Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-14

NCLIPSE LIGHTrOOT, the most beautiful horse
IL ever seen in this quarter Of the world got by
American Eclipse; his dam lady Lightoot by old Sir
Aschy; his grandam old Black Maria by imported Shark
his great grendam by imported Clockiast half brother
to imported AledlcyD his &. g grandam, Col Burwclrs
Maria by Fitzhuohs famous Keguls (son of Unmarried
fearnought out of Imported Jenny Dsmal) his e. q g.
grondan Col. Burwes famous mare Camilla by i'm
PORTED rIsaa.aGnghs; nus granda% Col Balds
yet dam by MISUNDERSTANDING Mare.
Gcntlemcr possessing and reading the horse books of
inns country aud England, are requested to examine
them diligently for themselves but for those having
the means of acquiring the information beg to
be permitted to state, that better pedigree
exist Ii blood consists i'm a consanguinity to n
strain of horses most remarkable for all the hgh and
desirable qualities i'll the zoology of horses, simple
relation OF facts, will establish Eclipse Lghoo equal
to any horse upon earth And what the facts be-
gin with those most recent and home lie him
self has been twice sold i'll less than six months first
time for 81 OO0-second time for $4,000. His full bro
ther, Shark still more recently for 600. His full sis
ter, the present Black Maria held by her owner at
or 10000 dollars. Eclipse who is of Eclipse Light
foot is the first horse that sold for $40 600 Anne
rca And year or two ago. at 20 years old he again
sold tor about tho He until he was nine
years oldall his races four.mile hca,sand was taken
oil the turf, sound nut. Ho never beaten
and, TO use the language of of his strongest oppo
ncnts at one time, He challenged the word-he beat
me woid-he won world OF moneyand he is ,eoTid $
tcOndcr.
Lady Lghlfoot dam of Eclipse Ligftfoot ran at all
distances and at all places until she III years old
She was beaten but sedom-oncc by Bcggar Girl, mile
heats when she prepared and down for miles;
once by the great iusus .Nature Hermaphrodte whom
she beat twice, TALL mile heas) She was twice beaten
by the invncbc Eclipse which to pluck the laurel
from side of the diadem to place it the more grace
fully on the other-And she beaten, II years old
by Betsy Richards but it evident her day had pass
cd and she should then have BEEN where she gori-
ously died, among the first natrons of the age In ISIS
then years old she won all her stakes and carried
to Charleston, S. &. by Gen Wynn, where she won in
three consecutive days, at =, and mile heats all the
money for in the week beating the best horses of the
day. Among them, the famous Lottery dam of Kos
Welmer er:l the Trans.
port dam of Bertrand Jr and Little Venus y the -
nous Merno Eve dam of Phillis and Gohanna,) and
others feat never before since performed by any
horse She won innunerable races, but remarkable
Jockey Club purses, at 10 years old
Old Black Maria, by imported Shark, grandam of
Eclipse Lighfoot, ran until she was II years old;
quircd for herself and her postcty impersabe fame
won number of races-lost few in the down.hi of
life and was only rivalled by her next of kin
Imported Shark (great grand-src of Eclipse LghtfooD
was got by Marske the sire of the great Eclipse in Eng
land and is of course, his half BROTHER and the great
grandson OF Chiders To these two horses he has been
frequently compared next but by the farest
ing in the world he must be at least their equal He ran
more races-won more money-was only beaten by two
horses and that readily accounted for. Dorimont (sre
OF GabreD beat him, evidently by the difference of
weight given him for the year. Shark beat him. when
aged and both carried the same weight Preender (is
hall bother by Marske, beat him, from ght defect in
the hecls--a disease very common. A notice. in the
Racing Calendar for l7S7 q think0 siys he won nm.
wards of % 900 guineas (about y and il is said
by high authority, that 10000 guineas offered for
him, as he left the New Market Course for the last time
on the turf and longevity the grand desiderata 10
breeders, strain OF horses possess il in
nent degree These the quates-this the blood of
Eclipse Lightfoot not to be detraced from by full and
still further extension lengthy for publication He
has been twice purchased out of training stable in
which he was at the head and by well approved Judges;
and for general and immediate benefit has been put TO
stand Over this the horse could have possible con-
troll but it is just to inveigh against his I'M
kind owners, for depriving him the chance by his ght
and strength of sustaining side by side with his
KIM their growing fame. If my life rested upon it,
would take him for all distances than any horse
upon carth not more trcd and stallion second TO
none.
He is at his harem, in Meckenburg Va five
miles south of Boydton, Taylors Ferry on Roam.
oke where he will be let $50 the season.
Any gentleman putting five becoming rcspon-
sible for them will be charged $50 eachS to the groom
i'll every instance. Great libcralty will be exercised in
putting first rate runners themselves producing
runners Mares missing this season. will be put ne
gratis. Every preparation has been made for keeping
mares and all care taken to prevent accidents but no
liability. Mares fed at % cents per day. Those with
colts AT their side, will be fed unless positively prohibit
cd Mares from Distance IN foal, had better be sent
before foang. The will expire the LIST of July
March IL [lO5-St] JOHN G. GOODE
Editors OF tho Richmond Wing and Petersburg
will insert the above advertisement May.
NOTICE.-Jercmah Allen and Reuben Allen ir.
lV late of Brunswick county, Virginia, and Richmond
Harris and Sally his wife, formerly Sally Alen) who
removed some years since to the Western country-if
living, Tor it dead If they have any children living they
are hereby notified, that they entitled a portion of
the estate of the late Anderson Allen deceased which
in hand E,r H.