Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-19
he New York Spirit of the
lines.
April l5sI, 1889

A chronicle of the turf field sports, Litcra-
ture and the stage. William f. Porter Editor.
Published every Saturday in the city of New
York, and embellished with very large Imperial
Quarto Engravings on steel, of distinguished
horses, eminent actors, &C.
The Ninth Volume of this periodical CON-
menced on the 9th of March, 1889. 1t is now
one of the largest weekly papers in America,
consisting of twelve i'm ..ense quarto pages,
instead Of eight as hitherto. The present vol.
ume will be illustrated by SEVEN SUPERB
ENGRAVINGS, ofIthe most costly description,
on STEEL PLATES of the largest size; two
of the series were published in the first number
of the volume,-one being Fancy Portrait of
AUGUSTA, the beautiful and celebrated
donsense. in the character Of La Sylphide-
the other Portrait Of Mr.. STEVENS famous
RLACK MARIA, celebrated as the best four
Mile mlre of her day at the North, and the
conoueror of Trife in the great Twenty Mile
race on Long Island. Portraits of JOHN fAs-
coMpH, of MiNeo, and of Imported MONARCH,
w;ll follow Black Maria, and other subjects,
both Sporting and Theatrical, will be selected
IA continue the series, which will thus form
beautiful and interesting GALLERY OF ENGaA.
WINGS. The engravings will be the largest ever
! rven in an American periodical, those already
nub,ished being, one, thirteen inches by hften,
and the ether, fourteen by eighteen. They
will be all elaborately and richly finished, and
nrinted on a large fine sheet, to accompany the
naper. Care will bo taken that they are so
secured for transmission by the mails, that they
NAV reach their destination without injury, and
he suitable for framing. The body of the paper
Itself will be illustrated by fine WooD ESeRA
WINGS Of Racing and Sporting Cups, Design
Of S celebrated Race Courses, and Etching o.
Horses, on the plan of"Beil'I Life in London,
of which the Race Cup annexed is speci
men.
The sSrrR1r OF THE TINES" will continue te
be primarily and essentially devoted to the
American and English Turf Under thi.
general head will be embraced complete
american Racing Calender for the curren
year, and full reports Of the Newmarket, Don
castor, Epso n, Ascot, Goodwood, Liverpoo
and Chester Race Meetings in England, AM
such others as may be interesting from tn
character of tho horses engaged, or other CIR
cumstances. ss2
A List ofthe winning horses Of the preccdIn
year will be published, arranged in four Dstinc
'Tables,-one of Four Mile Winners, one Q
Three, one of Two, and one Of One MI
,, Winners. These tables show at glance IN
winn-r of every race of the last year, his Agt
Color, Pedigree and owner, the Prize won, tn
: Weight carried, the time made, and the Horse
Beaten by h IN, together with the date and plac
of the race. and reference to the page OF tn
, proceeding volume where the race was origlna
, ly published. The first, or table of Four Mi
, Winners, appeared in the 2nd number, and
comprises all the foregoing particulars OF IL
Four Milo races Ian in America during tl
year 1888. These Tables are compiled VIII
infinite labor. and at great expense; they al
oscoas.ant practical use, and increase IN T'''