Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-28
THE IMPORTED HORSE
f HedSfisrsl

NNlIL stand again, my stable In Mecklenburg,
w Virginia, and will be let 10 at $50 the
son-one dollar to the groom. Good and extensive pas.
urage, divided and well enclosed, and board
gra's All possible care TO prevent accidents escapes
but no abiiiy Tor either Gentlemen may be assured
that all care will be taken Of with foas by their
sides, and they fed twenty Eve per day. aud will
be kept as much as possible to themselves with other
mares in their own situation The comm the
LIST day oil March aud will end the 4h day OF July Mares
that missed last season. accompanied by another, will
boput gratis II not will be charged hall price.
HEpGroRD was got by the great racer aud stallion in
England, Filho Da Pu,a PES FGho Da Fuia--ihe best
race horse Of his day, and still thought in the North
Is by Haphaza the best Of Sir Peter Teaze the best
son OF the Hghfyer, the Herod
See English Stud Book. ts rs
Miss Crugie, the dam Of Hedgford and Birmingham,
u'i oro,hers was got by the celebrated Orvil, who
se1ea AZ oo gnneas mare and guineas the groom
ner uam Marchioness, by Lurcher-her yrandam Nils.
Cogden by Phenomenon &c., &c.--See American Turf
Register, page 262, volume T. II horse had better
bood--a richer pedigreei would love gentle men TO mark
tina, horse TO me- that too nigh, profit by him. Aud vet
there those who endeavored despo him. or rather
insdiously nisead the public judgment. See A. r. II.
vol 4h, pages 327, 5l3 5l6:-and for answer to which,
must refer you to Hedg1rs present years hand bilI
too long for insertion here Any gentleman can obtain
one on application by letter. regret that this Is the
~ mode ie me- to bring this to the public eyc-And
now word OF kindness TO Ba:imo,e--a frank pointed
writer In the T. R.--whose opinions in some instances
we have widely differed; and in his remarks IN bs E
oruary NO. "a. most widely, several Of the late inn
Por'aons lis my purpose here TO con6ne myself main
~ to those on Hedgord. Who Is b. May venture to
thfow my experience in the balance with his. Come let
us reason together Let tell him, I was born under
,he roo' oil him. who from the year ITO, lat Ieas) had
lent all his powers TO the of blood NJ,
to the yesr 1919. (hs deab) and L. knnwn
from the l7S6, Miss SIammerkn aud III her s,ock
nave eeen perfectly acquainted WITH as his property Raw
Richmond, Porto, Shark. Domed Precipitsie and Roh;,
Redbreas--all imported. knew Obscuri,y Dare Devil
Bedford Comorant Darlington, Stirling. Citizen Arch.
auke hnowsiey' Sir Harry and all the imported horses
100 nunerousto name; and still believe know noun
taneer IRON one of the golden fleece armed with wha,
au ne VANITY 70 hink was experience; and seeing Mr.
Jacksons advertisement about Hedgford and Auocrat
venured TO New York. aud gave the horses strict
examinations; and then, now, avowed INV opinion do
cueuy IN lAvor oil Hedgford he gay airy lofty and
ac"Ve' ,hough cripple, aud poor the other not so; both
horses oil heights and what ascendancy Autocra could
nave over MN according TO your hewing can't see
ahough all that Barimore has said of NAV no
bnt nall his due: yet claim for Hedgiori much marc
.aPropo'! hand Barimore to a friend a ;,,doc ~
my iv''Eno. an advocate Tor Importation He svear.,
oy all the powers above, the gentleman could nev.r
have seen Tie horse--Exclans Oh! he has missed him
wider than ever man did miss horse i'm the world
WY, SIR, ! thought him one OF the gayes, pretiiest
lore handed horses ever saw in my lille; with more
evidence OF blood about him. Mountains nJeed Two
10 one against you, my Lord Yes sir and il YOU carry
out your principle OF small horse aud high form we should
turn more than hoissnd ag ans yo--a prnc;nIe
100 PLAIN Tor Arguments pgmy against giant &c sc
"i'hont reputation as a racei!" beg leave to re.
mind baiimore that Hedgiol about one third of his
longest races--was second in about another third and in
The Others among many good horses him,
SUI ne ran more ioolshy IN number OF short races
ihah any other horse ddin fact, ought never 10
have started IN but of the whole number See
his hrst six races for example.
his rst race al Chester May 5th 1925 two mile heats
winch he won at two heats he only race he shn,I
nave run in although he his only three mile race y
It's next race in four days AFTER the Palen,ne stakes nj
Oh soveregns EACH IA subscbers) the owner of the se
cond horse to receive 100 sovercgn 10 start al the Castle
pole and round In this race he came i'm soco,
to iolson giving him three pounds both belonging 10
Mr. Myuon, who won the whole prize. PRAY nv Lord
not mere the cieares evidence OF both speed and bottom
gwen ny the same colt in the short space of four avs
Gould he be IN order for both And so of his ne
uee races all once round and distances and he came in
second IN all Three giving still higher evidences of prea,
na, ms sixth race was at Nottingham, the very
next day ALTER running the above once round and a dis
lance which race was two and half miles out nc sub.
s.'oe's,l winch ne also won. Now, Lord, here are
, ;, s' races OF colt: the first is two miles heats
slN 70 two and half miles, both which he wins
MS our intermediate short ones and he Gomez
~ SECOND IN all lour, beating many fine cols-and vet
, S reputation as racer" Hedgford l6 or is
uhes hrs or second in his longest In England tho
great and hard contested between Hamblcona ana
Damohu' icH the nation in doubts which was the
yes. morse. so In America. At Newmarket the hard.
coes,eu race between Wranger and Sir Archv left us
IN doubts as TO which the best horse WranyIer ;e
young. But time has proven, that Sir Archy alhougI
Deaen and second, ranks second no horse now tn
England, the two True Blues were broibers H. ., "
race horse, The other not In breeding tho pronos;,;
was reveTsed-the did the other never feI o
ge' racers But il has been left modern times 10 disco
morse must win all his races he is left i'm,
on! reputation as racera doctrine long exploded h,
evident eXperience--a doctrine to which YOU, nor nd
o'her rejecting gentleman submit: upon the s,;,h;
es' cas OF the eye on the manner in which character il
days. r W "o"-"'
Reputation, unstable, fck e dana
ss live: 40 hour, or that hour same;
with face down bent, is holding grass
Ar, by every whiting wind, as DER plain il pass
p piy L1iu, au,su. JOHN c. GOODE
Petersburg, March Ilth. I03--w,2O,hM.,
II has been stated in the A. r. r. tba P,ecno,o ,, -