Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-05
SIR KIRKLAND.

3IS RENOWNED SLAiiICn IS now IN yne
town Of Ricunon1. and will remain
here through the spring AMI fIii sea-
son, AMI oan at a1y tims Be seen by
those svno are fond of viewing 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 inch.
es high, and in handsome form, moves
well, with great correctness, witt, his
legs well under him. and his feet in
line, he walks and irots superbly.
He was got by that capital horse
Arab. ont Of Col. Johnson's famous
brood mare Bet Bounce, the dam Of
Arab, Coquettc, Barshebee, Tariff,
(owned by Gov'ry. Trimble and Nc
Arthur Brilliant, &c. Arab was
got by old Sir Archie, (whose pedigree
is too wei! known to need repetition)
his dam by Imp, Sir Harry, Old Med
ley. Mark Anthony, jolly Roger, the
famous Jenny Cameron, etc. Arab
as racer, ranked IN class No. Lit
Is sufficient Of him 10 say, that he has
beat TINT truly great mare Fiirtilla,at
Halifax; two days thereafter, I've beat
the admirable mare Jannette, and the
famous Sir Henry, the competitor Of
the American Eclipse.
SIR KIaELAHD's dam, when very
old, was sold TO w. Livingston, ESQ.
for S1lo0, (see Turf Register, vol.
I, page 62e.) She was sired by Mr..
Herbert HIPS bay horse Shenandoah,
one Of the first sons of the ceiebra-
ted race horse Potomac; he vas out
Of Mr.. liIli's bay mare by Imp. Feb
risuge, her dam the Imp. horse Grey
Doomed, her z. dam WiIdair, her &. q.
dam by Col. Haines' FInnnar, her 3.
g. &. dam by old Valiant, &c. Arab
is now a popular stallion in Ken.uc-
Ky, and IS one Of the largest class OF
blood horses, being nearly l6 hands 2
inches high, of dark mahogany bay,
and stands at $40 the season. Shak-
speare by virginian out of the dam
of Sir Kirkland, was sold TO 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
season-he beat almost every racer
Of dlstinc ton, on the turf with him,
among them Jane:tc, the favorite OF
New York. Bertrand the favorite Of
South Carolina; FIirtilla and Arie'.
the favoriies of Virginia; as well as
Aratus, Mark Time, Phillis, Rocking
ham. Betsy Archer. &c.
Sir ktrKLhND 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 uncGualled
time of-ist heat. m. 81 sec. ID
heat, m. 48 $. won by Pilot, Sd heat
! NJ. So s., one of the severest races
ever run on the Union Course for
three years old colts; he was train
ed the following fail, and in runnin Il
trial race with Black Maria and Go
liai,, broke down in his near hind leg.
from an iniu:y sustained BY travelling
him from Virginia 10 Long Island b.
fore one year o.d--consequc.ly has
not been in training since-ln tho Il
bove trial he gave great evidence of
speed, & was tnu1 -lt to &c fully equal
to COliah. afterwards SO distinguished
At the South.
DE.scRiPTloN.
SIR KIRKLAND is upwards Of )
feet three inches high. has large bone.
has very clean dry muscle, has grea.
length. substance and power, he is
large and deep III frame, deep in the !
briskc.. deep IN the gift!,, deep in the
flank. and OF striking development
ever where. his head is clean. bonv
and handsome. his eyes excellent.
neck Of COOL .ength, rises well from
the shoulder, aaa joins the he'd we'll.
his shoulders very obl:gur, capac!ous.
strong and tim at the wethers. back ;
short and very strong,io wide. mus
GUAR and vcrv strong thigh. ,onE.
clean. muscular. aaa eminen,iy good
in the st.tlc and heck, his arm long,
and the muscle on It very clean. his
legs short. and of most exquisite :
workmanship. lis pasterns OF good
length and very strong. his fec, of
excellent size and shape, the great
beauty Of ths different parts and the
accurate sdaptio.l OF the whole. the
rich dappis grey color Of his hair, as
fine and soft IS silk. and his gay eias-
tic acaon cnd lofty carriage exhibit a
s'rikin. un'cn Of great strenC h.beau-
T. and grandeur. Though his BODY