Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-05-02
l1he Celebruted Thorough Bred Horse
NULLIFIER.

WILL Stand the ensuing Spring season,
Wv at the following places, viz: at Able
vile Court House, at MIR. Vincent Grifin's,
(near White Hall,) and at the Subscribers
Plantation, (near the Deadfall,) commencing
the 4th day of March, and will visit the stands,
in the above order, once in nine days, through.
out the season, which will expire the 18th day
of June. and will be let to mares at the follow
ing prices, viz: Twenty Dollars the single visit,
Thirty Dollars the season, and Fifty Dollars in
surance, and One Dollar cash to the Groom, in
every instance, In cases of companies of six
mares, the season will be reduced to Twenty.
| five Dollars for each mare and a proportiona-
ble deduction for the visit, or insurance by one
individual becoming responsible for all, and any
individual putting two or more mares of bis
| own shall have the same deduction. Mares
will be kept at the subscribers plantation, and
special care taken ofthem, Mt Twenty-Five cents
per day. The visit and season money will be-
come due at the expiration Of the season, and
| the Insurance money as soon as the mare is u.s.
certaned to be with foal, or transferred, in
| which case the owner of the mare. when put,
will be held accountable for the money. Ali
possible care will be taken to prevent accidents
or escapes, but no liability will he incurred for
either.
escriptiOn.-NULLlrrER is beautiful Bay,
handsomely marked. with delightful Goa, of
hair, which shcws his superior stock. His ap.
pearance is commanding is Of the greatest
power, substantially, and strength. He will
be nine years old this Spring-is f,ll sixteen
hands high, having superior size, large bone,
and is as well muscled as any other horse, in
this, or any other country, and has as much du.
rablity.
Performance. the Spring he was
three years old, ran Sweepstakes over the Je-
rltsalem Course, mile heats six subscriber, One
Hundred Dollars entrance, when he was beaten
prodigiously hard race and not more than six
or eight inches the second heat. The next week
lie ran. and won Sweep-stakes, over the Nor
folk Course, mile heats; Two Hundred Dollars
entrance, beating several colts with great ease,
particularly the second heat The week after
this. he ran another Sweepstakes, over the
Nottaway Course mile heats, which race he
won three heats. under the hardest drive, every
| heat. He was notthen trained till next Spring
He was four years old when he ran at Tree
Hil,a most Interesting and hard conte ted race,
when he was beaten hy Goliah, at four heats -
Bayard and many others. were in this race, and
Nullifer was only beat one foot the last heat
The next week he went to Baltimore, and ran
over the Central Course. four mile heats, for
the Jockey Club purse, when he was beaten by
the flying Dutchman-a very hard race many
other horses running. but only these two con-
tending. The next fall he ran at Broad Rock,
two mile heats, which race he won at four heats,
beating seven others, after he had lost the first
and second heats. In this race he got one OF
his slnews sprung and has not been trained
since,
The above is all correct and true.
w. R. JOHNSON.
Pcdigrec.-NULLlrIER was got by the cele-
brated running horse, Od American Eclipse,
son Of the celebrated American running horse,
Old Durock. Roxana, his dam. was by the import
ed horse, Sir Harry. the best son Sir Peter Tea
zle. grand dam by the imported horse, Salrum-
g. grand dam by Col. Syrnes' celebrated A.
merican horse. Old Wild Air; e. g. grand dam
by Driver; g.g. 6. grand dam by the imported
horse, Fallow; G. 6. 6. G, grand dam by the i'm
ported horse, Vamper. certified copy, from
Virginia, signed by Benjamin Jones, Robert B.
Corban. and Francis P. Corban. For his own
and his colts performances on the turf reference
can be had 10 the American Turf Reg. e. Sport
ing Magazine. He is a very sure foal getter,
and his colts are large and have splendid ap-
pearance, and are now running with great sue.
cess, both on the Northern and Southern Cour-
ses. ARCHIBALD ARNOLD.
P. S.-NULLIrIER will be in my possession
and care, till the end of the present year. A. A.
Dcadfall, Abbeville. 8. C. Feb j, 1899 d6