Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-08
M.4RGR4VE, ,oinaer Of The great 81. Ledger Stakes:

M4RGR3VE, rinaer Of The great 81. Ledger Stakes.
{ lie eeEon,ed Race Hole and Stallion on , I'M nc }! g Mni ,ho
the are of Levia,han, whose colts ere runnios s. well in the west,
county, Va, 10 miles North of he city Of Rictmont, 2miles West
of Hanover Court-Ilousc, aud miles oil Col. I. L. "ood"'is Ia
vcrn, a, SIS The sea.on AVID slice 10 insure a mare to he in foal, ODE
,aid as soon :, ascertaincd 20 he so, or parted with, and 81 TO the
sroom in er"ry eu>c Ma,es sill he well fed for 81 - cents per
on Mare xti. foai-, ioa"ns, and barren Mares; h, viii not be re-,
es'Snnsi,e p, viii be furnished ~i,hou, charge.
Marsravc is u rich dark chesnut, wi,hou, white, fully 5 feet 4
inches ki.h, mo mistakc) Of mastery size and excellent proper
lions u st,Tha o,nns% hre , Horse in America; and beauty enough 10
.", , ~I the mos, fastidious observer. lie he's a sound constitution,
line action, excellent, temper, and is a very sure foal-ge.,er, and his
so,'s Re s s"GS esseI 10 p By n s&s' in "i s%s Gated {" IS srs asss." ""F'' =" = "~'
Mursrave wa. considered by all good judges, by far the set hsrSs
uuconimon bone and size, aud such 'rnnscendont power, he WIN
propagate u noble stock iSr our long distances, being descended from
found 10 in the Whole English stud BOOK. :,
lie won the Criterion Stakes, 80 subscribers, at New Market and
un = GOOD second for the Ccarwcll stukcs, 40 subscribers, aher q
very bad start, and beius crowded on, a, the same piace-hc non'he
soi%a. Siskos' II subscribers, Carrying lbs extra; AT Doneas,er, the
Grand Duke Michael, Is suh'e,ibeI., at New Market, besides 0thr +
allow he could bave WOE with ease, If he had not been compromised
q, ,0s sow /. y nh" The Derby Was remarkable for the immense pace
Margrave was not made use OF, and had llteen running 10 H'n, Mar
s, NV W. wou Gu ta q ts best horse in The race" We therefore see thu,
he won the ST. Ledger and ought to have won the Derby, O lieut. ne
yer performed since the year 1900. ,., ,,,
aBu, Of this nm satisfied, !hs, wha,syet FLYING childcfs did b.
m lids. could be done by our Stations Priam aud MaTgrave, provid-
cd 'n0s were 0 ''"' sport. Mag. Ma: {, P. ss.
Narp,uyc's career was very brilliant on the turf, " having won
three great events, and travelled l3D miles in u fortnight. wIthout
n apSar.n, cfec, on him considering the s,outness Of Marsrure,
,y;,t HI rI.at stride, he appears to us better adapted TO a distance"
Se me, and conquered ali the best horses Of his year.-tsPortins
Msgazine.l IN. 49,. a. c,
aarsravo was got by Muley, a son OF orviiie Gwinner o, e me 81.
LcJrei. and a capital Stallion, having covered a, 52t, Tor $3.50, out
Of Eleunor, twinner ofboth Derby and Oaks, the only ume :, mas f oes IN
done ! the best mare Of her time, and own sister TO Cfessida. dam o..
priam and Julia, dam Of Phantom. OrvilIc got EmihtuS, winner oil
the Derby, now covering at S2S, md SIRE Of Pr1am n fIenipo,
winners OF the Derby, Oxygen, winner Of the Oaks, Mango, WINE!
of the ST. Ledger, 1857, Sarpedon and many other good ones. Sn'
lev 20, Ve.pa, winner of the Oaks, Leviathan, imp. Muley, 40
loch and many others. ,
His dam BY Election, winner of tho Derby, and a hrstrate IHt
mile Horse, a son of Gohnana, the hes, Horse at any distance o. ms
dey, aud equal as Stallion to any Of any age; bis sranddam, a
Helen. by iiamble,onian, who was invincible any distancei lieIen
by Delphi; Rosaland BY Phcnomcnon; ATLANTA by Matcheln' las
OF the Mill BY Oronoso; Traveller; Miss Makeless; Drummer; DieHy
Pearson; Burton's Barb hlure. This pedigree is the essence Of good
uess and perfection, rich and fashionable, and remarkable Tor the
stoutncss and unfinchiug bottom fall its crosses, they being OF lhe
| hard. bottomed four mile sort. Priam, Margrare ana Ln;horoughnte
ali descendants from the same mare, and rey near ann ana SO are
| Hangar, sire Of Els, winner of the 81. Ledger, Leviathan, and many
others of the highest character and reno~n. The Two hrst iiorses
arr not exceiled BY any in the world in pedigree and hugh Claims TO
e,cellence; but farther proofs and more particulars VII he gwen IN
INV ~haudbills. It is only necessary for those who wish 10 rear tho
stock. TO see Marsrave. do assure the public, he Is the stouiest
imported Horse | have ever aeon, and OF hne appearance. In short,
/ ike him better than any of the importation. -
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