The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-05-29
TO STOCK RAIsERs.
rHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE

Will stand at the Fair Grounds at Ottawa Ill., during the
present commencing May lst 1882 and ending July
DEscsIrrros AM PxDoREE LEXICON Is Chestnut Scr.
rel, white blaze in the face. e hind foot white, weight
full mover and possessed Of superior running speed
LEXICON was bred by X. A. Alexander, on woodbsrn
s ns ~ iy hs
ported Glencoe ID Dam Lvity Rurics DAM by Imported
ID Dam vsndA y Imported .Rs ~ R Dam
81 Sn.y y s'fn Hshs sS es
iith Dam. - BY iaported Jack Of Diamonds: 18th Dam
Imported Diamond with foal 10 Imported Eclipse and
viii BE- seen By the above pedigree thas Lexicon pos.
Of the blood Of America all Of which sub
scrbed and swern to BY Mr. and registered in
Of those that are using Lexicon give history Of his
cuns and entered Il Passou New jersey to run for the
st. Lsger and the emily horse that would appear aganst
s : ss or only .ss y
at3yean sld His next appearance o. The turf va: ct Sara
togs SPRING.. years old He %. 10 the fed With eight
6rst heat and winning the In strsght heats he
heat IN the race n being within half second Of L.
America. His appearance at lexington Ky. He
entered in In race, and won with eass Went Rom
there to st. LOUIS No., where he was put into Handicap
race, and with In straight heats The next day
he entered field Of hos, with his halEbrother
Astero and was the only horse that remained in the
entered In field Of hoessome Of them being the best
horses Of linoiand won In straight heats; time, Las
1<7 and Las being the fastest time made the
Peoria trackbeating ehlo MoBson and Prairie Boy. He
from Peoria, Ills. Ohio, and losing
He then purchased by Messrs Deiano Z Ford. wss
brought Ottawa illinois, and 1t the National Horse
Show. Was beaten BY Robert Lee In heas-fstest tme
.52-beng badly fitted and poorly rode He matched
for wager Of $50 to beat 10 the following Saturday.
and handsomely in l4S being the quickest mile
the Ottawa track. y q d n q
The above history NJ Lexicon shows that he il horse IL
wonderful speed and great endurance will say those
who wish to breed from Lexicon, that bis stock be
In this county, w.t. Wn Dakeiy Capt Ford James Van
Doren Mr. Hanbury Mr.. Wade, Mr.. Bassnett, Mr.. J. r.
Shaver Dr. j. c. Hathaway Charles Oeano and number Of
others in the county, that hsired In 1866 They all
modelled after the horse and promise we'll. n fFsTg
TERMs-To insure $780, to be paid April 1s 1870 S35 for
the season. payable Sept 1862 Persons parting with
before they known to be with oa will be held for the
There Is good pasture for from distance
so per week. Due cauien will be taken
accidents but should any will not be responsible.
We will further state that II is not design to run down
any mans horse but leave the public to Judge for them
selves. We willing that Lexicon should stand his
merits and record foagstter and racer and take
the record to prove what ADVERTISE and will compare
stock wi tn any horse in the state We would invite the
public to call ct the Fair Grounds and him. All ad.
mirers the horse will do veil to call and examine Lexicon
for claim that he Il the finest model that be found In
the county, and, perhaps, in the state Don't fail 70 call
and see him. c. DELANO, Proprietor.
GEORGE W. ALDEN, Agent. gffE April 7-tf.