Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-02-10
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THIS celebrated Race Horse and Stall
il lion will stand The ensuing Season,
from 18Th February to 18th June, at Mr..
WM. b. Mays, in Edgeirld District, 5
c.. 3 miles from the Court. House, on the
Augusta Road. He will lie let 10 mares
at S2D The single visit. $50 the Srasnn.
and $50 in insure; and one dollar tu the
groom in every instance. The money, OF
an approved note PAYABLE the 18th Drrem.
her next. musI he sent with each mare, oI
she will not be served. Good pasrurage
will be provided, and mares fed nn grain
al reasonable price, and servants board
ed gratis.
Every care will be taken of mares and
lnnIs. hui no liabilities will he incurred (nr
escapes or acrideuls.
ARGYLE is dark brown horse. with.
ON white, except star. fifteen hands arr
three quarters high possessed of nnrom
mon bone AMI muscle. aud form com
binins with perfecI symmetry, every rs.
sential of n Race Horse. He 10 now ten
years old, having been foalrd in Maryland
in the Spring of 1880. He VAS sired Ivy
The famous Mons. Tonsnn. his dam This
lie, Was by Oglr's Oscar. his granham by
DIR. ThOruron's imported Horse Cliflrn
his 9. g. dam by Alr Halls Srnf and his
g. g. dam nv DR.. hlarshaIl's Iyder Ally,
who WAS nv Li"tsav's Arabian.
The Performances of ARGYLE upon
the Turf. have placed him in The verv first
rank of American IlorseS as Racer. while
those o( ms get eniiIe him to m equal
standing ASA Stallion. lie started first at
Orangehurc. s. G.. in January 1884. anrl
ran al BarnweIl. Augusta. Macnn, Cnlum-
hia. and CharlrsInn. two three. and f,nr
miles heats. winning smrce>sively s races.
FIVE nf them Of four mile heals. hearing
Patsy Wallace. RatlIrsnakr, IS 'iImrS) LII
ry Ashton. Rushlighr. Bertrand junior.
(twice) VPrtnnnus. &c &c. lie never
lost Il heaI, and was rarely If ever pn, up
to his speed. until his extraordinary defeat
hv john Bascomhe in April. 1876. The
circumstances IF which are familiar Ia
every one. Subsequently he was trained
and run with erea, surress in Virginia !;
and in May last on The Central Course a,
Baltimore. after running for rhe firs, heat
nflhree miles, an'l losing il hy head in S
minutes 4-seconds. he wan the second
heat in 5 n,inures. 40 seconds. heine The
best second heat of three miles recrrlrh in
The history of The American Turf, and the
most brilliant performance Of a wear Sur-
passing all others in the richness Of its an
nails. During The same week. anil on the
same course, nne NJ his dan !hiers. Kar
Sraton, Won the great sweepstakes nf
Sl0D0, heating u fine field with grrnr ease {:
such coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf.
ARGYLE slOod hut onr season and Io
Il limited nurnhrr of mares, mn manv nj
which were thorough bred. YET his colts
have won nine nrlr Of the eleven races iU
which they have hern started. heating nj
one. TWO. and rl,rne miles. the GET nf many
nI nur hest Stations. heSiheS several i'm
ported coils, some of Them IN firSr.rarr
lime. Two of his get. Governor Butler
aud Kate Sealon. are now unrivaIled upon
the Turf by any Thing of their dge.
The owners nr ARGYLE in bringing
him hack to The Stale in which (IIo' moi
InaIetl) he was first trained and gained his
earliest laurrls. present him with conf
denre to lhe Public, as being in every way.
on account of his blond. sire and form. his
performances on the turf, so remarkable
for endurance. as we'll as speed, and the
extra rlinary success of his get, worthy ol
their entire opprobation.
w. Il. MAYS.
Dec. Is. 1910. 4G If