Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-05-27
April 80, 1871.

FHlS celebrated Race Horse and Stall
Il lion withstand The ensuing Season,
from 18th February to 18th Juuc, at Mr..
WIN. B. MAYS, in Edge6eld District, S.
c., 3 miles from the Court House, on the
Augusta Road. He will be lei to mares
at $40 the single visit, $50 the Season,
and $50 10 insure; and one dollar to the
groom in every instance. Tho mouey, or
an approved note payable the 18th Decem-
Der next, must DO sent with each mare, or
she will not be served. Good pasturase
will be provided, and mares fed ou grain
at reasonable price, and servants board
ed gratis.
Every care will be taken OF mares and
(oals, 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 form COM
binins with perfect symmetry, every cs-
sential of Race Horse. He is now ten
years old, having been foaled in Maryland
in the Spring of 1880. He was sired by
the famous Mons. Tonson, his dam This
lie, was by Ogle's Oscar, his grandam by
DR.. Thornton's imported Horse Clifden !;
his 6. 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 the very first
rank of American Horses as Racer, while
those Of his get entille him to an equal
standing as Stallion. He started first at
Orangeburg, S. c. in January 1884, and
ran at Barnwell, Augusta, Macon, Colum-
bia, and Charleston, two, three, and four
miles heals, winning successively 8 6races,
Eve of1hem of four.mile heats, beating
Patsy Wallace, Rattlesnake, e times) Lu-
cy Ashton, Rushlisht, Bertrand junior,
(twice) Vertumnus, &c. &c. lie never
lost heat, and was rarely if ever put 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 al
Baltimore, after running for the first heat
of three miles, aud losing it by head in 5
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
nails. During The same week, and on the
same course, one Of his daughters, Kale
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 one season and 10
limited number of mares, not many of
which were thorough bred, yel his colts
have won nine oul of the eleven races 70
which they have been started, beating at
one, two, and three miles, the get of many
of our best Stations, besides several i'm
ported colts, some Of them in 6rst-rare
time. Two of his get, Governor Butler
and Kate Seatou, 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 tho not
foaled) he was first trained aud gained his
earliest laurels, present him with conf
dence to the Public, as being in every way,
OH 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.
Dec. Is, 1910. 46-lf