Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-02-18
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FNHlS celebrated Race Horse and Stall
u lion will stand The ensuing Season,
from 18th February to 18th June, at Mr..
WM. B. Mars, in Edseiield District, s.
c., 3 miles from the Court House, on the
Augusta Road. He will lie lei to mares
at $40 The single visit, $50 the Season.
and $50 TO insure and one dollar 10 the
groom in every instance. The money, or
an approved note payable the 18th Decem-
her next. musI be sent with each mare, or
! she will not he served. Good pasturage
will be provided, and mares fed on grain
at reasonable price, aud servants board
cd gratis.
Every care will he taken ofmares and
Ioals, bul no liabilities will be incurred for
escapes or accidents.
ARGYLE is dark brown horse, with
oul white, except star, fifteen hands and
three quarters high; possessed of uncom.
mon bone and muscle, and "A form COM
binne with perfecr 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 OgIe's Oscar, his sraudam by
DR.. Thornlon's imported Horse Cli'len !;
his z. e. dam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
g.g.g g. dam by DR.. MarShal's Iiyder 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 a Racer, while
those Of his get cnille him to an equal
standing as a Stallion. lie started first at
Orangebure. S. C. in January 1884, and
ran a, BarnweIl. Augusta, Macon, Colum-
bia, and Charleston. two. three, aud four
miles heats. winning succesSively 8 rares.
five of them of four mile heals, bearing
Patsy Wallace, Rattlcsnakc, (3 Iines) LII
cy Ashton, RushlighI. Bertrand junior,
(twice) Vertu.nnus, &c &c. lie never
lost heat, and was rarely if ever pul up
to his speed. until his extraordinary defeat
by john Bascomhe in April, 1896, 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 heat
of three miles, and losing il by a head in 5
minutes 4-scconds, he won the second
heat in 5 minues. DO 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
mails. During The same week, and on the
same course, one Of his dau! !hIers. Karc
Seaton, won the great sweepstakes Of
$1,000, beating fine field with great ease {;
such coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf.
ARGYLE stood hui one season and 10
limited number Of mares, nol many Of
which were thorough bred, YET his colts
have won nine our of the eleven races 70
which they have bcen started, beating at
one, two, and three miles, the get ofmany
OF our best Stations, besides several inn
ported colts, some of them in iirsl.rarc
lime. Two of his get. Governor Butler
aud Kate SeaIou. are now unrivaIctl upon
The Turf by any Thing of their age.
The owners Of ARGYLE. in bringing
him back to The Stale in which (ho not
luaIcd) he was first trained and gained his
earliest laurpls. present him with conf
dcncc to The Public. as being in every way.
on account of his blood, sire and form, his
performances on the Iuri, so remarkable
for endurance. as well as speed, and the
extraordinary success Of his gel, worthy of
their entire appreciation.
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