Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-01
TINlOLEON.

yUNHIS celebrated stallion and race horse will stand The
II ensuing season at Fairfield, ard will mares
75 the season. TO be discharged by the payment Of $50
when the mare is taken from the horseGroom fee, 81
The will commence the l0;h Of February, and ex
pire the LIT OF July Extensive pasrage is provided
Mares will be fed with grain, required, at 25 cents
day Black servants boarded gratis, but white
will be charged so cents a day.
The performances of this dis ing uished horse the
turf, we'll known, that unnecessary relate
them he'c.
His get occupy that high rank in racing fame as to
have stamped their sire foagctter inferior
living. Ii will be recoeced that Timoleon made but
two before he cold and carried the West
during those two years, his sire, Sir Archy, in the
zenith OF his fame and had the preference Of all the hest
yet Tmoeon in these years. got ohe best
nags Of modern days. out Of untried Mares Sally
Walker one Of the best mile horses that RAM Wash
ngtoD. but little inferior; Sally McGhee, distinguished
winner in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama
and Louana Hotspur, of great PROMISE, but broke
at years DID, 10 running miles heats. eating Frla
The first heat and was winning the second when his leg
gave way; Nancy Warren and others
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 on 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 pleasure in
rendering justice 10 the stallion asingon His runs,
wo three and four mile heats, have distinguished him
OF the first order. The Of Aradue, his dam,
gave her high station the turf the Of his SIRE
TDoeon, acknowledged by all TO have been the best
and the OF the colts Of Tmoeon hereto
oro an" his ia particularly, have not only been good,
hut great. Given under bonds 18th November
1926.
IYm. r.; Johnson, a. n. Wyche.
Henry VI. Clay, John JV0rsham,
HIM. Hymn, " Gee,
Jas. j. Harrison, Arthur Toylor,
Root. r. Johnson, Nm. Me Geehee.
To prove his being oa- geer, give an extract
| from letter to from Dr. John Mnge: Gas to Timo-
Icon, do most csndidy believe he is cal geier
as any horse ia America, having of 10 mares in the
neghborhood, mpregnsied H. OF the mares left with
the horse there not great proportions owing the
most dreadful dislemper ever saw breaking among
them. Dec. II, 1888.
Fl. A. Tsyioe, Esq at whose house he stood the last
season, writes me"M Key put three and writes
me they all in oaI. put five, aud four Of them
proved in ioa have doubt, myself, Of his being
sure ioal. geter"
| Extract Of letter from VIM. H. Tayloe, E'q.
| believe Iimoleon ioai.getter. My brothers
and sci! put seven 10 him last and but
has missed One Is in foa that never bred BEFORE though
sent TO other sollons-Sir Charles was onc OF them.
Mount Airy, January 26,li, 1891.
| Pedgrte-iimoicon was got by Sir Archy, his dam
Saliram, dam by Wildsr, < dam by Diver, e z
dam by FAllow, < dam by Vampire Tmoleon Is the
only great grandson Of the celebrated English Erlpse
now living in the u. States. RICHARD ADAMS
Fairfield, Feb 4, 1884. 87-2swsw