Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-12-24
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( EyUIS celebrated Race Horse and Stal
Il iiun will stand The ensuing Season,
from I5ib Fchruar. To 18th June, al h.r.
ii NJ. Il MAYS, in Edgaiirld District, >.
| c.. 3 miles from the Court House, on the
Augusta Road. flc will be lei lu mares
at SD lhe single visit. S3O The Sras"u.
and S - tn insure; and Que dollar I" t"r
sroou IN every Instance. The money, ur
an approved nu:r ral able The 10Th DrretiI-
her urxt. musI be SEM with each nlale, or
she will moi hr served Good pasturaGe
will be provided, and mares led Oh gram
at Il rca,uuablc price. and servants board
ed gratis.
Every care will be taken ofmares and
foals. bat no liabilities will be incurred TOR
escapes or accidents.
ARGYLE is Il dark brown horse. with.
uul whIrc, except 4 star. fifteen hands an''
three quarters high; pnsSrs>cu of uncom
nlou bour and muscle. and turm COM
biuine win perlccr symmetry, every es-
<ental oI IL Race Horse. He is now ten
years old, having hecn loaled in Maryland
IN the Spring OF 1880. He VAS sired by
the famous Mons. Tonsun, his dam His
tie, Was by Oglr's Oscar, his grandam by
DR.. Thurulon's imported Horse Clf'len;
his =. T. dam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
g. g. &. dan, hv Dr.. MARSHALL, llyder Ally,
who Was hv Li.'i>Hy's Arabiau.
lhc erI;rnances of ARGYLE. upon
the Turf lave placed him in The very first
rank of American Horses lis Il Racer, while
those of his get culilc him To an equal
sraur.ins asa Stallion. lie started first at
Oransphurs. S. G.. il January 1881, and
ran al Barnwrl. Augusta, Macnn. Coluni-
hia, and Cha.icsrou. two three, and louf
E;lcs heats, winning successfully races.
five of lhcur uf Iour mile heats, hrnrinS
Patsy Wallace. RalrlrSrakr, IS linIcs) LH-
cy Ashton. Ras!,lish'. Bcrlraml junior.
(iwice) Verru.'uus, &r &c. He never
lost heat, aud was rare Y If ever PM up
to his speed. uniil his extraordinary de!ral
by john Basrumhr in April, lS:3G. The
circumstances # whIrh arc familiar To
every one. Su!.S qucDlly hc was trained
and RIM with great success in Virginia
aud in Nav last un The Central Course al
Baltimore. after running fer The tirsr heat
nr Three miles, an, losing il by IL head III D
minute. l-sccund>, he won The second
h,.at in 5 ninutes. ~ seconds being the
best secnnd heal Of three ,Iilr. recorded IN
the history of the Amcricnn Turf, and the
most brilIiaul performances Of Il year sur
passing all others in the richness Of its an
uals. During hc Sai.c week, and on the
same course, Que nf bis aughlcrS. kaIc
>catun, won the great sweepstakes OF
$1,000, beating "a fine field with great ease
such 4 coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf:
ARGYLE stood hul one season and 10
Il limited number of mares, not mauy nj
which were thorougi, bred. yel his colts
have won nine out of The eleven races io
which they have bccm started. beating AT
one, two, aud three miles, Ihc get many
of our best Stations, besides several i'm
ported colts, some of lhcm in iirs!.rate
;imc. Two Of his gel. Governor Butler
aud Hale Scalon. arc now unrlvalcd upGn
Inc Turf by any liiug q! their age.
The owners III ARGYLE in bringing
i,in hack tn the Stalc in which (IIlu' not
,4Ied) liz WAS first trained aud gained his
.ar!irs, aurpls, present him with conf.
.cucr ,u,he Public, as being in every way.
4 account Of his bl0Dh sire anl form, his
~rfurmalccs On The Turf. 80 remarkable
# endurance. as we'll as speed, and The
x!raldinary success of his gct, worthy Of
:reir entire u?proballon.
W. i. MAYS.
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