Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-04-23
VERTU MINUS;

~ Eli l. ~ Iv14V oo9
OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
vG>HIS DISTINGUISHED ACE-HoRSE. will make
his p.esea, % miles south Of Milton. Wayne
lnd.ana ,he IA undo rsigned enmmen-
.ing first of April and ending the FIRST day OF July
N "a, The follow ns price. ~u:-TEN DOLLARS
FOX Colt; lite money be paid the -
known 10 be wuh colt parted with No accountability
IN the par, the keeper for accidents may happen
Any pesson from distance wishing have the services CT
above Horse either leave their on the farm
Of the undersigned there pen,y good ga.s
a month all night, Tree OF
charge
Observation-Disclosures i.a beautiful d.rpie
bay years this grass black manc and tall siaek
legs the knees. without any "hi'e u n,'ee" nAhs
three inches high remarkably symmetr cal III all MS proper
,ions bold and Commanding his Appearance, with ae-
ton Surprisingly fine: ~ord he combines =" unco"'-
mon assembase Of points speed, utility grace ana beau"
Pedigree.--VERTuMNUS. bav hor.. brad by Ma
io Wii,am Jones, OF Qucen eauaty. New York. got
the celebrated running horse, America" Eclipse the caro-
Medoc Mugo. Ariel. Okelly. and many others Of tho
the United States of Pf"ces by Defiance
Defiance by Florizel, dam Miss Dance by Roehuck Ros
by imported eeper son Mr. B-avers Gsea' Dsi
Roebucks by imported Oh Beazet, OF the
Earl of March's Old Baazet. he by Goao,phin Arsban:
Princess was out o, Ola Empress whose
ported horse Barone, by imported hos.e oia
Messenger; herg dam foil bed mare oy snap out OF
Jenny Outer. got by True Biton. her dam viz
Jenny Du,ers) was Quake Lass got by Jumper, of
Jacob Hlsxe"es's impo.ed mare. Molly Pa'kolc;, her
BY Old Ms tss~. ' rss
of Garrst Vandunneer Esq who was tho
breeder OF Princess, Ariel O'kei, and many ether rum
'e'' ~" WIN r. JOHNSON.
Given under my hand this goth July. 1895.
Performances..-Fir.t Spring Meeting. N York races.
May 6, 1881 Nertumnus here commended for tho pr]e IN
field of the best colts exhibited on any TURF aa Won
fine style heats. (sweeping stakes Ssoo
forfeit SlOo, fifteen subscribers, SIX paying ohe'C
beating CHI. C Sir Afford by Sir Harry. Blackburn mare
b. c. Enius. by Eclipse. dam Fiho mare: c by Eclipse
dam a Bedford mare: CHI. C. Morris. by Eclipse, dam
Grand Duchess; ch troii:, by Eclipse dam Betsy Kan
son: CHI by Eclipse. dam by 81. Harry; CHI. F".hy'
by Bedford, dam Fair STAR CHI Clara, full sister to Me
Although
formed in the time of IN So s. and m and 81 Al me
same meeting Ver,umnus ran a ma teh with Emu-. mile
heats. for 81 900 side. which he wonl: SCI: S.
Norfolk, Va, Fall Races, Nov. 5 1884. Sweepstak"
for three year Odds sioo enIane. half '0e,.wo% oy
Vertunnus in two heats, beating Richard Adams Day
colt Alp by Rockenham, who was second and TWO DINERS
Time, Sd: So.
Three Hin. Va. Races. May 10. lsa5. Nurse 5000 :,
two mile heats Won by Ner'um"us. ou. year. old, !"
four heats time s. Sd other heat 1888, beating b. f.
gr. Jesse, five years old by Medley dam by Francisco
b. Rosale somers four years old by Sir Charles, dam
by Mischief by Vignan b h Mon'aoeiio four years old
Columbia, C.: Dec. 81. 1885. Purse $500; two
mile heats by Veumnus, four old. lO2 lbs III
two heats time 3: 37-3: 55, beating CHI c. Ofmond. by
Sir Charles, dam by Alfred three years old, 81 lbs; e. c.
Turnbul, by Phenomenon. dam by Andrew. three ys.'
old 80 lbs; Sunhower, by Ciaimon dam Poor Girl.
four years old, 80 lbs Clodhopper; years. 30 lbs
gr Dick Sampson by Medley, four ysnrs old, l02 lbs
Cowper. by Medley dam by Iimoeon, foury ears old
Charleston. s. c., Jockey Club Races, Feb II. s36-a
handicap race, purse $780, mile heats; by Vsrum-
handicapped. % lbs. beating Lady Na'hv"'
lO9 lbs, Sir Kenns tn, lO2 lbs :: 6: IS: Al.
Saint Matthews, Nov. 81, 1886. Two mile heats won
by Vertumnus five years old beating c. years old by
Monsieur Tonson: m. five years old, by Cia''mont
Columbia, S. c., January 1887. Nertumnus won tho
hes, three in fve mile heats. beating Eliza fek.. Sir
Kenneth, Celeste, Bawdark, Miss Newberry and Ecat
time: Sc: 81: 50: l.
February %, 1887 Two mile heats: won by Vertum-
nus, eight years DID, beating CHI. Fanelia hve years
old Capt Danger Aged. Another race OF two me'
which he in winter Of 1888, Augusta, beating
Sally yandyke three heats, good time.
bu, recollec,ed. Col Edward kiehardso"
Carolina speaks Of him in the following manner:
Of Virginia. price of four thousand dollars In
opinion stood among the best horses OF his day. and
any distance when he kindly. sx-
Argyle which turi decidedly IN iavof
Of opponent en,uch il heavy, and only a
drawn out, which Argyle was 30 forsu
nate outside running in mud and
sand opponent in the inside firm ground
fusng 10 run that beaten: suffice il
pronounce him be high bred horse AmeEi-
ca EDWARD RICHARDSON.
TO BREEDERS OF FINE HORSES
l would say, there is horse in Indiana Ohio at
this mc of high origin Vertumnus Being sired by
the renowned horse Old Eclipse-who and beat
with all horses of his day. which assertion acknowl-
edged all sporsmen who with the
ny running The this Horse will
ommepd him all classes being Of stout and muscular
built, measuring seventy three inches around tho grth
This Horse armed of George w. Brown of Charleston
South Carolina by his proprietor who having been
ged in the trading of the Southern Markets
for several became with all the most no:
ted horses of that country. JOEL HIATT.
Milton, April ], lS45. l4-Gw.