Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-10
HECTOR BELL.
March 90, 1887.

DES1RGpTEON.-D RoNE is a beautiful rich
chesnut, years old this spring, with one hind
foot white, Ia hands inches high, Of handsome
form, great bone and muscle, and fine action. -
he same may with propriety be said of him as
was said This renowned sire, by writer in the
American iurf Register, who very justly remar-
ked, " If ever there was a case where the linn
ner might remain in his room and draw beauti-
tut horse, according TO his true anatomy, and fl
nest proportions, with the delicate skin and silk
en- coat of the genuine eastern cOurser, and then
venture TO give him local habitaton and name,
he might write under such picture, Monsieur
IOnson." sc.
On the score Of blood, no horse can rank high
or than Drone as the following well authentica-
ted pedigree Will prove.
PEDIGREE.-DnoN CHI. foaled March 10
1880, bred by Col. VIM. Wynnc, as got by the
celebrated Monsieur Tonson his dam Isabella,
by Sir Archy g. dam Black Ghost, by Light
ioot's imp. Oscar g g. dam, DIR. Dixon Pill
box, by imp Pantaloon--Melpo mene, by Bur
wells Trayclcr-V Virginia, by Lees old Mark
Anthony-Polly Byrd, by imp. Aristotle Dung
Bonny Lass, by imp. Jolly Rogcr~-imp. mare
Benny Lass, by Blank-Bonny Lass by Snip
Lath-Eastby -Snake-Grey Wilkes, [sister tc
Clumscy,l by Hautboy. Isabella ran with sue
cess until six years old. Dronc is full brother
to Anvil, sold in the spring of 1884. 10 the Hon
Baltic Pcyton Of Tennessee, for $4,000, and is
now standing in Halifax county Va.
PerfOrmances.-The following are all the
races in which Drone ran and where he was
not the successful. he was most generally the
eoRiending mug; and the time, taken in connex'
lon with the bad order in which he was frequent
ly brought TO the post, proved him horse Of
uncommon speed and bottom.
Central Course, -Nd,-Fall meeting, 1898, he
ran second to Anne Page, by Mary land Eclipse,
for the three year old Sweepstakes, two mile
heats, s. 500 entrance, h. (. eleven subscribers
beating Col. Johnson's Fanny Cline, by Sir Ar
> chy; a. 7. Hamblin's st. Lcger, by Eclipse
and Capt. StUckton's Powhatan, By Monsieur
IGonson-thc two latter distanccd the second heat
Tins, San, j5s-3m, 53s. Drone evidently toe
high in flesh.
Norfolk, Va.-Same fall, he won the three
year old Sweepstakes, 5000 entrance, h. { , two
mile heats, five subscribers f; beating in three
heats, Col Johnsons [Kirkby'sl gr. c. by Med
ley, winner Of the first heat, and George w ats
br. C. John Randolph, by Monsieur Tonson dis
taneed the first heat. Time, 3m, 54s-3m, 53'
Fairfield Va.-Spring meeting 1884; then
years old, he started for the proprietor's purse
two mile heats, nine entries and was beaten by
J. 5. Garrison's Eliza Drake, by Shawnee, win
ncr Of The race, and p. b. Starkc's Patrick Hen
ry by Medley. Drone ran third in both heats
beating Col. Jonhson's Katy Did, by Gohanna
II, Adams John Minor, by Tonson; VIM. Will
iamsons Earl Grey, by Young Diomed; w. IL
Minge's Blue Streak. by Hotspur; j. Hetht
J Anuys:e. by Sir Charles. distanced second heat
and o. p. Hare's rairy, by Tariff, who we
I drawn after the first heat. Time Of heat, SIN
so. Ia this race he was so high in flesh, tina
he was pronounced by all to be too fat to go int
! training.
1Tmonium, Md-spring meeting, 1884, hi
started for the Jockey Club purse, four mil,
heats, which resulted as folows:
j. S. Garrison's b. c. Ohio, by Monsieur Ton
son Al
Col. Johnson's b. f. Fanny Cline, by Sir Ar
chy, 1872
] r. Gilmor, Jun'r. q. B. KcndalPs) CHI. c
fl Drouc, 3 2 DIR
, Mr. Hammond's ch. h. Tyrant, by Gohan
ma, 4 dis
8 IT. r. $ BOyer's b. h. Apparition. DR.