedro and others, attest his
fame.
To show the high estimation in which his colts were
held while the turfhere, annex copy Of the opinion
of the Turtles in 1926
We, the undersigned, having been in the habit Of
seeing and trading horses for time past take pleasure in
rendering justice 10 the stallion Washingon His runs,
two three and four mile heats have distinguished him
racer OF the first order. The Of Aradne, his dam,
gave her high station the turf the of his
Timoleon acknowledged by all to have been the beat
ever seen and the runs OF the colts Of Tmoeon hereto
fore, and this fall particularly have not only been good,
but great. Given under hands this 10th November
1926.
Wm. r. johnson, a. Il. Wyche.
$780, Henry NJ. Clay. John Worshani,
HIM. lynn, ". Gee,
Jas. j. Harrison, .arthW Taylor
Robf. r. Johnson, Wm NC Gethee.
To prove his being oaI getter, give extract
from letter to from DR.. John Minge: GAS to limo
eon do most candidy believe he is foa geter
any horse in America having out Of IS mares in the
neighborhood, mpregnated IL. or the left with
the horse there great proportion; owing
most dreadful dsemper saw breaking out among
them Dec. ii, 1888.
H. A. Tayoe, Esq. at whose house he stood the last
season, writes me"Mr Key put three and writes
they all in foaI put FIVE, and four OF them
proved in loal. have doubi, Nayse Of his being
sure foaI- geer."
Extract of a letter from VIM. II. Tayioe, E.q.
! believe Timoleon sure ioal getier My brothers
and self put TO him last and but
has missed One is ia foa that bred before, thong
sent TO other s,allions-Sir Charles Of them.
Mount Airy, January 10Th, 1884
Pedigree-Timoleon was got by Sir Archy. his dam
SaItram, dam by wildair, & dam by Driver, &
dam by Faow, gig & dam by Vampire Timoleon is the
only grandson Of the celebrated English Eclipse liz
wing. RICHARD ADAMS.
Fairfield, Feb A, 1884. 87-2awSw