Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-05
March II, 1874.
THE CELEBRATED RACE HORSE AND STALLION
ARGYLE,


the season, and that paid within the year-a de-
duc,ion Of 20 pcr cent being made for moneys
paid within the season. The season to commence
on the lst day Of March, and end the Both of
June.
Every care will be taken Of the mares, and
their foals, but no liabilities will be incurred for
escapes or accidents. Good pasturage will be pro.
vided, and mares fed on grain al a reasonable
price, and servants boarded gratis. Should a
mare not prove in foal, she shall have the benefit
of the succeeding Fall season gratis.
DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE. .
ARGYLE is dark brown, without white, ex.
ceps star, 6fieeu haods and three quarters high,
possessed of uncommon boae and muscle, and a
form combining with perfect symmetry, every es-
sential Of Race Horse. lie is now fourteen
years old, having been foaled in Maryland, in the
surinp Of 1880. He was sired by the famous Mon.
Tonson, his dam Thistle, was by Ogle's Oscar. his
prondam by DR.. Thorntons imported Horse Chf-
den. his q. erandam by Mr.. Halls Spot and his
o, o. q. dam by DR.. Marshall's Hyder Ally, who
was hy Lndsay's Arabian.
~ PERFORMANCE ON THE TURF.
The performances OF ARGYLE on the Turf, have
o,aced him in the very first rank of American
Horses, as Racer, while those Of his &c. entities
him to On equal standing as Stallion. He start
ed frst at Qsangeburg, s. G.. iu 1884, and ran at
Barnvell, Augusta, Macon, Columbia and Charles.
ton two, three, and four mile heats, beating Pat.
sv Wallace, Rattlesnake, (three times,) Lady
Esh,oo, Rushlight, Bertrand. jr.. (twice.) Yer.
,ummes. g., &c. He never lost heat, and was
,.yev. IL ever, put up to bis speed, until bis ex
,r,ordpary defeat by John Bascombe in 1886,
~. circums,an noes Of which are familiar to every
ons Subsequently he was trained and run with
.,est success in Virginia; and in May, 1888, on
ths Central Course at Baltimore, after running for
,hs 6r,t heat of three miles and losirg it, BY a
hssd in s minutes and As seconds; he won the
.scond heat in minutes and 40 seconds, being
m. best second heat Of three miles recorded OF
~. American Turf, and the most brilliant per.
formance Of year, surprising all others, in the
r;ehaess Of its annals.
Daring tho same week, and on the same course,
one of his daughters, Kate Seaton, won the great
sveepstakes Of $4,000, beating hne field with
.raat case. such coincidence being hitherto un.
known upon the Turf.
ARGYLE stood but one season until the year
,oAO and 10 limited number Of Mares, not many
- vb;ch were thorough bred yet bis colts have
.-,r nine out of eleven races for which they have
h.sr .ta r,ed, beating a. one, two and three miles,
hs Get Of many Of our best Stations, besides several
;mnorted colts, some Of them in first rate time
Tro Of his get. the "Governor" and skate Seaton, ;,
vsre unrivsIled upon the Turf BY any thing Of
their age. .n,v,, :. L.:
a.. Wes,. in the Cherokee Nation, presents him
18th confidence to the Public, as being in every
"a, on account of his blood, size, and form; his
.",isrms nee on the Turf, 50 remarkable for endu.
go a, we'll as speed, and the extraordinary sue.
s..s If his zet;-worihy Of their entire apProba.
So " "- SAMUEL MAYS.
Fort Gibson, C. N, Jan. Goth iS4S'
4--till 3Oth June