Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-21
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yT1HIS celebrated Race Horse and Stall
IL lion will stand The ensuing Season,
from 18th February to 18th June, at Mr..
VIM. b. MAYS in Edgefield District, >.
c.. 3 miles from the Court, House, on the
Augusta Road. He 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-
her next. must be sent with each mare, or
she will not be served Good pasturage
will be provided, aud mares fed OH grain
atfa reasonable price, and servants board
cd gratis.
Every care will he taken Of mares and
foaIs, but no liabilities will be incurred for
escapes or accideuls.
ARGYLE is a dark brown horse. with.
ou, white, excep, star. fifteen hands an'i
three quarters high; possessed of uncom
mon bone and muscle, and a form COM
hining with perfect symmetry, every es-
sental of Race Horse. He is now ten
years old, having been foaled in Maryland
10 the Spring Of 1880. He was sired by
the famous Mons. Tonson, his dam This
tie, was by Ogle's Oscar, his grandam by
DIR. Thornlon's imported Horse ClIi'en !;
his g. g. dam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
g.g. g. dam by Dr.. Marshall's tIydcr Ally,
who was Ivy Lindsay's Arabian.
The Performances Of ARGYLE upon
the Turf, have placed him in The very first
rank Of American Horses as Racer, while
those of his get entile him to an equal
standing as Stallion. lie started first at
Orangeburg. S. G. in January 1884, and
ran at Barnwell, Augusta, Macon, Colum-
bia, and Charleston, TWO three, and four
miles heats. winning successfully S races,
five of them of four mile heats. beating
Patsy Wallace, Rattlesnuke, t3 'inies) l.n-
cy Ashton. Rushlight. Bertrand junior.
(twice) Vertumnus, &c. &c. lie never
lost heat, and was rarely if ever put up
10 his speed. until his extraordinary defeat
by John Bascombe in April, 1886, The
circumstances Of which are familiar to
every one. Subsequently lie was trained
and run with great success in Virginia;
and iu May last on The Central Course at
Baltimore, after running for the first heat
of three miles, and losing ii by head in 5
minutes 4-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 It's an
mails. During The same week, and on the
same course, one Of his daughters. Kate
Seaton, won the great sweepstakes of
$1,000, beating fine field with great ease;
such a coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf.
ARGYLE stood bu, one season and To
a 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 ge, of many
Of our best Stations, besides several i'm
ported colts, some Of them in irsl-rarc
time. Two of his get, Governor Butler
and Kate Sealon, are now unrivalled upon
the Turf by any thing of their age.
The owners of ARGYLE. in bringing
him back to The Stale in which (tiIo' not
foaled) he was frs, trained aud gained his
earliest laurels, present him with conf
dence to the Public, as being in every way.
OH account of his bleod. sire and form, his
performances on the turf, SO remarkable
for endurance, as well as speed, anl The
extraordinary success Of his get, worthy of
their entire appreciation:
w. B. MAYS.
Dec. IS, 1910. 4G If