Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-12

town of Richmond. and will remain
here through the spring and fall sea-
son. and can at any time be seen by
those who are fond of viewing a truly
great animal. For terms see hand
bills. which will appear in due time.
SIR KIRKLAND was bred by w.
Livingston, Esq. of New York; is a
beautiful grey full fifteen hands 3 inch
es high. and in handsome form. moves
we'll, with great correctness, with his
legs we'll under him, and his feet in
lime, he walks and trots superbly.
He was got by that capital horse
Arab. out of Col. Johnson's famous
brood mare Bet Bounce, the dam of
Arab. Coquette, Barshehce, Tariff,
owned BY Gov'rs. Trimble and Nc
Arthur) Brilliant, &c. Arab was
got by old Sir Archie, (whose pedigree
| is too well known to need repetition)
his dam by Imp. Sir Harry. Old Med
ley, Mark Anthony, Jolly Roger, the
famous Jenny Cameron, etc. Arab
IS a racer, ranked in class No. lit
is sufficient of him to say. that he has
seat that truly great mare FlirtilIa, at
Halifax; two days thereafter, he beat
he admirable mare Jannette, and the
famous Sir Henry, the competitor Of
the American Eclipse.
SIR kIRKLAND's dam, when very
old. was sold to w. Livingston, Esq.
for Sl1oo, (see Turf Register, vol.
l, page 628.) She was sired bv Mr..
Herbert Hills bay horse Shenandoah,
one OF the first sons Of the celebra-
ted race horse Potomac; he was out
of Mr.. Hills bay mare by Imp. Feb
Irifuge, her dam the Imp. horse Grey
Doomed, her &. dam Wildair. her g. g.
dam by Col. Haines' Flmnap, her 2.
&. &. dam by old Valiant, &c. Arab
is now a popular stallion in kentuc-
ky, and is one of the largest class Of
blood horses, being nearly I6 hands 9
inches high, of dark mahogany bay,
and stands at $40 the season. Shak-
speare by Nirginian out of the dam
of Sir Kirkland, was sold 10 Messrs.
Muse and Howard of Tennessee for
$4,000. See American Turf Regis
ter, vol. Sd, No. 6, page 267; and is
now standing in kentucky at $40 the
saason-he beat almost every racer
of distinction, on the turf with him,
among them Janette, the favorite Of
New York, Bertrand the favorite of
South Carolina; Flirtilla and Ariel,
the favorites of Virginia; as we'll as
Aratus, Mark Time, PhilIis, Rocking
ham, Betsy Archer. &c.
SIR KIRKLAND was entered Nav
oath, 1880, when three years old, on
the Union Course, $500 entrance.
fifteen entries, won by Col. Johnson's
Bonnets O Blue, in the uncqualled
time of-1st heat, l m. 81 sec. Cd
heat, m. 48 $. won by Pilot, Sd heat
| l m. 53 S., one of the severest races
ever run On the Union Course for
three years old colts; he was train
ed the following fall, and in running
trial race with Black Maria and Co
l,atl, broke down in his near hind leg,
from an injury sustained by travelling
him from Virginia to Long Island be-
lore one year old-consequently has
not been IN training since-in the a.
bove trial he gave great evidence of
speed, & was thought to be fully equal
10 Goliah, afterwards SO distinguished
at the South.
! DEscRIP-IoE.
! SIR KIRKLAND is upwards of 5
feet three inches high, has large bone.
has very clean dry muscle, has great
length. substance and power, he is
large and deep in frame, deep in the
brisket, deep in the girth. deep in the
flank, and Of 4 striking Development.
every where, his head is clean. bony
and handsome. his eyes excellent,
meek of good length, rises we'll from
the shoulder. and joins the head well.
his shoulders very obiique, capacious.
strong and tim at the we,hers, back
! short and very strong, lon wide. mus
Icular and very strong thigh, long.
Iclean. muscular. and emincntly good
IN the stifie and hook. his arm long.
and the muscle on it very clean, his
legs short, and of most exquisite
workmanship. his pasterns of good
length and very strong, his feet of
excellent size and shape, the grea:
beauty Of the different parts and the
accurate adoption Of the whole, the
rich dapple grey color of his hair, as
fipo ooJ Sa4t oS Ell. 81 H. ex,,, oi.e