Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-03-15
A. I. u. MERRITT.

R.NXTRAcT or letter from DR.. Merritt,
iii a daieh Mar 81. 1887.
"fnols predict that in few years. Fell viii
be one Of the best Stations in Amr,iea. 1 am
sure, from the appearance OF Felt cots here
aRd ia Eagiand. bo horse can boast Of = better
or more promising progeny. They will be-, ia
my opinion, perE distinguished on lhc turf an,
under the saddlc-ycs. every where. The
colts OF the imported horses arc winning al oar
stakes IN the best possible style and manner
Out Of ~ races IA Which the imported horses
colts hasc started, they have won races; aud
bot for the uRkiad ruaaing Of a colt, wa,.Id
bsve Won the other race There we're 20 or 50
subscribers 60 the large Petersburg ssAkes--cf
'these there were 3 or By our hUvscs-tlIe rest
't2O or upwards) bv Americas St-lIiOna Tie
colts BY or horses run ist, 81. 81 aad 9Th, ia
the race ~on az ! heats, track t~rD heaty. add
'time good each heat. Il is alloweJ by ali par
tiestObe tie best ever made over tllc sosIrsc
There we're ~ subseribeFs 10 the other stak- u
'Nev Market 1 by orr horses, snd iy aa-
'ises, won ~ hrrIs by N,jor iinliey's colt,
10y 80 mot oTtrd horse IN iin. 53s. ssd ~ In
. S2s, very cnsRy. The colts BY imported
horses, rIa IN Ihe large sskes II Lawrence
vile, $500 entr~ase, sore placed Ia, %, asd
81 % The raee-tl,sro uere - many OF move
natives thsa colts b. Imported horses. AZ
Briheid they won , etskes " hrst-r.te time
sad siyis--rstraDRz ~ 81 thrnt in I'm and
sSs., and impaired colts eoulendiHg Tor Of the
'racvA To oae Of these askes there wrrs
= s4btsribers, npd only ONE ceil by Osr horsrs
qualified 20 start. Nos you have "a Feb, oue
d oar very bes imported h9rsss beticr horse
. IN ny hna.bis opiaioa fhsa Lusboronsh Or
Fyldeg And zee hos taeir coils run"
u vii b. scen by the aAncxsd teras. that Dr.
Nerfius liberaiiiy 20 this ootnlry has permitted
feit % make srsson here noeh lover pfice,l
thsn be did 10 > eoentfy sherc BE- sas jnsily
f-yofiie, sac had srowdsd seas0n. Sc s,ii sfsna
a
ihe iss u Jaiyl - ny sssie Shout - miles rsss u
bsiuetovn. Va Giaste county NiFFiisia ~ 80 fise
season. 20 D. p-id Or before ne 81 dsy q Jolly
nrsii sod 80 intarspsr, % Be I.sid a. soon a.
che msre istnovn 20 BE- iu f1pls pauing 9Th iilc
asre, 81 rrrgIiaT sitridsEco a iic lish forfcits
ne insufsacti I'D 50 ceisls sasi % tlss rraosn
% be teif 9Th ~ nisfc. PsaufaEs esn b. fur-
nished q 50 seais pr uesk, bui VII noe BE-
sscouuis bie ioF rseisnts o. esespea. f;vuiirrnea
siihias tisrir nsFrs frd o. grsia viii xsse writ
cen difteions 10 lbsi eaect - n eli b. birrkas-
81 snd FURNISHED % il.e neiEhbs4ioo,i i,sieea
BY letter or conversation with me, gem
tlemen can ascertain upon what condi.
lions half and cold bred mares can be
attended 10 by Felt foF SO the mare.
PRIyiLECEs GRANTED.
Az ErnfierssF, tuiiisg eve alssss % bis sss
siii D. fuiiiiesi % ihs ffih Hsrs ersiia A cess-
pany ~ felilcs1sen puiiiag six fnsres. sod rssh
o,'e heieg aeroaatatis for a. wiii b. esiliiea %
- nnlh mefr arstif hftile 1sle ~ ihr secsed
prliqriesuces ihe 0suef ~ Dc msre may ssicsi
eiihrr teetoa ~ iaslfessc. f.tuflsrsen. uhea
fhy snd their msffs. must write sf.on si.at
isf1's tsey uili 80 fbEp. hiare, ~ s.iiased q
ne s'fe,son - the sssscas sii b. permitted %
81 b. iotif4 free n fuliher shsres 81 ~ sfsi-
set atiH - leesraheft. O. some tine u ~ tan
Nsrrs pc - sear ~ fas f,1t ~ seassa. saI
fsiiius, asY ~ inssrsi ~ yess y Pc e -