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TIE rxo1oUoR snzD AND
CELEBRATED Race Horse,
STAR.


UTiLL stsst he sassiag season 81 The
" ss,b,s ef Wn- o. Hesss, Eik Wood.
nsar Hall touu, hbout miles West Of Mar
rers-Fery. inmsdisssly On The shePherds-
town sud LessburE road, at tl5 the leap,
as the season, OF $40 20 insure. 20 be paid
ss sooa ~ the marc 10 known 90 be with fvsi-
Psrtin,: with the marc or irregular attendance
NJ the stand forfeits the Insurance. Fihy
cents cssh 10 the Groom In I'll cases, 70 be
cent With the marc. Great care will be tn
ken 10 prevent accidents; but . will not be
ascous,sble for any that may happen. The
season will commence the 25th Of Msrrh.
and end on The Goth Of July Any gentle
nan putting Eve ussres of his own shalt have
the s,xth one gratis; and 10 al that pay on
or before the lst day Of October neat, $50
shall be received in discharge Of the season.
Mr.. VIM. Moore IL authorized To receive
and receipt for any peDey due for Stars
services.
STAR
is ten years old this sprirs, fne black, six
teen hands high, Of excellent action, form,
strength and bone.
JOHN G. HARNESS.
March &C, 1885.
PEDIGREE.
Star was got by the celebrated race horse
virginisn, certainly among Sir Arches fa-
voriie son. h, dam Meriirix by Aagogg
grand dam Nsrci.sa by the supported horse
SHARK; Z. e. dan Rosetta by wilkins Cent?.
mel; &. &. &. dam Diana, by Clodious; sally
Partner BY the Belsize Arabian. Sisr's dam.
who was out Of the same mare ss tie eeie.
brated Old Timo.eop, vas by The imported
SIR Harry, the best son of SIR Peter Teszel
grand dam by the imported horse SaItram,
the best son Of the English Eclipse Lis z.
z. <. dam by Col. Symees' noted horse Mild
air, Driver, fallow, vsmpier. &c. Stars
dam was also the dam Of the celebrated race
horse Arstus and Snow Storm, that were
both sueeessful runners, and sold for -Four
Thoussnd Five Hundred Dollars; his dam,
at seventeen years old. sold for One Thou.
sand Dollars cash. WA. II. JOHNSON.
Stars Performances.
The Spring be MAS 3years old, he won the
great sweepstakes over the Laurencey Tile
course. mile heats, with great ease AT two
heats, TO which there we're subscribers, al
200 dollars each, beating waxsy, Maciin',
Sir Archie, Brunette, the full sister Of Gohan-
VA, Corporal Trim, MIR. Vests lilly by Alex
ander, aud two Others in quick time. Same
spring he Won the colts race al Tree Hill
The neat week he vent 60 Norfolk IN The
Steamboat, got there only one day before
the race, and started for the sweepstakes
nile heats, when he was beaten b, Polly Hop
krs about 3 feet. The fall after Le Was
years old he went 10 Norfolk and run fol
sweePsiskes, txo mile heats, which was Won
by Polly Hopkins, 6csiing Star about Q feet
and disiancing three Others. TLis was q
beautiful race, and run in remarkable
time. The neat week he went to New mark
et aud won the Proprietor's purse, $500, :
nile heats, beating several distinguished IA
GERS OF all ages, viii great case. The mex
week (only 5 years o;d) he run nj Tree Hill
Tor the club purse, II ,0o0, 4 mile heats
against the formidable turf Bags Kate Kear
ney and Ariel, making u most beautiful race
with all three. This race gave him grea
credit, aud $1,000 ~erc offered for him thai
evening. although lie was beaten. The spring
be was years old be won the proprietor,
purse, , mile heats, at Newmarket, beatinr
Polly hopkins and Corporal Trim Polly hsd
just sold for $1,000. The nex,wee lac wen
TO Tree iiiIl and run for the post stake,
mile heats, against Kate kesrney, Polly Hop
kins and two others, when he was beaten b,
Kate kearnsy, making an excellent and mos
beautiful race The next week be run q
Nottowsy, > mile heats FIVE started b,
lost The race after 4 hard heats, wiunin,
the third and losing the fourth at the start
The fall he was yesrs old be won the pro
Prittor's purse Of Norfolk, 2 mile beats
with great ease beating four oihcrs. Til.
next week he won the proprietor's purse .
Broad Rock. 2 mile heats, very easily,
starting. The neat week he woa the locke,
club parse at Newmarket, 500, 4 mile heats
beating Polly Hopkins aud Maclin's grs5 81
tial with ease. The next week he on Ia,
jockey club purse nj Tree Hill, 1000 dollars
Z nile beats. beating the distinguished rae,
mare Kate Kearney, who had sold the weel
before for $3.50 dollars. IN this race hi
sine~ started, and he ruB the last mile Of th
second heat on three legs.> and was take
from the turf.
trained aud run my horse STAR for III
above races, which ATE sill he ever starte,
Tor, and which are correctly stated.
WM. u. JOHNSON.
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