Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-06

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"IEL stand sgsin. a my stable In Meckienburx.
w virRins, and will be let to $50 the sss-
son--one dollar 10 the groom. Good and extensive pas
usge, divided and well enclosed and servsn,s board
grats All possible 10 prevent accidents escspes
but liability for either Gentlemen may be assured
that all care will be taken mares with foas by their
be kept much possible 10 themselves or with other
mares in their situation. The season comm the
LIST day Of March and will end the 4h day Of July Mares
that missed last season. II accompanied By .ncher will
be pue gratis; not, will be charged hall price.
HEpcroRp was got by the great racer and stallion in
England. Fho Da Pua- Yes. Fiiho Da Futa--lhs best
race horse Of his day. aud is still thought Ia the North Of
England, to be equal TO the great Eclipse himself Fho
by Harhszsd the best Of Sir Peter Teaze the best
son OF the beaten Highnyer the son OF H~rod
the best son OF Tartar, the best Of Patner &c.,
See English Stud Book.
Miss Craigie, the dam OF Hedgford and birmingham.
full brothers, was got by the celebrated Orvl who co..
vered 90 guineas mare, and guneas the groom
her dam, Marchioness, by Lurcher-her grandsm Miss
Cosden by Pheno,nenon, &C., &c.-See american Turf
Register, page 262 volume l. II horse had better
bood--a richer pedgreei would love gentlemen TO mark
that horse to thai too nigh, profit BY him. And yet
here those who endeavored 10 despo him. or rather
iasdously mislesi the public judgment. See A. T. X.
VOL 9TH, pages 327, 5l3 56:-and Tor answer to which,
must refer you to Hedg0rds present years hand BILL
too long Tor insertion here Any gentleman can obtain
one application by letter regret that this the on
~ mode left to bring this to tile public eyeAnd,
now, word OF kindness TO Barimorea frank, pointed
writer III the a. T. R-whose opinions in instances
have accorded with my own. Yet, in some (lonr aeo)
we have widely differed; and in his remarks in the Fee
m.
por,aions ismy purpose here cofne myself main
~ to those Hedsior. Who is b.! May venture to
throw my experience in the balance with his! Come let
us reason together. Let me tell him, born under
the rooi OF him, who, from the year l770 (at leas) had
lent all bis powers 10 the improvement blood IN
to the year 1873 (his desh) myselfhave known.
from The year 1885, Miss Sianine Ill her stock
have been perfectly acquainted WITH his property bay
Richmond Porto. Shark, Dioned, Precpiiaie and Robin.
Bedford Comorsnt. Darlington, Stirling. Ciizen Arch.
duke, knowsey Sir Harry, aud all the imported horses
too numerous TO name; and still believe, know noun
taneer IRON one Of the golden fleece, armed with what
had the vanity 10 think experience; aud seeing Mr.
Jacksons advertisement about Hedgtord and Au,ocrat
ventared to New York. and gave the horses several
examinations; aud len as now, avowed my opinion de.
ciedIy IN favor Of He.gfort he gay, airy, lofty and
active, though cripple, aud poo The other SO; both
horses oil heights and what ascendancy Auocrat could
have over him. according your showing, can't see;
although all that Barnore has said Of Auiocrs may be
but hall his dues yet claim for Hedglord, much
.dpropo hand Barnore to a i,ieud, a Judge at
my le-not an advocate Tor importation. He swrars
by all the powers above, the gentleman could never
have seen the horse--Exclans oil! he has missed him
wider than did miss horse i'm the world
why, sir, thought him one Of the gayest, prettiest
lore, handed horses ever saw in my lie; with more
evidence oil blood about him. Mountains indeed! Two
10 one against you, my Lord Yes cir and il YOU carry
out your principle Of small horse high FORM we should
turn more than thousand to against you--a principle
100 PLAN Tor Argument p'gmy against giant &c. SC.
Without reputation as racelw beg leave 10 re-
mind Barimore, that Hedgorj one third of his
longest raceswas second in about another third and in
the others among many good horses sgraced him
SELF He ran more ooIishly in number OF short races
than any other horse didin fact, ought never to
have started in but Of the whole number. See
bis first six races, for example
His first at Chester, May 9Th, 1925 two mile heats
which he won al two heats ie only ne should ever
have run TO- although he his only ihree mile
His ne t race in four days AFTER the Paenne stakes of
80 soveregas each ia the owner of the Sc.
cond horse TO receive 100 sovereign start al the Castle
pole and round. In this he came in second
to Holston giving him three pounds; both belonging to
Mr. Mytton, who won the whole prize. Pray, my Lord,
The avi.la hath.
given by the colt, in the short space Of four ays
Could he be in order for both Aud bis next
three all round aud distance, he came in
second in all three giving still evidences of great
speed But his sixth race was at Nottingham, the very
next day after running the above round and dis
lance which race was two and half miles out (l6 SUBJ
srribers,) which he also Now, my Lord, here are
Inc SIX rst races oil colt the first miles heats
me sixth is two and half miles, both Of which he WINS
Ills ionr intermediate short Ones and he
IN second in all iour beatiaS many fine colIs-and vet
without reputation as racer. Hedgford was l6 or Is
times ist or second in his longest In the
great and bard contested between and
Diamond, iett the nation in doubts which was the
best horse So in America. At Newmarket, the hard
contested race between Wrangle and Sir Archy lett us
IN doubts as TO which the best horse WraDgler died
young But time has proven, that Sir Archy although
beaten and second. ranks second horse now In
England, iae two 1rue Blues brothers the one a
race horse, the other not. In breeding, the proposition
was reversedhe did the other failed 10
get racers But II has been left modern times disco
ver that horse must win all his he is left with
out reputation as racer-a doctrine long exploded by
evident experiences doctrine to which you, nor any
other rejecting gentleman submit; upon the slight
est cast OF the eye the manner in which character il
hunted down, aud reputation" falsely pulled up now-a-
days.
Reputation, unstable, tickle dame,
Scarce live: an hour, that hour the same;
M'i ms. face dosn bent, as Is the ooddins grass,
ny o'ey winning wind' ms Ger the plain 1t pass
My Lord, adeu JOHN C. GOODE.
Petersburg March 1lth. 103--wt2OlhMay
III has been stated in the A r. r. that Plecpao died bis