THE CELEBRATED RACE HORSE AND STALLION
ARGYLE
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WILL stand the ensuing season, at the plan
w tation of Samuel Nays, in Flint District,
-ChoroIseo nnIInn-r1e win ue lei ~ Go t., $50
the season, and that paid within the year-a de-
duction of 20 per cent being made for moneys
paid within the season. The season 10 commence
on the lst day Of March, aud end the 3o!h Of
Juno.


Every care will be taken Of tho mares, and
their foals, but no liabilities will be incurred Ioi
escapes or accidents. Good pasturage will be pro-
yded, and mares fed on grain at reasonable
price, and servants boarded gratis. Should
marc not prove in foal, she shall have tho benefit
of the succeeding Fall season gratis.


''". DESCRlP TON AND PEDIGREE.


ARGYLE is u dark brown, without white, cX-
cent star, fifteen hands and three quarters high,
possessed of uncommon bone and muscle, and
form combining with perfect syn!mctry, every es.
sential Of Race Horse. lie is now fourteen
wears old, having been foaled in Maryland, in the
spring of 1880. He was sired by the famous Mon.
Tonson, his dam Thistle, was by OgIe's Oscar h!s
erandam by DR.. Thornton's imported Horse Chit
den, his g. grundam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
q. o. O. dam by DR.. Marshal's Hyder Ally, who
was hy Lndsay's Arabian.


PERFORMANCE ON TIE TURF.


The performances Of ARGYLE on the Turf, have
placed him in the very first rank of American
Horses, as Racer, while those of his get entities
him to an equal standing as Stallion. lie start
ed first at Orangeburg, S. e.. in 1884, and ran at
Barnwell, Augusta, Macon. Columbia and Char.cs'
ton : two, three, and four mile heats beating Pat
sy Wallace, Rattlesnake. (three iimes,) Lady
Ashton, Rushlight, Bertrand, jr., (wice) Yer.
tummes, g., &c. He never lost a heat, and was
rarely, if ever, put up to his SPEED until ms oS
,roordnary defca. by John Bascombe in 1896,
a of, ,-hich familiar every
one. Subsequently he was trained and run with
great success in Virginia; and in May, 1888, on
fbe Central Course at Baltimore, after running for
the first heat of three miles and losing 1t. by a
head. in 5 minutes and 10 seconds; he won the
second heat in minutes and 40 seconds, being
tho best second heat Of three miles recorded OF
the American Turf, and the most brilliant per-
formance of q year. surprising all others, in the
richness of its annals.


Duripq the same week, and on the samo course,
one of his daughters, Kate Seaton, won the grea!
sweepstakes of $1,000, beating fine field with
ureat ease, such coincidence being hitherto un-
known upon the Turf.


ARGYLE stood but one season until the year
1910. and to limited number OF Mares, not many
of which woro thorough bred yet his colts nave
won nine out of eleven races for which they have
been started, boating at one, two and three miles,
tho get of many ofour best Stations, besides several
;mported colts, some of them in first rate time.-
rwo of his get, the '.Governor' and Kate Soaion,
were unrisaiiea upon the Turf by any thing Of
their age. .,.
,ae ,y.st. IN the Cherokee Nation, presents him
with confidence TO the Public, as being IN every
wsy. on accoyat of his blood, size. 90" form; his
rerformance on the Turf, so remarkable for enda-
:. nee. as vel as speed. and the extraordinary sue
cess Of his sc.;-wer.hy of lher entire approbn-
80 - 80 SAMUEL MAYS.


Fort Gibson, c. ~. Jan. goth 1915.


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