The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-08-21
Stock Rorse.
LEXICON

viii stand At the Yr arousda, a. Ottawa Ill., during the
commencing Nay i 1892 and ending July
DEscalr7lox AND PIDsam, LKxIO0N, 10 chsstnut sor.
rsl white blaze IN Inv face lss hind foot white weight
S :n
LEXICON was bred By r. A. Alexander, on woolbsrn
Barn. woodsOrd county. ~: erred ~ ..isssoe h. by
ported Glencoe 81 Dam. Levity. Rurc dam y Imported
Trustee 3D. Dam vsnda: BY Imported Iranhy I.h Dam.
=; Sscs oh Hs BY
9Th Dam: - By Imported Hishnysr. 9th Dam. - BY
Imported IsArnaughs. 10th Dam. - By Imported ARIEL
nth Dam. BY Imported Jack Of DismOn'h 18th Dam.
Imported Diamond, With foal 10 Imported Dcs, and
stinted 70 Australian. -. @ .tlQNL
win b. seem By shs .SOvs p-dxree Mat Lexicon pos
scbed and sworn 70 By NJ Alexander and registered In
the American Stud Book and ks found By any person
Of those that are using Lexicon. viii give history Of bis
performances on the turf He Vas h trained By Mr. NJ
Cune and entered .: Patterson New jersey 10 'un for the
st. Lege and the only horse that would appear against
the world renowned horse Kentucky and only beaten 10
inches in close contested sngs daah Of mile In lX
toy: spa year. DID, He Va in the s.ld With :isSs
Other hos, and shut ont Lard Monmouth end Arlene the
nst heat and winning n. rae. straight heats ho
gaitsndsrs last mile he stass mile ever run in
America His next appearance vas At Lexington, Ky. He
a s:,s q (. :a
rses. and won With es.s in straight hss The next DAY
he entered Acid heses with hls hstbrothsr
until II ended Went from there 70 Peoria, Ill.,
entered In field Of hCrsss-some Of them being the best
horses Of uinoisand In straight heats; time, lac
1<7L and Las; bdng the fastest 6me made tbs
Peoria Esek-bysting Shiloh MoneOn and Prairie Boy lie
went from Peoria, s 70 Ohio, end rssss, losing
He then purchassd By Nsssrs Deians I Ford. Was
brought 10 OtlAwA llas aaa rem q the Naonal Horse
Show. Was beaten By Robert Lee In hsas-fstsst une
l.62-beng badly etset ard Poorvs He was matched
for wager Of $500 beat e. the following Saturday
and won hsadsouyly n l%, beng the quckest plssvsr
sun on the OTTAWA track tfL
The above history Of Ls1von shows that be horse Of
wonderful speed ami great endurance viii 10Y those
Who wish breed a Lexicon that hs stock can hs soon
In this county, 70 wit: VIM Dsksly. Capt Ford Jap Van
Doren NJ. Hamburg, Mr.. Wade, Mr. Bassnett Mr. J. r..
Shaver Dr. J. c. Hathaway, Charles O0an0 and number
others IN the county, that hsired In 1865. They sre oil
modelled AFTER tbs horse and promise we'll.
TnRNs-To insure ~ to be paid April 1st 1870 SIS for
the season. payable Sept 1862 Persons parting with mares
before they known 10 b with oa will be held the
insurance There Is gooG pasture Tor from distance
at so cents per week. Dine caution will be taken prevent
accidents but should any will not bs responsible
We will further state that Is not design run down
any mans horse but leave the public to Judge for them
selves. We willing that Lexicon should stand on his
merits and record foalgstsr end racer and No take
the record to prove what advertise and will compare
stock with any horse In the state We would invite the
public to call at the Pair Grounds and him All all
mrers the horse will do we'll to call and examine Lexicon
for claim that he Is the finest model that BE- found in
the county. and, perhaps, In the state Dont fail call
AMI See him. III riy 4 U.SDELANO, Proprietor.
GEORSE W. ALDHN. Agent. mn Apnii'-M