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The 7Sore@gA- bred Race Horse,
TYRANT.

TYRANT,
Lie hsads high. 81 Gns form end De su,ifuI
n-tion- I've 70 one Of the largest sized Mac.
Horses TtRAkr will stand this season,
watch csDmsseed on the let Msrrh, and
which ~,li terminate on The 1T July, si
hariestosn, Jefferson county, virxmi,, nj
The spodsrsfs price of $50. which may be
sischsrxed by the payment Of S2u within
the seasos5 insurance sac, Cor bloadsd
n'sres. For cosrse mares so the season,
dischargeaele with els n paid within the
season; aud $50 insurance. lin all cases
% eents To the Gsoom.l Parting with the
mare, removing her from the netshborhood
ia which she - owned nj Inc time Of putt,ng,
her death. or irregular attendance ct the
stand. will forfeit tho insurance. The insu-
rance money TO BE- paid as soon ~ the mare
, kao~n to be ~th fosi, OF parted with
All snsres put TO Tyrsnt last year by the
season that did not prove " ith fosl, may DO
Insured this year NJ the season price Of Issl
Year. G1Persons sendirg mares 10 The
horse will please send written directions
how they wish them put hsther by sea-
son or otherwise. For mares from dis.
lance grain aud pastusge will be Afforded
nj The lowest neighborhood prices. The
greatest possible care will be tskeu TO pre-
biiiiy for any that may happen.
PEDIGREE.
TfRANT was by Gvhsnaa, his dam by
Tom Toaghi grand dan by the imported
horse Traveller, (Strsnge's, his great grand
dam by Wildair-frora the best inform alton
~ vet obtained, believed TO be the imported
Wiidsir. BY reference TO the Turf Regis
ter. Tom Tough's pedigree may DO seen. l.
Chsriemoot, imported b. c. (aiierw ards call
ed Big Ben, In which name he ran many
races In England, and afterwards in this
country. called Traveller was by o'KeIlsys
Eclipse his dam bs King Herod, Blank.
Snip. PentonS Lady Thigh, &C fosled 1855.
Signed, JAMES STRANGE
Manchester, Va, 1873.
The above pedigree OF Traveller was ta-
ken from the Stud Book In the possession OF
Mr.. Peter Cotton, OF the City OF Richmond.
Given from under my hand, this LIST day Of
April. 1888. wM. BURTON,
PERFORMANCES.
Tyrant has run nineteen races. winning
ten in his races, run at differen. distances
from one to four mile heats, he las display
Cd remarkable speed ~ well - e0during
bottom. tie won, at J years old, q sweep
stake, Oct. ID, ls32, al MiddIeourg, q mile
heats, beating Betsey Baker aud others, Ia
Two heats, with easo-Time. I'm. 53s.-3m.
DDS. Course said to he eighty yards over n
mile. Tie oil years old won. Oct I, 1893,
the Jockey CIob purse Of $500 at Washing
ton City, ID. G., four miles and repeat, in
two heats, beating the noted geiding Baehe-
ior, oy Tuekahoe, A..d Reform by Mary Ian
der Bachelor dropping Ia his distance the
hrst heat The I'd heat was run In I'm. SIS,
the best = heat ever made over that course,
and remarkable, considering that the track
IL -.
Of the time. The following week, at the |
central Course, Md, four mile heats, for
me Jockey Club purse Of $1,000, he contsRd-
ca with Wm. X. Johnsoa,s celebrated race |
mare, Tribe, and Others. In this race he
eNineed great aeetness aud lasiingness;
three heats were run before the con-
test was decided 10 favor OF Trihe. Time, |
I'm. 5is.-7m. 57s--Sm. %. Tyrant was
beaten about length the lst heat-in the |
I'd he was next TO Tribe, and in the ID heat !
ne was third. 10 the Spring Of 1894 he ran \
several races and was beaten. Although la |
boring under the di.te mper, as wa. after-
wards discovered, he made very quick time |
~ two instances. On the 9Th May, 1874, At !
washington City, ID. G., Busiris, one OF the |
best sons OF Northern Eclipse, aud Ty rant, |
(TyraEt carrying three pounds and a half !
more than bis proper weight,) ran heats |
OF three miles each in the extraordinary |
time OF ON. 46s.-5m. 56s. And the fol- |
lowing week, at Timonium Course, 4 mile |
heats, for the Jockey Club purse Of $1,000, |
Iyrant was beaten The LIST heat by VIM. X. |
Johnson's mare, only IL inches, the heat be-
Ing made in the extraordinary time Of I'm |
|ss In the Cd heat he dropped 10 the dis
tance-run 10 en-. s. the Sd heat run In /
'm. 80. Tyrant, in the third mile thereof |
came up, challenged, and passed Mr. CARR
sons horse and Mr.. Jobnson's mare with
ease, but becoming resiive, stopped, and
was distsnced.
more full and complete detail Of Ty-
rsats racing career may be found in the |
Turt Register. In justice 10 Tyrant, his /
owter does not hesitate TO assert, that be |
never ran IN any race In condition, except |
~ Middleburg. Tyrast is not the only one |
OF his dams family that has become distin-
Eaished for hrs racing performances; Veto,
h's toll brother, has acquired a high reputa-
too 90 the turf-hsving won three out Of
-Four races ~ remarkably quick time, show |
lDg 40 lack Of bottom. And his full sister.
who hss been trained, 10 pronounced 10 be |
one Of the most promising hIliss in The low |
or part Of Virginia.
JACOB FoUKE.
March %. 1891.