Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-02
THE ,oeH kaown and thorough bred Race Horse,
JOHANNA

EMJfLL STAND the ensuing season Mt my iafo, nine
w miles above Richmond the county Of ienrco ON
the stage road leading Fredericksburg, by the
name OF Half Sink, and formerly owicd by Mr.. William
VII
four and half inches hight elegantly proportione aud
six years old next pus aud in appearance surpassed
- I'ERFo R.MgNCEs.
In the spring Of 1896 Gohanna, then 8 years old was
engaged in sweepstake LaureneesilIe, Brunswick
county, mile he ats $500 entrance, which he won in 3
heats beating Lafayette, Janet,e, (now the fayorite Of
New York; and Br,sey Archer.
His next race was IN the spring. the Tree II III
course, mile heats. which he s heats, heating three
others and making the best time recorded al tla
course.
lis third race IN the fall of 1885, over The New
Market course, 2 mis- heats, which Inc wen.
His fourth race the spring Of 1826 over the New,
Market c6ufse ii!c heats, (Jnckey Ciu, Pussc) which
he won, beating tie two celebrated races Frtla and
Shakespeare.
After bavng hard race there. lie vent over to Tree
lii and on the following wsek started for the Jockey
Club purse, mile heats, against horses and was
then the only conendng horse the sc opd heat which
waswonhy fdsl-Besey Richards aud several others II,
the race.
Shortly after this lie became my property since which
iinc owing to 'he most atolerabe cement, he
has been uniformly unsuccessful, never, one excep
ton, having been in toerable order for races at which
time, ms defeat was occasioned By the unex-
apeh bad state of the by the superiority of his
antagonist In this however, he ~ as second Eriet
first, AID the other two both distanced.
Three weeks AFTER (hs9ing run in the mean time Il,
Noriok, against Etiel and Sally Hope, 3 mile heats in
WHICH nc was secondly Ire Nooway g mile heats
against '1e] Sally Magee aud Eedga untIet; in which,
race ne peat The last wo, and lost the only hy
!eet WHICH was supposed by he would have won
out Tor an acrde.t-me, Is; heat minutes so seconds,
I'd heat minutes dc seconds; being by many seconds thu
fastest race ever ruu thai course.
His last race The Tree-Iii course this fall
mile heats, against Sally Walker, when one of his eaors
had given way before he started aud had been lame for
ten days; under such circumstances he was of cors
beaten ny That justly ceea: nare bu, the race
tbelesS reflected high credit him. as he distanced ,
only other horse in the race.
ms much at least may be said that he has never
race IN which he sareJ the beats were iyrokcu
isa ms mile race over the Tree. course being the fsf-
est That has been recorded there furnishes the mos.
incontestble evidence Of both speed nd bottom.
PEDIGREE.
Johanna was by Sir Archy, dam Merno Eve 0i,c sum
posed best of er day. by Jack Andrews
dam SPOT by Bedford, great grand dam by Cade lie by
Mertons Travellers great great grand dam Allied mare,
imported in 178J by Edward Carter Of Bcnhcip, on the
z g grand dam by Crab. 49,
Jack Andrews by Joe Andrews, dam by Hirh FLYER
CARDINAL Puff, Tatles, Snip, Godophn Arabian Franz.
tons w hite Neck, Pelham Barb.
lbRHS-For tre season fifty dollars 10 be DISCHARGED
e payment OF thirty five, during the season, which will
commence the 10Th February and cxpire ON tho I,
OF August, s62S-For insurance sixty dol!srsFof each
mare one dollar viii be expected for the groom,
nc subscriber all those who ma send TO foba,
ma, mat he rs provided with meadow pastures no, exrsiIa
W tns state, and that the attention shah he na;d
every mare; but as customary, all accidents must c a.
the risk of the owners -
The mares can be we'll fed a. twenty five cents mr. d
"''s II may "e 'equIea' JOHN NJ. Bolts.