Dissolution.

THE CELEBRATED RACE HORSE AND STALLION


ARGYLE,
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ARGYLE,


WILL stand the ensuing season. at the plan
" ,a,ion Of Samuel Mays, in Flint District,
Cherokee nation. He will be let to mares at S2O
the season, and that paid within the year-a de-.
dvc,iop of 90 per cent. being made for moneys
mid within the season. The season to commence
on The lst day of March, and end the 3Oth of
June.


Every care will be taken Of the mares, and
their foas, but no liabilities will be incurred for
escapes or accidents. Good pasturage will be pro
vided, and mares fed on grain at reasonable
price, and servants boarded gratis. Should
mare not prove in foal, she shall have the benefit
Of the succeeding Fall season gratis.


DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE.


ARGYLE is dark brown, without white, ex-
cent star, fifteen hands and three quarters high,
,o.sessed of uncommon bone and muscle, and
form combining with perfect symmetry, every es-
.entinl Of a Race Horse. lie is now fourteen
wears old, having been foaed in Marya in the
pripp Of 1880. He was sired by the famous Mon.
fouson, his dam Thistle, was by Ogle's Oscar, his
grandam by DR.. Thornton's imported Horse Chit.
den, his g. grandam by Mr.. Halls Spot; and his
o. q. Q. dam by DR.. Marshulls Hyder Ally, who
was by Lndsay's Arabian.


PERFORMANCE ON THE 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 10 On equal standing as Stallion. He start
ed first at Orangeburg, s. G.. in 1884, and ran at
Barnweli, Augusta, Macon, Columbia and Charles.
ton ; two, three, and four mile heats, beating Pat.
~ Wallace, Rattiesnake, (,hree times,) Lady
Ashton, Rushlight, Bertrand, jr., (wice,) Yer
tummes, g., &c. He never lost heat, and was
rarely, if ever, put up to his speed, until his ex'
,raordinary defeat by John Bascombe In 1886,
the circumstances Of which are familiar 10 every
one. Subsequently he was trained and run with
great success in Virginia; and in May, 1888, on
the Central Course at Baltimore, after running Tor
the first heat of three miles and losing it, by
head. in 5 minutes and 4o seconds; he won the
second heat in minutes and 4O seconds, being
tho best second heat Of three miles recorded Of
the American Turf, and the most brilliant per-
formance of year, surprising all others, In the
richness Of its annals.


During tho same week, and on the same course,
one of his daughters. Kate Seaton, won the great
sweepstakes of $4,000, beating fine field with
great ease, such coincidence being hitherto un.
known upon the Turf.


ARGYLE stood but one season until the year
ls4O, and to limited number Of Mares, not many
Of which we're thorough bred yet his colts have
won nine out of eleven races for which they have
been started, beating at ono. two and three miles,
the get of many Of our best Stations, besides severa
;mnorted colts, some of them in first rate time
Two Of his get, the "Goveruor" and "Kate Season, y
were unrivalled upon tho Turf BY any thing OF


The owner Of ARGYLE. in bringing him to
,he West, in the Cherokee Nation, presents him
with confidence TO the Public, as being in every
way on account of his blood, size, and form; his
performance on the Turf, so remarkable for endu.
rance, a. we'll as speed and the extraordinary sue.
cess Of his get;-worthy of their entire aPProba.
;,o,- SAMUEL MAYS.
Fort Gibson, G. n, Jan. Goth ls45.


Still 3Oth June.