Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-07
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rENHIS celebrated Race Horse and Stal-

EtlilS celebrated Race Horse ana Stai-
IL lion will stand the ensuing Season,
irou 18Th February to 18th June, AT MIR.
y NJ. L Mays, in Ederlirld District, >.
c., 3 miles from the Court House, on the
Augusta Road. lie will he let TO mares
ut S2O The single visit, $50 the Season.
and $50 10 insure; and Que dollar to the
groom in every instance. The money, or
an,approved note PAYABLE the 18th Deccm-
her next. musr be sent with each mare, or
she will NOT he served Good pasturage
will be provided, and mares fed un grain
al reasonable price, and servants board
ed gratis.
Every care will be taken oGmarcs and
Ioals. but no liabilities will be incurred for
escapes or accidents.
ARGYLE is dark brown horse, with
oul white, except star. fifteen hands anu
three quarters high; possessed of unc"m
mon bone and muscle. and form com
tniue WITH perfecr symmetry, every rs-
Senlal of Race Horse. lie ia now ten
years old, having hcen foalrd i'll MhrIvinh
IN the Spring of 1880. He VAS sired by
the famous Mons. Tonson, his dam This
tie, mas hy Osle's Oscar, his srandam by
DR.. Thornlon's imported Horse Clifden;
his 9. &. dam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
sg. q. dam hv DR.. Mar<llal's Iiyder Ally,
who was bv Lindsay's Arabian.
The Performances of ARGYLE upon
the Turf, lave placed him in lhr very first
rank of American Iiorses as Racer, while
those of ms get emile him to an equal
standing as Il Stallion. He started lirst at
Orangebure. S. C. in January 1884, aud
ran at BarnwrII. Augusta. Macon, colun-
miles heats. winning succeSsively & rarrs.
five Of them 'of four mile heats, hrarlns
Patsy Wallace, Rai,lesnakc. Is linIrsl Lu-
cy Ashton. Ru,highI. Bertrand junior.
(twice) Verlunnus, &c &c. He never
lost heat, aud rs rare v it ever pun up
TO his speed. nnIil his extraordinary deleal
hv john Dascomhc in April. lS3G, The
circumstances nf which are familiar To
every one. cul.s 'quenily he was trained
and run with ercal success in Virginia; :;
aud in May last on The Central Course al
Baltimore. aIlcr running for the lirSl heat
of three miles, and losing il by head in 5
minutes .l-seconds, he wunrthe second
heat in 5 nnutes. 40 seconds, heing the
best SECOND heat of three mies recorded in
the history of The American Turf, and The
most brilliant performance Of year SUR
passing all others in the richness of lis an
nals. During The same " eek, and on the
same course, one Of his dau! !hcrs. ka'r
Sealon, won the great sweepstakes "i
SlU00, beating fine field with great ease !:
such a coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf.
ARGYLE slool hui Que S. ason and tn
limited number of mares, hnt many nj
which were thorough bred, ycI his colts
have won nine out of The eleven races 70
which they have becn started. beating a,
one, Two, and three miles, The gel of many
Of our best Stations. besides several im-
ported colts, some Of them in frsi-ratc
time. Two of his gel. Governor Butler
aud Kate Seaton. are rnnwunrvolled upon
The Turf by any thing of their age.
The owners Of ARGYLE. in bringing
him back to the Stale in which Ohio NOT
foacdD hc was first trained and gained his
earliest lnllrris. present him with conf
,lcncr TO- ihc Public, as being in every way.
on account IF his blond. sire and form. his
performances on the turf, so remarkable
Tor endurance. as well IS Sprcd, and the
cxirarrdinary success of his get, worthy Of
their entire appreciation.
W. b. MAYS.
Der. Is. 1910. 4G IT
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