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as was said Of his reno~ ned sire, by q vii
Ter "a The American Turf Register" who
very Justly remarked, ''if there ever va,
case where the iimner might remain an IN.
RON and draw n beautiful hor,e ceordins
10 his true anatomy, aud finest proportions,
WIN the delicate skin aud silken coat Of the
| genuine Eastern cour>-r, and then venture
to give h,m Q local hsbitsiion and n NAM,
he might write under such . picture, Mon
sieur Tonson," Sc.
Tn III score Of bisoi. no horse can rank
higher than Drone, as the folio~ wing well au-
hsutieaied pedigree will prove.
PEDIGREE.
pRoNE, eh. fosleJ March IL, 1890. bred
D! Col. WIN Wynn, was got by the ceiebrs-
ted Monsieur Tonson; his dam, Isabella, by
SIR Archy; &. dam, Black Ghost. BY Light
loots imp. Oscar; z. &. dam, DIR. Dixon's
rh'oox. by imp. Ipomene, By
BurSelfs Trsseller-virginia, by Lees old
Mark Anthony---Poily Byrd, BY imp. Aris,o-
te-iouns Bonny Lass, by imp. Jolly Ro-
ger-imo. mare Benny Lass, by Biack-Bon-
ny Lass bv SUPPLEMENTARY snake
Grey Wilkes. (sister to Clumsey. } by Hauth-
boy. Isabella ran with success. uut,l six
year. old. DroBe u full brother to Anvil
sold IN the spring Of ls3t, To the Hon b
fe>ton. OF Tennessee, for 81, 1000, aud is now
standing 10 Halifax Co Va.
PERFORMANCES.
The following arr Ill the races ia ~hirl, Dron-
rsu; and where hv Mas not the sucecssfuI he "a,
most generally the eon,end'ng nag; and the time
t~kr" IA connection With the bad order IN ~h,ch
q: va, r'q",n'i' brought to the post. proved
hiin horse ~ uncommon speed and bottom
Central Course, Nd-fall Meeting lSjy
he ran second To hunc Page. nv MARYLAND f.
! shlsc, Tor the three Nc,r old S~repstakr,, two
in'l" heats, $500 entrance, h. 4 eleven subscri.
b'r.' beating Col. Johason's fsn", Cline h, SIR
| Areh,y' y. T.. tisn,iin's 81 tiger bv Erlipse;
and Capt Stosktoh's Po~ hstnn, by Mons,ru,
4 ionson-thr two latter distsncrd the second
| heat. Tine, 3m. iSs.-iul. SIS. Drone evident.
| iy too high ia lr>h.
Norfolk, Ns-sa,nc fall .-hc won the three
year old Swccpstkvs. SAn rt.,rancc. A. T. ,~o
m'l' hcy.. five subscrib,rs. beating IN thr,.
heais.Coi Juhnson', hmkby ~. c. by M,dl,,
winner - the first heat. aud George Wati'S br
c. John Randolph, hy Monsieur Ton.on, ,l,.,.ne-
ed the hrst he"i. lime. san. 5i,.-sm 5Ss-
/ Am
| Fai field, Na.-Spring MEETING. Is5l-,le,
+.esrs old, h- started Tor the Proprietor. Purse
! two mitc heats. uin- entries, aud M. beaten d,
v. y. t-rrisous Eiizs DRAKE, Nv Shawnee win
/ ner 1T thc race, aud q. u Starkr's Patrick lien
| rhN Medley. Droue ran third ia both heats
beating Col Whites kat, Did, D., Gohanna. H.
Ndam.' John Minor, b, ron,on. Wm William
,nn's Earl Grey. by Young Diomcd, Vim H.
! M'ngc's Hue Streak, BY IIolspur; T. Il,th'. An
neue by SIR Charles lissuvcd second b al. and
~. T. Hare FAIRY. b, Tariff. who Vas drawn
after the first hest. Tune of heat. 3m sn, In
TIA, race lac vas ~ high in flesh that he ~a,
pronounced b, ail to Ice too lat TO go IA training
Iimoniuin, Md.-Spriug Meeting 1854, lac
started for the Jockey Club Purse, four mile
heats. which resulted ~ follows:
J. = Gsrr'.on's d. c. Ohio, by Monsieur
| IoDsDn. 49,
Col John'on's b. f. Fanny Cline, by Sir
| Archvy, 80
Il. GiImor, Jr. y. u. Ken,lalI'., che.
Drone, 50 air
Mr.. Hsmmoud's el,. h. T,r.nt, by CO.
han"s: ! iii,
I. u. Buye-'s b. h. Appsrition, imp S dr.
! Time, I'm. 4Ss-sm. 6S-7m. 5gs At thu,
time hc VAS 80 much diseased nv the thrush,
that the n,sttrr ran cut Of his heels which rem
dcred II necessary for his owner to withdraw
him after the second heat.
Washington, ID. C.-f~ll Meeting, ISsI-hc
started Tor the Jockey Club Purse. four mile
heats, won by Ohio. his half brother ~ I'm Sis.
| i'm. 57s.-sm. 2ls snd MAS distanrrd the
first heat. with three others. VIZ: Robin brown.
hy lnnson, Flirtilla, Jr nv Sir Archy; aud
tsmsidtl 10y Industry. Dronc was pulled up by
mI-k after running thrVe miles, aud although
lac lost about ESQ wards, came within about a
/ length oi saving his distance.
la, lOrs'ilir, Ns.-Same fall-Joekey Club
Purse. mile heats; he wa. beaten by n Jim
brown, IA heats; beating John VI Bolts Doug
lass, by t'ohsnna, dis,anerJ the first heat, Track
half lex deep in mud.
Charle"own, Na.-Fall Meeting, 1885, mile
heEis
q. lhompson's b. C. Encicro, nv Star, II
Thomas j GOlmau's br. E. CamsIdeI,
by Industry, %
j. Il Kendall eh H. Drone' "a
A. I-ufbrough's {. The Captain, 3 dis
Time, SIN. iis.-7m. 59s Fourth mile Of the
| first heat run ia I'm sos.
Washington. -. &. Same f.Il-Joeke, Club
P,s -, four mile heats.
T. IhomP>on',b b. c. Eneiero, BY Star, II
j. Is. kendali's en-. b. Drone, 2
u. Boyee's b. c. Joshua, by Gohanna, 3 4
/ !. y. OIiVer'seh h. Ace Of Diamonds.
by Rob HoV. brokenJown.
1imr. sm. 6s SIN I5s.
Kendall Conr.e. Same fall--Joekey Club
Purse. four m,le heats
j. y. t'Grison's d. TN. SALLY Eubsnks
by Roanoke. 21
y u. kendall's eh. 10. Dronr, St2
W. u. M'nEe's gr. IA. Jesse. by Medley. } 5dis
II. ''odmAn'' BRIT Csms,drI, by
indusity. 24di,
J. \. Bureh's b. h Gimcr-ek. by RstIrr, ! dis
Tine, SIN. ~ SIM. g. I'm s2s Droue
! r~e'i'rd =" '"Jnr, IA both fore leg,
-
The rid = Of Dro"eI,., hi, Iirrup leather in