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lSiNG seven years old, full sixteen
II y hands high, of beautiful form and ac-
ton, and IN point OF blood not surpassed by
any horse in the upper country, will stand
The present season at the farm Of DR.. Samuel
Scollay, near Smithheld. on the road leading
to CharlestoNn, and be let To mares at the
reduced price Of $40 the season; s. the sin
gle leap, TO be paid when the mare Is served.
II not, To be continued by the se aSou; $40 To
insure a mare 10 be With foai-5O cent, to
the groom IN each case. Parting with, or
not attending regularly to the horse, forfeits
the insurance. Pasture provided for mares
from distance, but no responsibility for ac-
cidents or escapes. The season has COM
meneed, and will end on the 25,h Of June
next. Mares that went TO Traffic last wear
and did not prove with foal, will be insured
al the season price. deem II necessary Il.
state, that OF all the mares that went To
Traihc last year, there were but oue or two
that missed being with foal, and the most Of
them were by the single leap. knowing that
the mares IN the Valley will not Justify high
prices, ] stand Traffic lower than any horse
Of his grade, wishing that every gentle man
who ieeis disposed, may raise the horse.
PEDIGREE.
TRAVFIc IS out Of the famous Sally Brown.
dam OF the celebrated Sting, and several o.
thers, good runners; she by old Buck Rabbit.
ne oJ Jim Crack, Jim by the old imported
Medley. Tratiic's grand dam by the old i'm
ported KnoWsley she out of a full bred Bell
AR mare Traffic was sired by the unequal
icd Sir Charles, whose colts arc now running
hith more success than those Of any other
horse that ever stood inNirsinIa- For instance.
slender, winning the - 900 stakes IN 1880
al Long Island, beating Re,sey Hanson by
firginian, Black Maria by Eclipse, and Bon
nets Of Blue; winning two matches, A2O. 900
each, beating Gollah by Eclipse, and Clara
Fisher by koscIusko. Andrew, the best 4
mile horse Of his day, running thel second
hest Of four miles, at Norfolk in 1882. IN less
time than Il was ever done BY any other horse
on the continent lronette, that gon her race
last TALL at Baltimore, beating Medoc. that
since sold for elO, 600, Collier the winner
OIL ~ hard run races m one year. And Tri-
de, nos the undispuied mistress Of the turf
winning all her races last fall, beating the
best horses in the United States-vinninp
her race al Long island IN fine style, beating
Alice Cray, by SIR Henry, and distancin.
Black Maria For these facts, refer 10 the
Turf Register I name these few colt. OF
Sir Charles get 20 shew that Traffic was sir
ed BY the best horse that ever stood in Ame-
rica, which every candid man must acknow-
ledge hat - acquainted with the racing world
PERFORMANCE
The spring Of 1892, Traffic won a Jockey
club purse a. Fairfield, after winning ) he att.
eoStins Mr.. JOhnson's celebrated horse Chi.
ford that cost Your thousand Dollars. and
Mr. Davis hno mare Dolly Dickson. full SIS
ter to sally Hornet that won the 5000 purse
last spring at New Market. beating PIyinx
Dutehman BY John Richards The fan Of
1888, he was second IN the race at TayIor,-
vile, two mile heats A few DAYS after. be
run al Fairfield two miles and repeat. against
the celebrated Mary Randolph; Traffic TAX
ing he hrst heat N I'm. 53s.--Eunninx the
second N 3m. SIS. A few DAYS after. be run
az Tree-tIili, two miles and repeat. against
betsey Hair and others--beat by Bet.ey flare
a hard race. Traffic dad himself great credd
m this race, being IN dreadful condition and
lame. Amer standing far mares last sprinz
Traffic won q purse ~ CharIsstown when m
bad ORDER after running i've heats. heatinv
Ws-hingtou by Rather Bstsey nelson bv SIR
Charles Tremendous by Mar lander and
Pikarr0 By Monsieur TonsOn He gas after.
Yards beaten az Battletovn by Betsey Nel-
son, owing 10 the short turns IN he track.
togsther uith The dead weight b. carried
JOHN ". COYLE.