Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-03-20
THE FAMOUS RACE-uORsE
JOHN RICHARDS,

w day OF July, NJ my stable, ABOUT "a !
miles east Of Battletown, in Frederick coun- I
~, Virginia, al fifteen dollars the leap, II paid
the moment the service - rendered. Al not then
1t ~ be considered and charged n season
-s3D the season, hut may be discharged by
the payment Of so Ii made any time before
the I'd day of July ncAt--and forty dollars iu-
surancc, To- be paid rs soon "a tho mare IN
known to he IN ioai lparting with tLc mare,
or irregular attendance ut the stand, fuTfeits
, Insurance land - cents cash to the groom,
to- be sent with each mare. Pssturagc can be
furnished at ~ cents per week, bot . will not
DO accountable for accidents or escapes
Gentlemen wishing their mares fed on grain
will give written directions 10 that eject, as
u will be purchased aud furnished At the ne ish-
borhOod prices. 4 reference 10 the Turf Re-
/ gistcr aud this advertisement, will prove tins
/ great race horse was considered by all a. the
/ cory best race-horso Of his day, upon the best
hial courses, aud among the best h0rsts--hav-
ing been selected toy the best Judges, after fri-
/ ~ with all the greatest race-horse>, TO contend
Z against Eclipse tire celebrated race Tor Si0.-
OOo, mile heats, but being accidentally lam
ed. Henry was substituted. ~ al also ap-
pear that he Is OF a racing family of a rors
htgh grade, las darg being also the dam Of the
justly celebrated Betsy Richards, one among
the best four mile ANIMALS Of her day. Eve
~ person acquainted with the racing history,
must acknowledge they possessed uncommon
speed, sicutnc>s aud game. u will also be
seen, that although this famous stallion stood
in country where there arr but few bloOdcd
mares, his colts promise To DO four mile hor-
ses OF the very highest gradc-the famous
/ Flying Dutchman Tone OF his colts, out OF
( half nal, HaIe.) having Won all has races Of
four mile heats, except the last, being then
out Of order,) beating horses Of great fame.
On the central course, baltimore, spring meet
/ ing 1882, he won the purse OF $1,000, DC 3ting
the famous .NHHiGeT by Eclipse out Of Stars
dam, Reform by Narylander, and Sparrow
| hawk by Sir ChdTLfS-UnIon Course, L. I.
he won the 500 purse, { mile heats, beating
Jane Gray by Orphan Boy, and BlGnk Maria
by Eclipse out OF Lady Lightfooi, =. course We
| ~ heavy and deep after n rain-l00 To 20 on
Maria against the field before starting, and
100 to p after lst hcat-pon easy"-(Turf
Register l-Dutchess county, n. y, ; mile
heats $500, he run I'd to the famous OktHU
! OuH broihoT 10 .iriei) fall ls32-Lanca ster,
Pa he won the $500 purse, I mile heats, beat
ing Tychicus by Clifton, and Tuscumbia by
Monsieur Tonson-farfield,N Va. he won the
5000 purse, mile heats, beating the celebra-
ted Roiia by GOhGnnd .frisl by Monsieur Ton
son, and others by Tonson, Sir Archy, Masons
Rather aud Tarrf-Ncwmarket, Va. I mile
heats, 5000, beaten 10y Dolly Dixon, This last
race, and out of order ia } heats, he diyi-
Sd
on the Duchess county course, n. Y. spring
! 1892, won the 5000, mile heats-union
Course, J.. !. $500, } mile heats, ran ID 10
Black Maria aud Virginia TaS Tor, beating the
celebrated RoH1 and disidnoing the famed T.
ice Gray by Henry-Fall 1892 Union Course
l.. he won , mile heats, beating Lara by
Robinhood, and the celebrated Sereamsr by
HUg out Of Lady Lightfoof, and disfaneing
Angelina by Eclipse out Of .lriers dam, Rip
ley by SIR CHARTS out of Betsy Robinson, and
others-Dutchess county, spring 1898, he
won the $500, I mile heats, beating the IA
nous O'keiiy and Medora-At Trenton, Tn
Gle Sam and General Jackson, both by John
Richards, run the mile heats, beating Others
list heat won by Jackson in min. l sec,
I'd by Uncle sam in 81, Sd dead heat be-
tween them in } 81, ith won by Jackson BY
6inches, who afterwards sold for $4,000, and
Is now standing the old stand OF Sir Charles
and Medley, AT so the season, $50 to insure
(See has advertise ment in Rich. Enq.)
Uncle Sam, (another of John Richards
colts) on the Mansion House (Md.) Course,
fall 1881, ~on the sweepstakes, } entries at
500 eaeh-nert day he won the $500, 3 mile
heats-Dutchess county. n. ~. spring 1892
| 300, mile heats, running 2d to Black Nara
Id heat, "in the last mile Of this heat Tn
Gle Sam, then running ahead, flew the track
outside, and ran several jumps on the tan or
training track, after which he came on the
track aud made n fine race, but without berg
able 10 regain his lost placed Turf RegisterJ
Pail 1882, Lancaster, Z mile heats, $500
beaten by the Flying DuGchmsn by John Rich
ards--UniOn Course, l.. ]. spring 1888, 4 mile
heats, jockey club purse With the inside stakes
$3.50, running 81 to O'kelIy Bnd dividing
heats with him, and beating the celebrated
Mary Randolph 10y Columns, Celeste 10y Henry
and disiaHeisg Miss Matte by Sir Archy
L tf,4f 81 H.. -.
one Of them even out of a haif-mile mare
have beaten the best Of Eeipss's, GohanHa's
! aud .u0l"s'fr Ion'on'' get, and distaucing one
/ OF the best u HsHry's, and one of EeI,pss
all out Of the best Of brood mares.
The circumstance Of his colts from mares
/ OF no distinction, and probably OF no purity
OF blood, bcIhg four mile horses OF high grade,
places John Richards upon an eminence that
may we'll be enyiod by the best stock horses
OF the United States, they having the advan-
} tssc Of assistance from the finest mares IN
america The subscriber deems II uuneces-
'ary 10 20 iaio the detail Of has many splendid
] achievements, a. reference 20 the different
volumes u the American Turf Register will
Z give every information dcSrei AZ respects IA,
performance and general history hi. pcdi-
gree will be seen there duly nroyn TO B,
examining hi- history, u will be seen that he
has always conicuded With the very beet hor-
60 w Ao Nhiteu otaies he run TIE last f,ro
miles Of the first heat OF mile. IN the re-
markabe time 81 3 MIN. and ~ second. over
the NeW-MsTket cour>e--thts tine - rarcly
beaten ~ a single two mile heat over that
course, and be never lost a race Of 4 mile
heats uil after his injury on his Journey 10
/ ran toe race for $50 OUO--and even a0sr That
INJURY beat some Of The finest hOrses on the
! Turf TIE following extracts from MIR Badg.
er's advertisement aud letters, aud from let.
I tcrs from Nr Anis the owner 0f So Ar
/ chyl ard onere, - 10 shos has private his
tor, ~ c"'isiDti b. h.s n..ioFy Boo The IIcsIs-
tier.
P''riisgs' gTaaisd.-Auy gentleman putting
. mares oi hi- own v 90 b. entitled o. the 5th
mare gratis 4 company ct gentlemen put
ting mares. and each one b. INK accountable
ior aH, will be enttltd 60 lie 6ti mare gratis
\ mare takinE but Once Wiil ~ charged for
The leap only (unisss insured if1d time. AZ
TIE time 81 Use second performance. her own
~ may seiect either SEASON o. Insurance 81