Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-03-11
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Feb. 1G, 1871.

FENHIS celebrated Race Horse and Stall
IL lion will stand The ensuing Season,
from 18th February TO 18th Juue, at Mr..
VIM Is. Mars, in Edgetield District, S.
c., 3 miles from the COURTHOUSE, on the
Augusta Road. lie will he lei TO mares
at $50 the single visit, $50 the Season,
and $50 TO insure; and one dollar to the
groom in every instance. The money, or
an approved note payable the 18th Decem-
ber next, must be sent with each mare, or
she will not be served. Good pasturage
will be provided, and marss fet on grain
at a reasonable price, and servants board
ed gratis.
Every care will be taken Of mares and
loals, but no liabilities will be incurred for
escapes or accidents.
ARGYLE is dark brown horse, with
OUT white, except star, fifteen hands and
three quarters high; possessed Of uncom-
mon bone and muscle, and a form COM
bining with perfect symmetry every cs-
scntial Of a Race Horse. He Is now ten
years old, having been foalcd il Maryland
in the Spring of 1880. He Wis sired by
the famous Mons. Tonson, hisdam This
lie, was ny Uglc's Oscar, his gandam by
DR.. Thornlon's imported Hors, Clifden; !;
his g. 6. dam by Mr.. Halls SPIT; and his
g.s. 6. dam by Dr.. MarshaIl's IBdcr Ally,
who was by Lindsay's Arabian
The Performances Of ARGYLE upon
the Turf, have placed him in ,Ir very first
rank of American Horses as a Rcer, while
those Of his get enlille him t, an equal
standing as Stallion. lie stated first at
Orangeburg. S. G. in JanuarylS34, and
ran at BarnweIl, Augusta, acn, Colum-
bia, and Charleston, two, thre, and four
miles heats. winning successfully 8 races,
five of Them of four mile heas. beating
Patsy Wallace, Rattlesnake, (cIimes) Lu-
cy Ashton, Rushlight. Bertnnd junior,
(twice) Vertumnus, &c. &c. lie never
lost heat, and was rarely if wer pul up
TO his speed, until his extraordinary defca,
by John Bascombe in April. 1886, The
circumstances of which are familiar TO
every one. Subsequently he vas trained
and run with great success il Virginia;
aud in May last on The Centra Course at
Baltimore, after running for til, first hea,
of three miles, and losing it by head in 5
minutes 47-scconds, he won The second
heat in 5 minutes, DO seconds, being the
best second heat of three miles recorded in
the history of the American Tur, and the
most brilliant performance of year sur
passing all others in the richness Of its an
nails. During The same week, and on the
same course, one Of his dau5 5hers, Kate
Seaton, won the great sweepstakes Of
$1,000, beating a fine field with great ease;
such coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf.
ARGYLE stood but one scalon and 10
limited number of mares, no many of
which were thorough bred, yd his colts
have won nine out of the eleven races 70
which they have been started, beating at
one, two, and three miles, the gel ofmany
of our best Stations, besides several i'm
ported colts, some of them in frst-rate
time. Two of his get, Governor Butler
and Kate Sealon, are now unrivaled upon
the Turf by any thing of their age.
The owners Of ARGYLE, 10 bringing
him back to the Stale in which (lho' not
foaled) he was first trained and gained his
earliest laurels, present him With conf
dence to The Public, as being in every way,
on account of his blood, sire and form, his
performances on the turf, so remarkable
for endurance. as well as speed, and the
extraordinary success of his get, worthy of
their entire appreciation.
w. B. NAYS.
Dec. Is, 1910. DC tf