Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-22
TIMOLEON.

celebrated stallion aud horse. will stand the
- ensuing at Fairfield, and will serve mares at
75 tho season. be discharged by the payment Of 500
when the mare is taken from the horseGIoom fee, 81
The season will commence the 10th Of February, and
pre the LIST OF July. Extensive pssturage Is provided
Mares will be fed with grain, II required at 20 cents
day. Black servants boarded gratis, but white servants
The performances of this distinguished horse on the
ur are so we'll known, that II is unnecessary TO relate
them heie.
His get occupy that high rank in racing fame as to
have stamped their sire getter inferior horse
living. 1t will be recollectcd that Tmoleon made but
two seasons 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, yet Tmoeon in these years. got ofhe best
race nags Of modern days. out Of uned mares, Sally
alker one OF the best mile horses that ash.
ington. but little inieror Sally McGhec, distinguished
winner in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama
and Louisiana; Hospur, OF great promise, but broke Gown
at years old, in running miles heats, beating FIira
the first heat and winning the second when his leg
gave way; Nancy Warren and others.
Ia the West the performances Of Moa, 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 training horses for time past in
rendering justice TO the stallion Washington His runs,
two three and four mile heats have dsng him
OF the first order. The Of Aradnc, his dam,
gave her high station the turf the Of his sire,
Tmoeon, acknowledged by all 10 have been the best
and the OF the colts of Timoeon hereto
fore ana this TAIL particularly, nave not only been good,
but great Given under hands this 10Th November,
1926
Nm r: johnson. f.. fl. Wyche,
Henry M. Clay, John Worsham,
HIM. Hymn, ". Gee,
Jas J. Harrison, Arthur Taylor,
Robt r. Johnson, HIM. Nc Geehee.
To prove his being oaI-getter give extract
from letter to from DR.. John MDge: GAS to limo
leon do mos, canidy believe he is foa getter
as any horse in America having out Of 10 mares in the
neghborhood, impregnaied r. Of the left with
the horse there not great proporton owing to the
most dreadful distemper saw breaking out among
them. Dec. IA, 1885,
II. A. Tayloe, Esq, at whose house he stood the last
season, writes me"Mr Key put three and writes
me they are all in foa put FIVE, and four OF them
proved in foai have no doubt, MYSELF of his being a
sure foal-getter,"
Extract of letter from VIM H. Tayioe, Esq.
believe Timoeon foa- getter My brothers
and self put to him last and but
has missed One is in foal that bred BEFORE though
sent TO other staions-Sir Charles of them.
Mount Airy January 26th, 1884,.
Pedigree.-Timoleon was got by Sir Archy. his dam
Saitram, dam by Wildar, x dam by Driver, g
dam BY Falow, & dam by Vampire. TimoIeon is the
only great grandson of the celebrated English Eclipse
now living in the U. States. RICHARD ADAMS.
Fairfield, Feb. A. 1884. S7-2awSw