Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-26
The yell kno,en and thorough bred Race Horse.
JOHANNA.

MA ILL STAND the ensuing season at nv farm MIN,
w miles above Richmond in county OF Hepr;ro an
the stage road leading to Fredericksburg know, hv Tho
name of Half Sink, and formerly owned by Mr. William
Winston. " ~
Johanna is rich blood bay with black legs five feet
oor and half inches high elegantly proporiioaed and
SIX years old next spring. and in Surpassed
ny any morse mat the world can produce.
PERFORMANCES
In the spring of 1885, Gohauna, then 9 wears old was
engaged in sweepsiake LaurenceyiIle Brunswick
county, mile heats $500 entrance which he won in 3
New York; and Betsey Archer.
His mex. race was in the spring, Tree Hi,
COURSE H''e heas winch lie won in heats beating
Others and making the best time recorded al tina.
coUrse.
His third race was in the fall of 1925, over tile New
Market course mile heats, which he won
His fourth race was III the spng of 1896 over the Nav
Market course mile heats, Jockey Club Puse) wticl,
he won, beating the two cebra racers F,ntilla and
Shakespeare. -
After having hard ilcrc, he wep over 10 Tree
Hill, and the following week started for the Joctry
Club purse mile heats. against fresh horses and was
then the ony conending horse the second heat bcl
was won by E'ei-Betscy Richards nd scvcra others il;
the ~ "
Shortly after this he became my property since vc,
tune, owing to the most ntoerabe Encouragement c
mas been uniformly unsuccessful, never will, one exee
ton, having been in toerable order for race. at brb
''hc ms deieat was occasioned much b. the unez-
ampeo pad state OF the course, the superiority of hts
antagonist. In this however he WINS second F,tcf
1lrSt, aud the other two both distauced.
ihrse weeks after, (hnving in the mean time IN
mi e tea
which he was second,) he in Noowav g mile bcas
against Ariel, Sally Magce and Redgaun,lo II, whcI,
race ne peat the last two, and lost only v f
ee winch 1t was supposed by many he would have won
Dul or an accdeni-time, Isl heat minutes 30 sero,a
20 neat minutes 46 secop being by many seconds ,
fastest race ever tba course.
liIs last race was the Tree Hill course fb;e fall
D'e Deats against sally Walker, when of his Icadery
ID" gwen way before lie started, aud had lame fr
zen Gays; under such circumstances he was of coure
oeah by MAT Justly celebrated mares the race never.
seSs rejected high credit him, as lie dsanced the
only other horse in the race.
This much at least may be said that bc hoe ,o.- -,
race IN which he started when the heats were b,ok On
y" his mile race the Tree-Ii course beipp the Ce,
est mat mas ever been recorded there, furnishes the most
inc"n'estible evidence of both speed and bottom,
PEDIGREE.
G6hanna was by Sir Arehy, dam Me,;po Fwe (,ts sc.
posed best race nag of her day. by Jack Andre,s rd
yam Spot ny Bedford, great grand dam by Cade he bv
MERTON traveller great gea rand dam an Alfred ns,c
imported in 1885, by Edward Garter of BIenbcir On ,,
"dppananhock' great great great grand dam by Snua
6 z grand dam by Crab. - "f""''
Jack Andrews by Joe Andrews dam r., tr, r,,4
Cardinal Puf, Taller, Snip, Godophip Arabian F,syn
tons White Neck, Pelham Barb. F
IEEms-For the season fifty dollars 70 bc 1;s,b.,o
oy ne payment Of thirty five, during the season which M
commence on the 10Th Of February and expire ON the Is,
Va august, io20-For Insurance sixty dol,arsFo, o.rL
"aIs one dollar will be expected for the groom
SUBSCRIBER assures all those who SC nd to Ccfa,
% a' ne IS provided with meadow pastures, NOT excelle
III h's state, and that the stricest attention shall he ~
70 every mare; but as customary, all accidents mus, he 40
inc risk OF the -
Inc mares can be we'll fed at t,yeutv6v cents nor do,
49, " "''y " 'eE'lle.' JOHN NJ. Bolts.