Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-01
Feb. 16, 1siI.

N1IIIS celebrated Race Horse and Stall
q lion will stand the ensuing Season,
from 18th February to 18th June, at Mr..
WM. b. Mays, in Edgefeld District, S.
c., 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 10 insure; and Que dollar to the
groom in every instance. The money, or
an approved note payable the 18th Decem-
Der next, must he sent with each mare, or
she will not be served. Good pas,urage
will be provided, and mares fed on grain
at reasonable price, and servants board
ed gratis.
Every care will be taken Of mares and
foals but no liabilities will he incurred for
escapes or acciden,s.
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
bining with perfect symmetry, every es-
sential of Race Horse. He is now ten
years old, having heen 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.. Thorn,on's imported Horse Clifden;
his &. g. dam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
g.s. 6. dam by Dr.. Marshal'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. lie started first at
Orangeburg. S. C. in January 1884, and
ran al Barnwel, Augusta, Macon, Colum-
bia, and Charleston, two, three, and four
miles heats, winning successfully s races,
FIVE Of them of four mile heals, beating
Patsy Wallace, RattIes1akc, (3limes) Lu-
cy Ashton, Rushisht. Bertrand junior,
(twice) Fertumnus, &c. &c. lie never
lost a heat, and was rarely if ever puI up
to his speed, until his extraordinary defeat
by John Bascombc 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 llca,
of ,hrco miles, and losing it by a head in 5
minutes 47-scconds, he won the second
heat in 5 minures, 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 lis an
uals. During hc same week, and on the
same course, one Of his daughters, Kae
Seatou, won the great sweepstakes Of
$1,000, beating fine field with great case
such a coincidence being hitherto unknown
upon the Turf.
ARGYLE stood hut one season and 10
a limited number Of mares, not many Of
which were thorough bred, yet his colts
have won nine out of the eleven races 70
winch they have neen 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 frst-rate
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 (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,
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. 3. MAYS.
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