Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-24
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n horse, will stand the present season at the stable OF
A. - Drumnond in the county of Brunswick one mile
and half south of Lawrenccve and will cover mares
at sixty dollars the season. payable the expiration
thereof. Groom fee, dollar. The season has now
commenced and will expire the first of July Good
and extensive pasuage both high and low grounds fur
nished mares left with the horse inclusive of servants
board, gratis Mares will be fed with grain ut % cents
per day. II required; separate lots with stables for
with colts; and every attention will be paid mares
eit with the horse to prevent accidents and escapes
but no responsibility for either Gentlemen living
at distance, would find it greatly to their interest
10 send -thelr mares before they foa great ma
ny fine colts injured by travelling when So yeung
lIMoLEoN is III tne iSuh and condition. aud is with
out doubt foai ecer, any horse in America
as With seen by the following statements from gentle
men OF undoubted veracity. ! would recommend my
friends and the public, to avail themselves of the present
opportunity of breeding from this noble horse the best
son OF SIR Archie llmoeon performances the turf
are well known to the world, consider ii entirely
unnecessary to relate them here His get occupy that
high rank in racing fame, to have stamped their sire
toa getter inferior horse living IL Will be recoect-
ed that moeon made but seasons before he was car
red to the West during those years his sire Sir Ar
cine, the zenith OF his fame and had the preference
OF all the best mares yet 1imoleon in these years
got some OF the best nays of modern days
Tried mares such Sally Walker the best four
mile horses that ram Washington, but little
interiors or Sally McGhee, distinguished winner in
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and
LOUISIANA; iospur Of great promise, but broke down
four years old IN running four mile heats beating Fir
ua the first heat and was winning the second when his
leg gave way Nancy Warren and others. In the West
the performances OF Mco, Sam Patch Emerald Susan
Hall, Don Pedro and others, attest his fame To show
the high estimation III which his colts held while
the turf here we annex copy ofthe opinion of Turtles
IN 1876. eve the undersigned, having been in the
habit of seeing and training horses for a time past
take pleasure III rendering Justice to the stallion Wash
ington, his two, three and four mile heats have
distinguished him of the first order: the
OF Ariadne his dam, gave her high station on the
turf; the races OF has SIRE Tmoeon, acknowledged
by all, 10 have been the best ever seen and The
runs Of the Colts Of Tmoeon heretofore and this
Fall particularly have not only been good but great
Given under hands, this 10th November 1Sl: VIM
X. Johnson, Henry NJ. Clay, William Wynn James J.
Harrison, Robert H. Johnson, A. A. Wyehe, John Wor-
sham, N. Gee, Arthur Taylor, WIN. McChee To prove
his being ioal-gelter, give an extract from
letter from DIR. Rlinge: % As to Tinoleon / do most
candidy believe he is Oal-geer any horse
America, having out of - in the neiglboTlcod
mpregnaed IL Of the left with the horsc there
was not so great prOportlon owing TO the dread
fu distemper ever breaking out among them De-
cember 18th, 1892 IL A. Taylor, ESQ at whose house
he stood the last season, writes MT Key put three
mares, and writes they all in foal; put five and
four of them proved in ioal have doubt Of his
ing sure foal- geter Extract of letter from RI Fay
loe, Esq: believe Tmoluon ioal-gciter my
brothers and myself put him last season
and but one Of them missed is in foal that never
bred before, though sent 20 other slaons Sir Charles
Of them. Mount AirV, Jan. 10Th 1884
inoleon cannot Mares hereby declare such report
10 be malicious falsehoOd he is slow but not more so
than other horses Of his age. pledge my honor that
would as soon rely upon him get colts any horse in
America. RICHARD ADAMS.
Fairfield, April TO- 1884
PEDIcRKE. IIinoleon got by Sir Archie his dam
by Satram, g dam By Wildair, e. g. dam by Driycf o.
g dam by fallow, g. g. g. 6. dam by Vampire. Ii
noieon IS the only great grandson of the celebrated
English Eclipse, now living in the United States.
p. d. STARKE,
A. b. DRUAIMOND.
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