(SPORTS HORSE RACING) Stud broadside for The Thorough Bred

Sale 2615 - Lot 249

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

(SPORTS--HORSE RACING.) Stud broadside for "The Thorough-Bred Trotting Stallion Dick Thunderbolt!" Illustrated broadside, 27 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches, printed in red and black; moderate foxing and wrinkling. No place, circa late 1860s?

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This stallion is offered "to stand for Mares the ensuing Season, at the Cherry Hill Farm, near Manton, in Johnston, R.I." for "$10 a leap, $15 the season, $25 to insure." He is described in loving detail, including two generations of pedigree. We are assured: "His speed I will challenge any and all standing Stallions of his age to beat. He is pronounced by those who see him, to be the best Stallion of his age, for style, activity and intelligence." Another trotting stallion, General Allen, is also offered. The date is not given, but Dick was foaled in May 1861. The broadside was issued by Dick's owner, George W. White (1826-1898), who also offers his services in "curing Horses of all Bad Tricks, and instruct them to perform Feats which are witnessed with admiration." For those interested in doing further research, a search for Dick Thunderbolt on Google yields no relevant results, but leads to a colorful variety of irrelevant ones. No examples traced on OCLC or at auction.