Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29
yUvHE CELEBRATED RACE. HORSE, MARION,

n remarkable for getting Race Horses, will stand
the present Season my stable - miles from Jackson
- from Halifax, NJ c. twelve from Belleld, Va thirty
1--WE from Washington, N. c. aud fifty seven South of
Petersburg, Va. The Season has commenced and will
end the 10th July lie will be led to Mares 60 dollars
the Season. which may be discharged by the paying of
90 dollars within the Season Mares be insured
30 dollarsthe insurance will be demanded soon
the Mare is discovered TO be in ioal the property
changed. One dollar will be expected the groom in
every case Large and extensive pasturogc, in
small grain expressly for left with the Horse aud
separate lots Tor and colts and board of
gratis Those sending from distance, ii convenient
will send with their Mares so that they may be
attended to agreeaby 10 instruction Mares will be fed
at % cents per day No responsibility for accidents or
escapes, but every prccauon will be taken TO prevent
them.
Marion, beautiful blood bay, black legs name and
tall five feet three inches high in the prime Of life for
he never looked better before lie was sent to the
Western Country, where his owner expected him
MAN, but from the solicitation of Marons friends aud
the success of his colts running in Virginia. North Ca
rolina, Baltimore and elsewhere last fall his owner Col
w. l.. Long, has been induced to bring him back TO
North Carolina again. 1t is to be amenied that all the
Sporting world has seen this very desirable Horse
His colt Francis Marion bore off heats the great
sweepstake OF $1,000 entrance at Tallahassee Florida
three mile heats for year ods subscribers paid for
felt beating Veto of South Carolina and Mary Smith Of
tennessee IN great syle he has since many
and never has been beaten His produce, Maria West
Clare de Kitchen. n A., Virginia Carey, Patsy Brown
Corbins colt, Wilkes Fy. Miss Bett won the Jockey
Club ut Warrenton last FALL beating the noted horse
Tusknea which horse just before sold tor 81 00c the
next week she the Jockey Club at Oxford She WOE
the Jockey Club at New Market four mile heats AT
heats beating Fanny Cline by Aichie Alp and several
other horses, showing her superior bottom, which
fails To show in thorough bred citizen. Simon Dr.
William Goodwyns colt, is OF the finest colts in
this any other country he thought be- AMI none
as believe doubts it; he has three and won
them all with great ease, and am told $4,000 of
ervd f,r Ii, which his owner refused. Marion has
never failed to produce roce-horse from any of
good blood as am informed by gentlemen thai know his
produce
| PEoiGnEE-Marion got by old Sir Archie, his
dam by imported Citizen his grand dam by imported
Alderman his g. grand dam by Col. Ashs Roebuck his
g G. grand dam King icrod, his Y. e. T. grand dam by
%Poi ,s rS ne, IA Adsr@a@ got pcisos
Lady Bolingbrooke, out of Cypron, the dam Of King
Herod (See Turf Register, page 295) Roebuck was
got by The old imported horse Sweepul, of Dover
great Driver son of Snake the best bred of the Lis
ter Turk, out of Thwaits excellent dun mare got by the
yorkshire Acas,er Turk, the of old CHAMBER Dri-
vers dam was bred by the Duke of Devonsire and 90,
by the Flying Childers. Rsebuck 5 grand dam was a
mare of high blood purchased when about years old
from the Hampton Court stud of George the Second
by Mr.. Spann Of Bristol for the late udae Moore who
imported her. (Sce Advertisement in IIongcs' H. c.
Journal printed at Halifax, l79G signed j. b. Ashe)
King lerod got by the imported horse old Fear.
nought his dam by the imported horse Otco his grand
dam was thorough bred imported mare, purchased from
his Grace the Duke OF Rutland (See Turf Register
vol = page 5l72 Partner was got by Crofs Partner
England. Bay Bolton, of the Brownowe Turk out
of old Lady, by The Puleine Arabian (See Turf Regis
PERroRMAScE.-In the Fall of 1894, Marion con.
tended against the celebrated horse Henry the competi
| tor of Eclipse, at Lawrcnceve for the Jockey Club
Purse, mile heats $500, which Marion won at heats
October 4,h, 1924 Marion the Jockey Club al New
Market mile heats, beating Col w r. Johnson Bet
sey Richards, and Capt: J. j. Hariisons Arab Fall
1923, Marion won the Jockey Club at New Market 4
mile heats 500, beating Capt. J. J. Harrison s Polly
Cobbs with great ease, and dstancng Col w. r. John.
sons Washington by imoleon. Nex week at Tree Hill
he started for the Jockey Club together with Bcsey Ro.
binson, Phills, John Richards Cornna, Lberator and
Arabela, which was won by Betsey Robinson. Marion
ran second the first heat and broke down. which finish
ed his racing For particular account of them
reference may be had to the Turf Register vol 3.
page l63.
do hereby certify that Marion was lame and his leg
much swollen, and that if l had had the mana cement
OF hun IN the above he should have started In
witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 2lst day of January, 1881 VIM NJ Wrsr
Mount Forest, WILLIAM MOODY.
northampton co N u, April IL. 1l3-wtIM