The Arkansas advocate., 1836-04-15
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DAVID TIIOMPsON.

l H persuade myseH l nave 1t ln my power
 K to tender the services of an animal that Is entitled to the favorable consideration of ex- perlenced sportsmen, judicious breeders and refined connoisseurs. Extraordinary size, beauty of color, and sleekness of coat, high form and superior action, the renowned per 1 formances of his progenitors, Crusaders own ennobling achievements, together with the unquestioned and 1nqgestiona6te purity of' his blood, embolden me to recommend this horse, and to expect a hatterihg decision from an enlightened public.
 Crusader is a good chesmt, 16 hands 3 in- 1 ehes high, standing oil shoes. To ali, who have seen him, might rest confident that 1 his appearance, without word from me, was sufficient recommendation. To gentlemen who have not seen him, and who, from re- fmoteness of situation cannot see him, would briefly say, he Is excellent in all the points of the real conrser; capacious, well placed, tapered shoulders strong and well turned hips, muscular arms and thighs, broad strong hooks, clean fiat legs, and precisely the right set of the hind legs, and neat pasterns stand ing on hoofs of the best form and nlote4ief. He will stand, the present season, at Colum- bus, Crawford county, one mile below Van Buren, and will be let to mares at $25 in the season each mare, sN $50 out. $50 to insure. Incase the mare is traded before she Is ascer- taned to be with foal, the insurance money will be required; and in all cases of insu- rance the money is to be paid so soon as the l mare is ascertained to be with foal, and 50 cents in each case is to be paid to the groom. The season will commence the 10th of Feb- ruary and end on the lst of July. Pastur- age IS provided for mares from distance, gratis-and they can be corn-fed, in separate lots, if required, at one dollar and twenty five cents per week. An excellent groom will attend the horse, and every possible care will be taken to prevent accidents and es- capes, but will not be liable for any.
 PEDIGREE.
 Crusader and Sake Weimar, full brothers, bred by Col. Richard Singleton, of breeding fame and turf celebrity, they were got by Sir Archy out of Lottery, by imported Bedford, out of Col. O'Kelly's celebrated brood mare Augusta, by Eclipse, 65c., &c.
 Sir Archy, on all hands, is acknowledgde to be the best, and deservedly the most pop ular horse in America, and fully on a par with any one i'll England. Anvil was fully equal as racer, to any of his day, and in him were united the very best English and foreign crosses and Eclipse has no equal in racing annals, whether they ran for heels, or ran for bottom. l am aware, that some of the American Turf Register writers attempt to decry his stock. 1t is pity gentlemen will detract from his reputation, without ex animation. He distanced at pleasure every competitor ss no horse could live by his side fifty rods" He was familiar with the Bea- con course, and was more thansmaster of 12 stones weight. But it is said Bedford never won race, nor could have won a race. Sup pose the fact were so, he came of Fairy, one of the best daughters of the invincible High flyer. She won many good races and beat many good racers, among others Lady Tea gle. But he did win q race of 300 guineas, while in the possession of his breeder, Lord Grosvenor, who then sold him. He after wards won $50 and was sold and brought to Virginia by Col. Holmes at 5, and some say four years old-and who was his sire :! The renowned Dungannon, a horse fully equal to PotSos, the two best sons of Eclipse, and who were rather superior to any other horses of their day, both of them renowned on the Beacon course. And who were Bedford's descendants l beg you to remember Gal latin, Cupbearer, Shylock, Eolus, Dungan- non, &c.--you have not forgotten Fairy, Lot tery, Nancy Air, Peggy, Eliza, &c. Some of you have heard of a Caroline, a neat little mare, for years at the head of the Nashville course, and not long since, Wild Bill, who flies like an arrow, and Piano, and Little Venus, who are game to the bone. Now, sirs, Diomede always excepted, what other im- ported horse since 1790, can show such array of racers. Citizen Is placed before Bedford. I acknowledge the worth of that game little horse. His dam was Bedford's grandam, and who will believe, for moment, that Highfyer and Dungannon have deteriorated the breed. And Gabriel and Spread Eagle and Chance have been placed before Bet- ford. Theywere good, l acknowledge. Bring to oremembrance their most distinguished get decide fairly, and Bedford loses nothing by the comparison; he rises inevitably in public estimation.
 PERFORMANCES.
 Lottery ran twenty-two races, many of them mile heats; never beaten but once, a 2 mile race, and then by accident.
 Sake Weimar was injured in training, but in trials, not only before his owner, but ". Hampton ir., was believed to be equal to any horse in the country, and his son Jefferson, and Daughter in Virginia, are fully sustain ing the family reputation.
 Crusader, the.. q, q, he did not rnn often. ran enough to show, that he was at the head of the American turf. Ks Col. Singeton's cer- tificate shows, he was decidedly superior to the renowned ss CampaIgner," Ariel, both ID heels and bottom, and from thorough bred mares, ofracing families, he will perpetuate his likeness, and from good country mares, will not produce scrubs or ponies, but lofty