Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-06-06
PEDIGREE.

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SkiLARK. fJAloi Ia 1850, Vas LAFAYETTE;
dam by Francisco, (hsI ss'eE 10 tie dan, uf
Mszeppa AID The dam of FloriJs,N grandsm the
only full sister OF Sr Archy Lafs! cite by Virgin.
Ian, dam 10y SIR Arohy, grandam by SIR Harry;
&. gr1ndam by ChanticIeer; &. e graudam hy
Mesdos old Celeri & g.g grandam by Lee.
old Maik Anihony gs &. grsndsm 10y the
imported morse ihmnaPi g s. & 81 grandlm
BY old Mark A"thonyi <. <. < E l. srsndam
by the cid imported Jolly Roger. out Of the old
imported mare Mary Gray. Nirsiniau was y
Sur Archy, dam Mer.Irix. by MGgog; g:anoam
Nsrei-ss, 10y the imported horse shark < gran.
dam Rosetta. oy the imported horse crnIipel:
(. <. gr.ndan Diana, BY Cl.udius; ggg gran
dam sally Fainter, by Sterling < & < < graf
eAm ths imported mare Silver, BY tie Be!lsizs
| Arabian.
Sir Archy was by the imported horse D:omed.
dam the imported mare c,,'snir,, by Rocking
hsn. out Of TsbIths, by Treniham Tabitha',
dam va, out Of the dam Of Pegasus.
Imported DIomsd was got 10y Fiorizel. one Of
the best sons Of OLD King iierod. Diomed, dam
wa, got BY Spectator. his Ersudsm by Blank,
Flying Childers, Miss Be!iVoir, by Grey Grant
h'm, PsSet Turk, Betty PsrciraI, Leeds Ara
oiAu.
Francisco was by imported Hambleion, hi,
dam The celebrated mare Nightingale, by Chan
tioieer, Che hes, son Of old WlIdlir,) grsndam
by Jolly Roger; &. ersndsm by Ruraell's Ira
e. by M1fk Anthony. T..
6. gIHndam by Aristotle.
Imported HsE,blelon va. got by Dunganon-
soap isnk-stsrling-MI Msyneli, by Part
ner-Grey houud-Curwen's Bsy Barb. DAT.
cy's Chestnut ATabian-W Liteshirt-C!d Mon
sgue mare.
SKiLAnX was good race horse before one
OF his hinder ankles wa. accidentally and crea,-
y injured at Hancock, Md. wLeso lie had been
iskeh to run. Before tie race, snd early In the
night after his arrival, II /. supposed that IN
rolling, lie forced his feet through the oprnir,
between two logs Of the stable, aud was found
standing on three leys tho other being fast
which wa. released BY cutting ono Of tie LOO.
This accident occurred IN the fall OF i9J5 AZ
ter his first race at ChsrleAtown, Va which
~Asa capital ono, taking into view hi. bad con-
dition. william C. House, Who framed him.
sbys that he was NJ least a distance faster IN =
heat Of three miles be fore lie lsft nv course for
Hancock, thSo he was pre- ViousIy at Charles
town. when be ran in a race OF three mile. and
repeat, purse $500. second to Jas B KsndaIrs
b. CAmsidei, beating T.. HoTmsns d PsdI.y
~ LufborOushs Oh. E. lIsnnsh Butler; and r.
D. TJlsrse. Doposite.-- Time en- 2t--Gn, 4,
Alter other remarks tho OiieeTs Of The Jockey
Club, IN their report Of this race have ,sI
. Tho county nag. Skylsrk, Sstoni,hsd G rsTy one
tie "Hs about oO l6s. too heavy o. !.sh aud Lsd
Only been IN Usining four weeks. We predict
that he will prove himself 9 racs horse ''-fS,e
II y ~
rs7'br, 1888, roL I, No ,, pages I3I, 1872.
SkJllrk, although run several iimss. was ne
yer aJle to mssa a race after receiving the IN
jay a, Hancock. sri VS. never ~ order Tor
running before or aftcr-iherefofe u Il ifnros. .
sole 10 state pr,ciciy BIS speed. Il h. never
th~less caTtsin thht 20 shcwcd both foot And
bottom Va hts race AGAINST Camsidtl and mach
more foot 10 n trail shortly after SkyIpfk wa.
certainty unfortunate ~ Layifs. never been an
order; anf every racer knows lhli q is ifnaos-
,iblo for any horse, ~ maigor how great Li.
speed, or firm las bottom may be- to rrn lasting
without good order. Its well known that A
CORA Is snag Of good bottom, and the fact that
her friends tackled her 10 q match With Iinuet
tOr $4,000, three miles ard repeat, proves 81.
lconiostsbly that shs must have those poWcrs Of
endurance. notwithstsndias % - sad ihst 4" he
"a her match With liodoirh, w beirs out Of con-
ditiou, eNbaHstsj iu running one milo End q
quarter. - Sfs .fansfic.H IL Il. ,,t'sr n Spyrl
M .nrr--inS, Mach. 1877, rei r, 10. :, g4gs
\ 2Jl
/ Skylatk's last race was three miles ard re-
I peat over tho valley COgrsc. nesr Hsrpers-Fsr.
I ~. Va, IN November. t-17. SD after riotir.
I the second hest . was dIse0'sfcd tLat TIE leu
ion' Of b, rsh. f9fe leg ~ofe r4flursi
join 5lElDER.
/ June r. i-9).
NIB When ne fax ga,icrsr ,ri I shall
settle accounts. guess the ward. rs.I 10 .s4src.
. Us tho amount lf two seasons uiIi bc 500 cd ef,.
/ 7ni uuiify iIe general ~ r,tts iesi tlx lf.-
on &c ground u.at fto iiu hos prescribed q spc-
/ ci4l ruio f3r taxing mc ard n., otl'esrucs I
sha'l therefore fstIIfe Tie risintlu g. declare
accordion. 10 rule aud l.s. ard wi.i not retmH
Lim 20 travel beyond she Limits q L,, derlsra-