Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-30
Tie tocN kaoacn anil thorough bred Race Horse.
GOHANNA,-

~ Ill STAND the ensuing sea son at nv farm, n;pe
w miles above Richmond in the county of Heprco on
the stage road leading to Frederick sburg kno. b, ,h
Winston. " " ~
four and half inches high elegantly propor,ioued and
SIX years old next spring. and in appearance not surpassed
| oy any horse that the wordcan produce.
IERFOR.u4NCES
In The spring of 1885, C;uhanna, then 3 years old was
engaged in sweepstake Laurenceville, Brunswick
county, mite heats $500 entrance which lie won in z
meats, beating lafayette Janette (now fayoIte of
New York; aud Beisey Archer. :
His next race was in the spring, the Tree Hill
course mile heats, which he in s heats beating three
others and making the best time recorded at that
| course. 49,
His third race was in the fall of 1925, over the New
t-'larkct course, = niiir heats, which he won.
His fourth race The spipr of SOS oycr tho No,
Market course mile heats (Jockey Club Purse) which,
oe won beating the two celebrated races Frtia and
Alter having hard race there he vent over 10 Tree
ti, ana on the following week started for the Jockey
LUZ purse mile heats, against fresh horses, and was
then the only concnding iorse III the second heat which
was won by ErieBetsey Richards and several others il,
the race. " S'' ''
Shortly after this lie became my propcriv since jic,
time, owing 10 the intoera bic he
has been unformy unsuccessful, never with one exccn
.'h' having neen III tolefabie order for races at which
ute h's defeat was occasioned r,rcl, by the ure-
aned bad state of the course by the supeyortv Of
antagonist In this race however, ne was second HreI
irst, aud the other two both dis,anced
Three weeks after, (baving run in the mean ,ir,o i,
NORFOLK against Ericl and Sally Hope, mile heats in
rhich he secondly he ran in Notowav q mills bss,s
against hsrei Sally Msgcc and Redgaun,let: in ,ytc,,
race he beat the last two, and lost race only nv f
ee winch 1t was supposed by many he would have w-,
uut or an accident-time LIST heat minutes so seconds.
"a neat minutes 20 seconds; being by many seconds the
fastest race ever tina course.
His last race was the Trec-H Hill course this fall A.
hie neat against Sally Walker when of his leaders
mad given way before he started aud had been lame a.,
Ten days; under such circumstances he was Of co,rsa
beaten By that justly ceIebra mares hut the race
'heess reelected high credit on him. as he dis,anced tic
only other horse in the race. 80
ibis much at least mny be id, that he has never os,
race IN which he started, when the heats were brote
ssd ms nils race the Tree Hill course being fine .s,
est That has ever been recorded there furnishes M os
'ncontestibIe evidence Of both speed and bottom
PEDIGREE.
johanna was by Sir Arcby, dam Merno Eu.c (,bs sr-.
posed best race nag of her day. by Jack Andrews Grand
Dan spot by Bedford, great grand dam by Cae he bv
eron iraveer great great grand dam am Alfred mare
imported IN 1888, by Edward Carter of Rienbe; ~ ~
grand dam by Crab ~ ~ "f""'
JACK Andrews by Joe Andrews, dam bv IIgb Frver.
Ca.ona Pun Taller, Snip, GodoIphin Arabian Frann
'on White Week, Pelham Barb
hkmS-ro or the season fifty dollars, To- be d;scbsrrsd
oy the payment of thirty five, during the sea ; Iii
commence on the 10Th of February and exnite % ,t -
- '0<o.--F or insurance sixty doars.-For each,
'1rs one dollar will be expected for the groom
ne subscriber assures oil those who ma send u, 1-
na tnat ne Is provided With meadow pastures NO,
10 ths state and that the strjctest attention shall 10 I
10 every mare; bot as is customary, III accJen,s NC,
the risk of the owners 'uS' Dc o.
Inc mares can be well fed at twenty-6vo cont.
my - ''4e''g' JOHN N. EOTTs,