Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-13
DEUCALION.

yIyufs distinguished Race Horse will stand thea
February and ending the 18th Of July at my/TA
stable at Trotiing Park Richmond at y30 e
and ~ TO the Groom to he paid In all cases. when
the is served Should the prove In foa she
be sent TO the horse the next gratis Mares will
be well fed st forty cents day. but there will be
wishes 10 avoid the trouble Of collecting the has
made them payable in advance and this Is his inducement
for standing the horse so low.
Deucalion Is six years this Spring; dark chesuut
without white except star In the forehead five feet
inch and threeeights hgful-under the standard andis
OF the finest proportions and most beautiful symmetry
His backb9ne IL remarkable for its size aud strength lie
believed to be taller Than his SIRE Revenue and Is taller
than his Trustee Is more than two inches taller
than Imported Medley, and those renowned English Stall
lions, Trumpeter and Whaebone: and more than nve
inches taller than the famous ournile horse Jmcrack
Deucalion got by Revenue sire OF Sue Washington
Fanny Washington Engineer. Planet, &c, and Is out Of
"ihe Quecn, by Imported priam (winner OF The perDy
grand dam pene by Whsker wnner a Ga e
dam) My Lady, by Comus out Of the Coionels dam. ny
Depin Tpple Cider. by King Fergus; sylvia by young
Muske brother Syy!a Reguus LordMortons Arabian,
Mxhury Muso hay Turk, bay Boston, Concy SKINS Hut
tons Grey Barb, Byerly Turk, Buser
The imported mare, 'The Queen (Deucalions dam) was
one Of The most in United
States at all distances from 20 four mile heats. She
full sister to Monarch equally distinguished They
both bred the Royal stud ~ Hampton Court The
Queens grand dam My Lady, was the dam OF the distin
gused English horse and Stallion Jereed and also the
dam OF the Colonel winner OF ST. Ledger and one OF the
distinguished and Stations In England and her
likewise the dam OF the famous
N.Y. This pedigree remarkable for It's richness and
pecaiy for the BOTTOM oi us crosses ana Ia
OF the most ancient 10 be found IN the stud booI OF
England, running back to the reign OF Charles l.
As his performances IL Is sufficient 10 say ,hat he ran
six and them all except one ot mile meats, tine
only he at that disiance) IN whicn ne was
beaten by inferior horse in consequence oi being deci
dedly ass In all his other races, which were OF TWO and
three miles heats conened with the hnest horses Of his
day. including Engineer Shockoe, Tar River &c. &C. and
beat his competitors with such that he never was put
to his full Speed many Instances distancng majority OF
Island fulfil his engagement in four mile Sweepsiake
with Nicholas l., Sue Washington and others IN passing
through New York city he received an Injury which caused
his withdrawal from the turf For his performances In full
49,. bandbls C. WAGNER.
S-peucalicn will be exhibited at Powhatan Chester.
field, Goochland and Hanover courts, IN the month oi
March next after which he will remain al his stand as
stated above w.
Feb G--ciJunel
NORMAN MESSENGER.
TIlHIS FINE STALLION will stand The Present
Il season the Trotting Park, near Richmond, s-&AN
$50 the and $50 to insure with iothe LA
groom 10 De JGi in all c'is6s uhen Mt mare se'reu
Parties in>urDs will have the privilege OF putting their
mares the horse gratis in oil cases where
they do not prove in foal.
Mares will be well fed nj forty cents per day but there
will be responsibility la case of loss or accident
Season terminate lSi August. 49, -
NORMAN MESSENGER Is years Old tne ia OF hay'
- handsome grey, Ion hands high, oi nne propor''ons
and for strength speed and bottom comoned cannot be
surpassed lie Is kind in harness. and good trouer
He has proved himself toal getier Norman Messen
ger has taken the premium at the Stale faifs m Matyahu
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
PEDIGHEENorman Messenger was sired by the Import
ell Norman horse Diligence aud i out OF nloiood Mes
senger Diligence was importedby Edward harris oil
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