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rHA rHoaoUaH DnzD AND
Celebrated Race Horse,
STAR.

SVAHs
XTtLL stasd the ensuing season % the
w stable Of VIM. @. House, Elk Wood,
near Hall tow, shout 5 miles West OF fisr-
pes-fsrry, innediately On the shepherds
tows and Lsesesrg rosd, st Si5 the leap,
t25 the sessoa. OF $40 20 insure. 10 be PAID
a. soon - The mare 70 known to DO wiih fosl
Parting With the mare or irregular attend snce
st the stand forfets the insurance. Fifty
cents cash 10 The Groom in all cases, 10 be
sent With the mare Grrat care will be- Ia
ken 10 prevent accidents; but . will DOT DO
accountable for any that may happen. The
&c asoa will commence the 25th Of March.
aud end On the 20th Of July. Any gentle-
man putting I've mares Of his own shall have
the sixth ons grstis; and to ell that pay ON
OF before The lst day Of October nsxt, $40
shall b received IN discharge Of the scssoo.
Mr.. VIM. Moore 10 authorized TO receive
and receipt for any money due for Stars
services.
STAR
IL ten years old this spring, fine black. six
tsen hands high, Of excellent action, form,
strength and bone.
JOHN G. HARNESS.
March as. 1895.
PEDIGREE.
Star vas got By the cels brated race horse
viryinisn, certainly among Sir Arches IA
vorite son, his dam Neritrix by Asgogs ;
grand dam Nsreissa by the imported horse
Shark; &. &. dam Rosetta by wilkins Cent?
aeI; &. Z. &. dam Diana, by Ciodious; Sally
Partner by the Belsize Arabian. Stars dam.
who vas out Of the same mare rs the celc g.
brated Old TimoIeon, was by tho imported
Sir Harry, the best son Of Sir Peter Teazri
grand dam BY the Imported horse Ssltrsm
the best sou Of the kagiisa Eclipse; his c.
z. 6. dam By Col. Symees' noted horse Mild
air, Driver, fallow, yampier. kc. Stars
dam vas also the dam OF the celebrated race
horse Aratus and Snow Storm, that were
both successful runners, and sold for Pour
thousand Five Hundred Dollars; his dan,
at seventeen years old, sold for One Thou
sand Dollars cash. wN. X. JOHNSON.
stars Performances.
The Spring he was } years old. no won the
great sveepstskes over tho Lsurencesille
course, mile heats, with great easo ut two
heats, to which there were subscribers, at
900 dollars each. beating waxey, Maclins
SIR Archie, Brunette, the full sister OF Gohsn-
na, Corporal Trim. Mr., Vests hlly by Alex
ander, and two others in quick time. Same
spring he won the colts race at Tree HILL
$500 each, beating three others very easily.
The next week he went 20 Norfolk in the
Steamboat, got there only one day before
the race, aud started for the swee pstakes,
mile heats, when he as beaten by Polly Hop
kins about feet. The fall after he was }
years old he went 10 Norfolk and run for
sweepstakes, tvo mile heats, which Was Won
by Polly Hopkins, beating Star about = feet,
and di.tancing thrse others. This was
beautiful race. and run in remarkable
time. The next week he went To- New mark
ct and won the proprietor's purse. $500, 9
mile heats, beating several distinguished ra-
GERS Of all ages, viii great ease The next
week (only years old he run al Tree Hill
for the club purse, 81 900, 4 mile heats,
against the formidable turf nags Kate Kear-
DE- and Ariel, making q most beautiful race
with al three. This race gave him great
credit, and 50 900 were offered for him that
evening although he was beaten. The spring
he WAS year, old he won the proprietors
purse, . mile heats, at Newmarket. beating
Polly Hopkins and Corporal Trim; Polly had
just sold for s. 900. The next week he went
10 Tree Hill and run for the post stake, J
mile heats, against Kate Kearney, Polly Hop
k'ns aud two others. when he was beaten by
Kate Kearney, making an e excellent and most
Nottoway, 9 mile heats FIVE started; he
lost the race after hard heats, winning
the third and losing the fourth at the start
The fall he was 4 years old he won the pro-
prietor's purse Of Norfolk. ? mile heats,
with great ease beating four others. The
next week he won the proprietor purse at
Broad Rock, mile heats, very easily, 6
starting. The next week he wo7 the Jockey
club parse at Newmarket, 800, 4 nile heats,
beating Polly Hopkins and Msciin's gray Sir
Hal with ease. The Dext week he won the
jockey club purse st Tree Hill, 1000 dollars,
4 mile heats. beating the distinguished race
mare Kate Kearney, who had sold the week
before for also dollars. On this race his
sinew started. and he run the Iast mile Of the
second beat on three legs, aud was taken
from the turf.
trained and run my horse STIR for the
above races which are all be ever started
for, and which are correctly stated.
WM n. JOHNSON.