Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-01
Ar GYLE.
NasY
AmSESAAs


TYHE celebrated Race Horse and Stall
Il lion, ARGYLE, will stand the ensu
Ing Season at the Plantation of Capt. VS.
d. MARS, four miles south Of Edgefeld G,
H..o N the Augusta Road. lie will be lei
to Mares at SIS The single visit S25 The
season and S35 to insure ; aud half a dol.
lar to the Groom in every Instance. The
money ornn approved note payable the
10Th CT December next, mus, be sent with
each Mare. or she will not DC served.
Good pastu,age will be provided, aud
Mares Ted on grain at a reasonable price,
and servants boarded gratis.
a club offivc Mares shall be entitled TO
their season at $50 each Mare, aud should
they prove not in foal, they shall have The
beueft OF Tie Fall Season gratis. Every
care will be taken Of the Mates and their
foa!s, but no Liabilities will Lc incurred for
escapes or accidents. 4 discount al ten
por cent will be allowed OH all monies
paid al tho time Of putin: the Mu,c.
The Season will commence IN the first
OF February. and end on the last of Juno.
ARGYLE is a dark brown horse. with
out white, cxceP, z s:ar, fifteen hands aud
three quarters high; possessed of uncom-
mon bone and muscle. and a form com.
bining with perfect symmetry. every cs-
scn:iu' of i Race Horse. He is now l2
years old. having bcrn inalcd in Maryland
in the Spring Of 1880. He was sired by
The famous Mons. Tonson. his dnm This
tie, was By Og!c's Oscar, his grandeur by
DR.. Thorn,on's imported Horse Citizen
his g. &. dam by Mr.. IialrsSpot: and his
g.g. &. dam by DR.. Marsha!i's iIydcr 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 n Racer.
while those Of bis get chti'lc bin rJ.a,.
equal STANDING as I Stallion. iIc sla.icA
f.st NJ Orangcor.g, j. -, in jan. 1884.
aud ran at Barnwci!, Augusta. Macon.
Columbia 1ui Charleston, 'sa. three aud
foGr miles heals. winu:ug successfully s
races. five of them OF four mile heats. beat
ing Patsy Wallnce. Batlesnakc. Is iimcs)
Lucy Ashton, Rush!isht, Bertrand, junior,
Ncrrumns, &c. Sc. He ucvcr
Cost a heat. and was rarely il ever pur up
10 his speed, until his extraordinary defeat
by John Bascombc. III April, 1886. the
--..E-cssq.s.sij Irs vas-.fnioed
aud run with great success in Virginia
aud in May last on the Central Course Il,
Baltimore, after running for he hrs, hca,
three miles, and losing i, by n hca. in 5
4 seconds, no Won tho second hca,
IN s minutes, 40 seconds, heiug the best
second heat ofthree miles recorded =: -a5
American Turf, aud The most brilliant per-
fornuucc of a year surprising all Others in
the richness of its annals. During The
same week, and OF the same course, one
Of his daughters, Kate Sea:on, won the
srea. sweepstakes of $1,000, beating a fac
field with great ease; such L coincidence
being hitherto unknown upon the Turf.
ARGYLE stood but one season and 10
4 limited number of mares. not many Of
which were thorough bred. yc, his colts
won nine our Of eleven races for
which they have been started, beating AZ
me, two and three miles, The get Of mauy
If our best Stations. besides several i'm.
ported coils. 0nio of them in frs,-ra,c
ime. Two Of bis get, Governor Butler
md Kate Seaion, arc nov nurivallcd upon
he Turf by any thing Of their age,
The owners Of ARGYLE. in bringing
back to the State in which Though
10, loalcdl he was frs, trained and gained
Us earliest l%aurc!s. prescn, him with COZ
dence TO the Public, as being in every
way, on account Of his blood. sir. aud
orm, his performances on the turf. 50 re-
for endurance. as wei! as speed. {
nd The extraordinary success Of hi, get,
of their entire appreciation.
WILLIAM Il. MAYS.
January Is, lsi3 II 81
Brought 10 the jail