Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-04-09
The Celebrated Thorough Bred Horse
NULLIFIER.

WN7ILL Stand the ensuing Spring season,
w at the Plantation Of Capt. William B.
Mays -four miles below Edge6eld c. House, on
the Stage Road leading to Augusta. The Sea-
son will commence on the 10th of March, and
expire on the 10Th of June, and will be let to
Mares al the following reduced prices. viz:-
Fifteen Dollars tIlesnSle visit, Twenty FIVE Dol
lars the season, and Forty Dollars insurance.
and Fifty Cents cash 10 the Groom, in every
instance. In cases of companies Of FIVE mares,
the season will be reduced 10 Twenty Dollars
for each mare, and proporlonnie deduction
for the VISIT or insurance, by one person be-
coming responsible for all. mares will be kept
at the subscribers plantation, and special care
taken ofthem. at Twenty-Five cents per day.
Good Pasturage Gratis The visit and season
money will become due at the expiration of
the season, and the Insurance money as soon
as the marc is ascertained to be with foal, or
transferred in which case the owner Of the
mare, when put, will be held accoul table for
the money. All possible care will be taken TO
prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability
will be incurred for either.
eseription.-NuLLlrIER is n beautiful Bay.
handsomely marked, with delightful coat of
hair, which shews his superior stock. Hisap.
pearance is commanding = he is of the creates,
power, substantially, and strength. He will
be ten years old this Spring-s full sixteen
hands high having superior size. large bone,
and is rs we'll muScled as any other horse, in
this, or any other country, and has as much du-
rabilitv.
Pedigrcc.-NuLLIriER was got by the cele.
bratcd running horse, Old American Eclipse
son of the celebrated American running horse,
Old Durock, Roxana, his dam, was by the i'm,
ported horse, Sir Harry, the best son of Sir
Peter Teazle, grand dam by the imported horse.
Saltrum; e. grand dam by Col. Symes' cele-
brated American horse, Old Wild Air: e. G.
grand dam by Driver;g 6. 6. grand dam by the
imported horse Fallow, g.g.g. &. grand dam by
the imported horse, Vamper. A certified copy,
from Virginia. signedby Benjamin Jones, Robert
B.Corban, ,and Francis P. C0rban. For his own,
can be hadto the AmericanTurfReg.& .& Sporting
Magazine. He is sure foal getter, and his
colts are large. and have splendid appearance,
and are now running with great success, b.th
on the Northern and Southern Courses
Performances the Spring hewas
three years old, ran sweepstakes over the Je.
rusalem Course, mile heats, six subscribers,
One Hundred Dollars entrance, when he was
beaten, a prodigiousIy hard race, and not more
then six or eight inches the second heat. The
next week he ran, and won Sweepstakes,
over the Norfolk Course, mile heats. Two
Hundred Dollars entrance, beating several colts
with great ease, particularly thesecond heat
The week after this, he ran another Sweep
stakes, over the Nottaway Course. mile heats.
which race he won three heats; under the hard.
est drive, every heat Hewas notthen t, ,ained
till mex. Spring. He was four years old when
he ran at Tree Hill most interesting and
hard contested race, when he was beaten by
Goliah, at four heats-Bayard and many others,
were in this race, and Nullifer was only beat
one footthe las, heat. The next week he vert
to Baltimore and ran over the Central Course,
four mile heats, for the Jockey Club purse,
when he was beaten by the flying Dutchman-
averv hard race; many other horses running,
but only these two contendng. 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 lie got one of his sinews sprung; and
has not heen trained since.
The above is all correct and true.
w. r. JOHNSON.
Feb. 4, 1640 ID