The Arkansas advocate., 1837-03-27
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Si~tNSS sader some weight and importance, y publishing t a an address to tho citizens of Afkaasa upon the iapor tanco of breeding turf horses have supposed that itwoud be interesting to those who have brod iIem that horse, to knog how atiei improbable aay mpos- si6lsit is, that he should have baea got by wagon horse, as is alleged by-soms5odg.
 Crusader vas bred by Col Singleton, of & z. gen deman of wealth anu, responsibility, who has, through
 long fife, been attached to the sports a the turf and Q breeder Of thorough bred horses. He owned the dam of Crusader, and won twenty out of twenty enc races, with her As she was 90 valuable an animal he went to tie trouble and expense of sending Ter to x Carolina, 10 the best horse in Amerea,sr 4fchy: ex peeting from the union such superior animals pra curs valuable and good racers. He produced Kost uske, 6axe Neiner, and Crusader, all distinguished, and il cannot think, be supposed that he would have inrasted this good mare to incompetent negligent hands, on her journey to Sir Arehy. His groom was no doubt, old and well tried family servants 8Ao felt as much interest as his master, a obtaining eolShat would prove the value of his blood. Who, not utterly blinded g prejudice or interest," can suppose that he would be 50 negligent es to alo#a c6rse aad coamon scrub to cover Lottery, when on Der way to Norh Carolina
 But independent Of his irprobability, expect to paoee that the assertion ea0aot be founded in fact The test of bood is performance and t has been long conceded tha- hcTses net thorough bred, cannot rss aae isanee, gji4 those fiat are Ii s true that fine staIions of extraordinary powers bot on the turf and in inc stud have occasionally, got racers out Of common mares or mares whose blood was unknown, although may have beet, and probably was good but defytho world to produce an instance when wagon CT scrub stallion, ever got racer that could run fce as 5r mile heats, with thorough bred hora- es Now this Crusader diJ saeeeastil3, & tls settles ]. doubt about lis blood.
 Game orboaoat, is tho characteristic of the thorough red racer; and, unfortunately fer his aetFaetors hi5
 alify Crusader exhibited in his races Among bis .srlofniaaces, ! wiA mention his race al Manchester, C., two mile heats, against Sally Taylor, Multi ora, and sir Afehy of Traasf9rd, which he won at
 ee keats, pot coatendne fer he first. He also beat
 celebrated four railat Ariel y EeliPse al Gharles- ter, S. Ggrofa for tte Passe of 51G00, four mic heats, wien tbere vas an inside bet o $lQo0 between their ownefs-tbus slowing that Ariel vas thought to be in good candionoy her owner. The only race he ever lost, was his last.when he broke down-and left the turf with the reputation of being one of the besf racers Col Singleton ever trained; and Is well known that he has had in his stable some of tho best in our county Is stallion, he may not have eqpalledey- pecation but how many other horses have M ed, wh- out their blood being questioned The stallion (bood and form being equal) which possesses the pro-crg i've power in most vgor, Will produce the best colts; but 1t does not folew hat every booded horse that can race, will possess his in perfection; for, fact we kuov hatsome good racers have proved impotent. The imported horse Scrsb, distinguished racer in England, eot but one colt, although he sood several seasons in this country; Champion, brofhert5 Mons. Tonson, is in the seue predcament and imported St. Giles, who stood last season, is withdrawn this season for inc sanae capse,I believe. fthe many racers whose stock disappointed breeders, will mention Elerizel. {ibe best racer of his day Tuekah0e, Sir Hal falthonsh is mares are producing good stock now Timoleon and Arab. But although not dlsn- euished as stallion, Crusader colts have performed olerably well; and fully equal 10 those ei some other staions of considerable reputation. He stood four seasons think, in S. Carolina-let us what win neTs he produced.
 I. eh. {. Any Hampton won tao two mile heats at
 Tallahassee, as three heats, besting thTes oaers-
 Two days after ghe started for mile heats F in o
 and was ascon beating two others.
 2 gr.f Augusta, won the colt sweepstakes of $i69
 each, mile heats, at Columbia, s. C., nineteen sab-
 seribeTa, bsasing two others. Two days after she
 stsrtsd for the ths thrae mia purse sgsinrt that