The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-23

specimens.
~ Plain and fancy CARDS for sale. ja--dH
~, KOSSUTH This fine bred young
N2NTrotting STALLION having commenced his
season at the stable Of the subscriber on Mechan-
icsye Turnpike, one mile from the city of Rich
mond, WILL the LIST of April be Mt the farm of MIR
Thomas J. Dean, four miles above Goochlaud Court
house, where he will also make regular stand of
two days in each week throughout the season. In
passing Mr. Samuel Duvafs, (Powel's old Tavern
he will make short stay, giving persons in that
ne ghborhood an opportunity of securing his services
The season will expire the first OF July.
TERMS: S2n the If paid previous to the LIST
July, S25 after that time; aud $50 to insure-ipsu-
rance forfeited by parting with mare, and all mares
considered by the season, unless expressly under
stood TO the contrary.
Groom's fee ST.
Kossuth was ioaled in Columbia county, State of
New York the 9ih OF July l847; is be Iutfu rich
dark brown five feet q inches high great mus Gu
lar power and symmetry of FORM Goce disposition,
and can trot his mile inside of three minutes and has
been pronounced by trainers the most promising
young horse they had ever seen. His colts, dropped
last spring equal to any in the State and as proof
of it, 500 apiece has been fused for several ofthem
when six mt nths old.
PEDIGREE
Was sired bv the renowned trotting horse New
York BLACK HAWK, out of the trotting mare Lady
of the Lake. The sire of Black Hawk was the cele-
braed stallion Andrew Jackson, Che sire of Kemble
Jackson, Henry Clay, Miller's Damse, and large
number OF other fast Ones the fastest roting horse
of his day-havlng beaten Daniel d. Tomnk'ns, Fire
King, Lady Warrin gtou. Modesty and others He
was sired by Young Bashaw. who was by imported
Grsnd Bashaw. and he by Wildair and Wildair by
Cade. who was by the Godolphn Arabian The dam
ed Messenger.
Black Hawks dam was the distinguished trottins
mare Sally Miller, who has trotted her mile in two
minutes and thirty seconds and was not exceIled by
any horse of her time. She was got by Tippoo Saib
and he by imported Messenger, her dam by Gunpow.
der Black Hawks time with heavy weight, is the
best on record. up to the time of his DEATH and
tabshed his claim to be the best rotting stallion in
America.
PERFORMANCES OF BLACK HAWK.
November 18th, 1917. beat Jenny Lind over the
Union Course, match, $500, mile heats; Black Hawk
weighing about IS lbs-winning the first and third
heats in 24o-2:43 Jenny Lind winning the second in
April 18th, 1848, beat Lady Sutton over the Union
Course, in match for $780, with inside stake of
S5oo, mile heats, best three in five, $50 lb wagons
time, 2i3-2:43-242-2f5i.
May Is, 1913 beat Americas over the Union Course
in match for $1,000 three mile heats tc $50 lb wa
gons-time, S:3l8:36; for further performances see
seen the challenge of his trot him against
any horse IN the world, for any amount from $500
quentiy, Sl3,000 was refused for him. Honest ohm,
half brother to kossuth, has also disng uished him.
self on the turf, as horse of uncommon speed and
power, with heavy weight. In 1885, he started ten
times for purses and stakes and eight. In 1851
he started eight times, winning FIVE: June 22d, 1852
over the Unon Course, he beat Black Harry, in a
match for 81 200, two mile heats to gons-time,
GN-5;28 October 18th, 1852 for purse and stake
of $3.50, he beat True John, two mile heats, $50 Id
osohs-iilie. o.%o3-Oof3. June ISL, 1905, hemDle
jackson, (haf brother to black Hawk trotted over
the Union Course against five of the best horses in this
country, for stake and purse of $1,000 three mile
heats to $50 wagons winning in two straight heats
without making break, in the unparalleled time of
So3-S:0is, aud for whom his refused SIS OF.
September 2st 1858, Millers Dansel (half sister
Black Hawk in match for $500, over the Centre
vile Course, beat Jenny Lind mile heats best three
IN hve, to wagons-wagon aud driver weighing 40
IDS winning the first, third aud fourth heats-tme,
S:i9-2:46-2:47. October 19.h, 1858, in match for
Sooo over the Centreville Course, mile heats best
three III hye, to $50 Id wagons beat Lady Haynes in
three straight heats-time 2i3-2i7-2:49. April
Llst, 1853, Black. Douglass, grandson of Andrew
Jackson, made his first appearance on the turf over
Tue huntlng Park Course, in match with Flora Tenn
pie fer $780, mile heats best three in five in har-
ness, and won in three straight heats-time, 235I-
xoo5-2;35. Cassius nj. Clay, TO whom was awarded
.he hrst premium last October, at the Springfield.
MASS chusetts, National Horse Exhibition. is also
grandson OF Andrew Jackson. Lady of the Lake. the
Gam OF kossuth, without training, has trotted her
mile In ZAP and a roadster, surpassed for
game and endurance. She was by Sherman Morgan:
her dam thorough bred Mambrino mare. Thus il
VIII be seen, that kossuth is a chance horse but
peiongs to trotting family and the very best in
america, and traces his blood through long line of
choice ancesto:sal celebrated for speed and great
shonrance-and goes back to some ofthe purest Ara
pian and Eng sh horses; and assert without fear of
contradiction that he is the best bred trOttng stallion
That has ever crossed The Potomac Persons wishing
10 breed sst aud servceable road stock invited
TO call and examine the horse and they can also have
an opportunity to him move, and think | can
satisfy them that he is not only descendant of trot
tiers, but Is himself Trottiug Horse.
Fl. J. SMITH
Richmond, March 10, 1854. mh 22-nItc3t