Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-03-18
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FNHlS celebrated Race Horse and Stall
Il lion will stand The ensuing Season,
from 18th February to 18th Juue, at Mr..
WM. B. MAYS, in EdsefieId District, S..
c., 3 miles from the Court House, on the
Augusta Road. lie will be 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.
Der next, must be sent with each mare, or
she will not he served. Good pasturage
will be provided, and mares fed Oh grain
at a reasonable price, aud servants board
ed gratis.
Every care will be taken OF mares and
foals, but no liabilities will be incurred for
escapes or accidents.
ARGYLE is a dark brown horse, with
out white, except star, fifteen hands and
three quarters high; possessed of uncom.
mon bone and muscle, AMI form COM
bining with perfect symmetry, every es-
sential of a Race Horse. Ile is now ten
years old, having been foalai in Maryland
in the Spring of 1880. He'was sired by
The famous Mons. Tonson, hs dam This
lie, was by Osle's Oscar, his grandam by
Dr.. Thornron's imported HTse Cliflen;
his &. 6. dam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
g.g. 6. dam by Dr.. Marshall's Hyder Ally,
who was by Lindsay's Arabian.
The Performances Of ARGYLE upon
the Turf, have placed him in lllc very first
rank Of American Horses as Racer, while
those of his get en,ille him to an equal
standing as Stallion. He started first at
Orangeburg. S. G. in January 1884, and
ran at Barnwell, Augusta, Macon, Colum-
bia, and Charleston, two, thee, aud four
miles heats. winning successfully 8 races,
five of them of four mile heats. beating
Patsy Wallace, Rattlesnake, i3 times) Lu-
cy Ashton, Rushlight, Bertrand junior,
(twice) Vertumnus, &c. &c. He never
lost heat, and was rarely il ever pu, up
TO his speed, until his extraordinary defeat
by John Bascombe in April, 1886, The
circumstances Of which are familiar TO
every one. Subsequently he was trained
and run with great success in Virginia;
and in May last on the Central Course at
Baltimore, after running for The first hea,
of three miles, and losing ii by head in S
minutes 47-seconds, he won the second
heat in 5 minutes, 40 seconds, being the
best second heat of three miles recorded in
the history Of the American Turf, and the
most brilliant performance Of year sur
passing all others in the richness of its an
nals. During the same week, and Oh the
same course, Que o! his daughters, Kate
Seaton, won the great sweepstakes Of
$1,000, beating fine field with great ease !;
such coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf
ARGYLE stood but Que season and 10
limited number of mares, not many Of
which were thorough bred, yet 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 of many
Of our best Stations, besides several i'm
ported colts, some Of them in frsl-rate
time. Two of his get, Governor Butler
and Kate Sealou, are now unrivalled upon
the Turf by any Thing of their age.
The owners Of ARGYLE, in bringing
him back to the Stale iu which tho 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. MAYS.
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