GALLERY OF CELEBRATED HORSES. 473 



STAR OF THE SOUTH. 

 A TROTTING THOROUGH-BRED. 



It gives me sincere pleasure to call the public's attention 

 to the horse Star of the South, bred in Virginia, and now 

 in my possession for stock-purposes. Our opinion, formed 

 after a thorough examination of his pedigree, himself, and his 

 get, is positive, and to this effect, — that he has every requisite 

 excellency^ and is the most perfect horse ive have ever seen. 



In vindication of this opinion we offer the following : — 



1. He is of the purest blood. In every branch and line of 

 his ancestry he is thorough-bred. 



2. His beauty, both in respect to symmetry of form and 

 brilliancy of color, exceeds that of any stallion we have ever 

 seen. 



3. In docility, intelligence, and courage, he is a king among 

 horses. 



4. He is a natural trotter. 



5. Se transmits his beauty and splendid action to his off- 

 spring. 



In this horse there are the following excellences, — purity 

 of blood, beauty, symmetry of form, docility, intelligence, 

 resolution, a splendid trotting-action, and the power to trans- 

 mit all of these marks to his progeny. If this horse has these 

 qualities to the degree that we assert he has, he is a most 

 remarkable animal. The reader is invited to visit his stable, 

 and, by personal inspection, decide for himself whether he has 

 or has not. In addition to the accompanying portrait (see 

 page 384), we append the following verbal description: — 



Star of the South is a rich golden chestnut, of the most 

 sheeny and brilliant color, with one white ankle, and a clear 

 white star in the forehead. He is fifteen and three-quarters 

 hands in height, and weighs eleven hundred pounds. He is 

 a horse of great muscular substance, and perfect symmetry of 

 form. His feet and limbs are perfect, while his neck and head 

 are such as are usually found only in pictures. He is ten 



