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WALTER SCOTT

NV ILL stand this &c sson at nv stable
w miles from Berryviile. s from
Soieker's Ferry, & miles from charlesto~n.
and , from Smith6eid. The subscriber.
having bred many OF his bes. mares TO Sir
Walter in the season Of 1894 has been in
dueed. by the great superiority 81 his colt.
(experiment 10 the only sure test 10 obtain
his services for the presen, season.
From a wish TO accom- IN odaie the circnm.
stances Of this section OF country. IN witch
= large portion Of the mares are not thor
Ough- bred, and where OF course high price,
for the season cannot be afforded, the sub
seriber has prevailed on his owner, Mr.. A.
Robson, OF Richmond, 20 put the services Of
SIR Walter Scott nj Q lower rate than any
capital horse has heretofore stood IT The
terms will be-for . single leap $40, TO DO
paid within tho season; otherwise. the Sec
son price will be required. For The season
$50, which may be discharged by the pay
meot OF SIS, on or before the LIT Of Au-
gust next For insurance $40. 10 be paid a.
soon ~ the mare 10 known 10 be In foal--
Parting with the mare or irregular atteu-
dance at the stand will forfeit the insurance
| The season has commenced, sud will terIni-
nate the 6rst day Of July next
SIR Walter Scott will be seven years old
this spring. In color he - beautiful dark
brown. (best or all colors Tor stallion. for
u is most apt TO produce bays from mare. Of
every eolor,) l6 hands hi2h, ard posse. sing
all the requisites Of strength, symmetry,
bone and sinew.
PEDIGREE.
lie was got by Monsieur Tonson, HIS dan,
by Sir ArchyI grand dam Che dam OF sally
McGhee)b by imported kno~sIey; & < dam by
imported Dion; ggg dam by Ceier; gggE
dam by Tristan shandy. For further parti-
euiars see Amer. T. r. s. Eng. Stud Book.
RACING PERFORMANCES.
sPrisg Meeting. is3a. lie won with
ease the stallion stakes for 5000. p over tho
Tree iIill course, beating 7. p. Hare. gr. T.
ironette by Contention. wm. x. johnson,
Blue Bird by MEDLEY, (~inner Of the $1,000
stakes, Damon by Gohaana, and }. lIar-
rison's br by Arab. Time, lst heat, m
Sc sec; second heat. ! m S. sec See Amer
7. Reg June No. 1892.
Fall Meeting, at New Market, he Wa DIS
tanoed in the second heat, from becoming
lame and IN other respects IN very bad con-
dition.
| Fairfield, Oct. 20. 1892. Though still
complaining. he won the stakes for 5000.
heating MIR Botts's Douglas by Gohanna, out
Of the dam Of Collier, VIM. X. Johnson's
| Tobacconi,t by Johanna. J. J. Harrison's
oh. e. by SIR Archy, and DR.. hinges Black
Hawk. This race was won with great ease
in IN. IS sec. and J m. 50 sec. T. Reg
Dec. No. 1892.
Nov. II. 1881. He vas started again for
the stallion stakes over the Tree BilI course,
but becoming again lame, he was with
drawn after the FIRST heat. See T. lie sister,
Dec. No. 1892.
His lsmese,s continuing, he was not
trained again until the ion OF ls33, when
his owner. from private trials with SOME Of
the best horses in the State, formed the high
est expectations OF him. Bat in hi. first
race at Lynchburg. Sept 1884, he broke
down. After letting down, $4,000 was re-
fused for him.
~. d. Mr.. 4. Robison's br { BY Monsieur
Tonson, dam by SIR Archy, which won tho
$500 stakes for year olds last fail over the
Central Course, and other distinguished
purses. and for which $4,000 was refused, h.
the full sister Of Sir Walter scott
ID. ~. ALLEN.
Clifton, Clarke county, Va,
March 81. ls36--3m