The North-Carolina standard., 1838-02-21
The beautiful & Thorough bred Horse
A DON Is.

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r. ~ WILL stand the ensuing sea
! A4A SSssSES son at Wnghtsvile. Dupln County
| M fTSSN and will be let to mares at 20 dollar.
~ AAASGk&N the season, and 80 to insure. If any
person puts by the insurance and trades the mare be
fore it is ascertained that she is in foa they will be
held responsible for the money. Fifty TO the
Groom in every instance. Good and extensive pas
turage gratis for left with the horse which may
be fed with grain if required, at 25 per day.
All possible will be taken 10 prevent accidents Of
any sort, but no liability for them.
PEDIGREE.
ADONIS was got by American Eclipse, his dam
by Ogles Oscar, (Sire of the dam OF ArgyIe;) his
grand dam, Young Maid Of the Oaks, (dam OF NIedoc)
by imp. Expedition; his g. grand dam, Old Maid OF
the Oaks, by imp Spread Eagle his g. g. grand dam,
Annette, by imp Shark, ;ithout all equal; his G. e. g.
grand dam by Rockingham; his g. G. g. g. grand dam
by Gallant; his G. g. g.g g grand dam by True Wing;
his g. g. G. g. g. g. grand dam BY imp. Resulus, his
g. &. g. 6. 6. 6. 6. grand dam by Diamond.
OSCAR, sire of the dam of Adons, got by imp
Gabriel son OF DoremOnt, The only hUrSe that ever
beat Shark in England, when in condition. Shark
gave him Ii lbs. for the year. Oscars dam Vixen,
by imp Me'lley-Yorick, by imp. Morton'S Traveller,
out OF the imported mare B!azela-imp. Rainier.
imp. Gift Oscar of the best racers of his day
Expedition, Qmp.) sire of the grand dam of Adons,
was got by Pegasus Wo9dpecker Whistlejacket, Sc.
cond Stanyans Arabian, King Williams No Ton gued
Barb, Atakele>s, Royal Mare. Spread Eagle, Gmp }
by Volunteer, of the Great Eclipse. His dam by
Hghfyer, Engineer, Cade, Traveller Young Gray
hound, Crott's Partner, Woodcock, CrOft's Bay Bard
MakeleSs, Drummer, Dicky Pearson, Burton Barb
Mare. Shark Omp,) by MarSk, sire OF the great E.
cIipse. His dam by Snap, Marlborough, Natural Barb
Mare. Rockingham by Old Partner son of Mor,ons
imp Traveller, out of the imp mare Selma His
dam (Rocking ghams) the imported mare Blossom ty
Sloe-Regulus. Gallant got by the imp Fear
nought his dam by Stately, he by imp sober Johns his
grand dam the imp, mare Strawberry. True Whig
was by Regulus; he by imp. Fearnought, out Of the
imp mare Jenny Dismal; his, True Wings dam the
imp. Duchess, Dam of Apollo. ReguluS Gimp was
by Reguius son o! The G1dolphin Arabian; his dam
was oy Parner-Cupid-Hauboy boy-Busler. Dia,
mond was got by imported Jolly Roger imp Shark imp
Sober Joha-imp, Moron's Observation-Disclosures Mare
from Lord Montaugue'S Stud
ADONlS' racing career vas short ore occasioned
by melancholy accident. In his first training he
was matched and run several races all of which he
wen beating in of them the invincIbIe horse Fox
with great ease, single mile In his next framing
when prepared to Long Island, in theirresuar
races, day two before the he ran eff with
small boy, threw him left the course and was found
weltering in his blood. II was thought he would
die in a moment--haIf his underjaw knocked of, aud
his right shoulder literally hndered. Thus ended the
career of most promising colt But he has survived
the MISFORTUNE, to transmio generations yet 70 come
train ofthe pareSt blood with action than any
other horse in the world 1t requires but to hln
and the vefiest skeptc in the world wouid accord
him more racing poIntS-mCre action-and highe re-
vdences of blood than falls the lot Of any other
Well might be said ''Virgilius compareur HOmer !"
whe he had Just finished that mastery description OF
the beautiful ADoNIS.
|ADONIS, will stand at my house Two miles
from Smifh6eid, in the Fail season.
= YOUNG BRIDGES.
Johnson County, 1888. 1734t.