The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-06-08
THE THOROUGH BRED HORSE
JOHN.

DOCTOR JOHV',
WILL stand the ensuing Season at
the stable Of Capt. G A Fleming, (near
the Artesisn Springs)9 days in the week,
the balance Of his time at my house, 4
miles south of Camden, and will be let
to mares at The very low price of $40
the sirgle leap, to be paid at the time of
service; $l5 the season, and $25 to en-
sure a mare with foal. The Season com.
menced the list Of March, and will end
on the LIST of June. Great care will be
taken to prevent accidents, but no liza
bility incurred for any. Whenever a
mare is put by insurance, the insurance
money will be due so soon as the same
is ascertained or the mare changes ow-
ners,
DESCRIPTION.
Doctor John isl beautiful Red Sorrel
fifteen and half hands highs white
feet and a slar-lengthy, and very mus
cular and powerful in lorm-resembling
very much his distinguished sire. He is
II years old this spring. Alta year old
he received a cup a, the stock show at
Nashville, as the finest yearIing cot.
lie vas trained at two years old and
started in bad condition at Ashland but
fell in the race and was beat.n by Miss
Foote, who has since proved herself al
most invincible, though afterwards beat
en- by Reel (by Glencoe at New Orleans
4 mile heats-running the first heat in
7 minutes and 33 seconds, and the Cd In
7 minutes and IS sec.-the best race on
record.
PEDIGRE E.
Doctor John, (bred by H 81 J Kirk
man. who imported his dam,) was got bv
imported Glencoe dam imported Myrtle,
bred by Theobald in 1884, by Name
luke (winner of the Derby in 1927 out
Of Bobadilla %(winner of the Gold cup al
Ascot, and the Ora iugroom stakes at
Goodwood in 1929 by Bobadil; her dam,
Pythoness, by Sorcerer, out of Princess,
by Sir Peter, Dungannon, Turf, Herod,
Golden Grove,) by Blank, out Of Spin
ster, (the Wellington Mare,) by Partner,
out Of a sister to Squirrel, dam by Bloc.
dy Buttocks, Greyhound, Makeless,
Brimmer, Places White Turk, Dods.
worth, Layton's Bart Mare.
Glancoe, sire of Doctor John. was
bred by Lord Jersey, in 1881; he was
got by Sultan, dam Trampoline by
Tramp; g. dam Web, (sister 10 Whale.
bone and Whisker) by Waxey, Penelope
by Trumpeter, PruneIla BY Highaower,
Primrose by SnaI Julia by Bank, Spec
%'tator's dam by Partner, Bonny Lass by
Bay Bottom, barley Arabian, Bierly
Turk, Tafolet's Barb, Places White
Tur Natural Barb Mare.
By reference TO the British Stud Book,
or extended pedigree in my possession,ii
will be seen that Doctor john is one of
the bes! and most fashionable bred hor.
SEES in The world having descended from
the best race horses in England, on both
sides formany generations back. Glencoe
his sire, is considered by the best Judges
the best stallion in America. His colts
are winning at all distances, and some
OF them hold the supremacy on the Turf.
He is the sire ofPeytona. that beat Fash.
ion in a match on L~ongdsland for 500.
00O a side, Susan Hill, Aduella Cracko
%vienne, Fanny King, Gold Fringe, and.
many others Of note. Myrtle was pur.
chased at two years old, heavily enga,
ged but never trained in consequence Of
leaving England SO young; but her dam,
Bobadilla, was on the Turfuntl sne was
nine yearsoId, and considered the best
mare in England IN her day
mar-30.3t. = VINCENT MOON.
GMisSissippian and Vicks, Wing will
please insert to the amount of SIS and
forward bill to this office.
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