Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-12

UyfMoIEON- Thu celebrated stallion and rso,
IL horse, will stand the present season at the stable a
a. b. Dtummond, in the county of Brunswick one mile
and half south of Lawrenccvlc and will cover mares
at sixty dollars the season, payable at the cxpirat;o
thereof. Groom fee, one dollar. The season has now
commenced and will expire the first of July Good
and extensive pasturagc, both high aud low grounds fur
nishcd mares left with the horsc inclusive of servants
board, gratis Mares will be fed with grain at % cents
per day. IT required; separate lots with stables for mares
with colts; and every attention will be paid
len with the horse to prevent accidents and escapes
but no responsibility for either. Gentlemen living
at distance, would find it greatly to their interest
to send their before they foal as great ma
ny fine colts are injured by travelling, when so young
TIMoLEoS is in fine health and condition and is vim.
out doubt, foal-geer any horse in America
as will be by the following from gentle
men of undoubtcd vcracty. | would recommend To- INV
friends and the public avail themselves of the present
opportunity OF breeding from this noble horse, the
son OF Sir Archie. Inoeon performances the turf
are 50 well known TO the world, consider il entirely
unnecessary 10 relate them here His get occupy that
high rank in racing fame, to have stamped their sire
interior to no horse living II will be rccolcct
cd that Tmocon made but seasons before he was car
rlcd to the West during those years his sire Sir Ar
chic in the zenith OF his fame had the preference
of all the best yet Timocon in these two wears
got of the best nags of modern out of IN
tried mares: such Sally Walker, OF the best four
mile horses that ram Washington, but little
inferior; or Sally McGhce, distinguished winner in
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and
Lousana; lotspur, OF great promise, but broke down
four years old in running four mile heats beating Fir.
lia the hrst heat and was winning the second when his
leg gave way; Nancy Warren anu others In the West
the performances OF Nlco, sam Patch Emerald Susan
Hall, Don Pedro and others, attest his fame 10 show
the high estimation in which his colts held while ON
the turf here copy of the opinion OF Turtles
IN 1875 1--WE the undersigned, having been in the
habit OF seeing and training horses for time past
take pleasure IN rendering justice TO the stallion Wash
ingon, his runs two, three and four mile heats have
distinguished him racer Of the first order; the
of Aradne his DAM gave her high station on the
turf the of his sire Timoleon, acknowledged
by all, TO have been the best ever seen and the
runs OF the Colts of Timoleon heretofore, and this
vp no onl Into
Given under our hands, this 10th November, lo2J VIM
r. Johnson, Henry NJ. Clay, William Wynn James J
Harrison, Robert H. Johnson, A. A. Wyclle, John Wor-
sham, N. Gee, Arthur Taylor, VIM McGhcc. To prove
his being foal- geer, give an extract from
letter from DIR. Minge GAS to Timoleon | do most
canddly believe he is foal- getter any horse
IN America having out OF ID mares in the ncigborlood
impregnated ~ OF the lett with the horse Their,
was not so great proportions owing to the dread
full dstemper ever breaking among them. De-
cember l4th 1892 H. A. Taylor, Esq., at whose house.
he stood the last season. writes Nr Key put three
mares, and writes they all in foal; put five and
four of them proved in foa. have doubt of his be-
ing foalgcttcr. Extract of aIettcr from H. Tav-
| loc, ESQ., believe Timoleon al-gctter; my
brothers and myself put him last season
and but one OF them missed is in oal that
bred before though sent to other staions Sir Charles
was one of them Mount Airy, Jan. 20th 1881"
am informed from several quarters that il is said Ii
moleon cannot mares hereby declare such report
to be malicious falsehood; he is slow, but not more 80
than other horses of his age pledge my honor that
would as soon rely upon han to get colts horse in
America RICHARD ADAMS.
! Fairfield, April I6, 1884.
PEDIGREE.-T nolcon was got by Sir Archie. his dam
by Saltram, G. dam by Wdair, q e. dam by Driver g.
g. G. dam by fallow, g. g. g. g. dam by Vampire. Ii
ioeon is the only great grandson of the celebrated
! English Eclipse, now living IN the United States
p b. STARKE,
| Feb. "a. C5-w4w] A. b. DRUMMOND.