Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-06
The aceA hao,cs, and thorough bred Race Horse,
JOHANNA.

EXJILL STAND the ensuing season a, my farm, n;,.
W miles above Richmond, in the county of Henco, on
the stage road leading fredericksburg known by fire
name of Half Sink, and formerly owned by MIR. lillian
Winston.
Gohanna is rich blood bay, with black legs fec.
four and half inches high elegantly proportoned, and
SIX years old NEXT spring. and in surpassed
by any horse that the world produce.
PERFORMANCES.
In the spring of 1885, Gohanna, then wears old vos
engaged in sweeps'ake LaurenceyilIe, Br,nswic,
county, mile heats, $500 entrance, which lie won in
heats, beating Lafayette, Jane,e, (ow favorite of
New York; and Betsey Archer.
His next race was in the same spring Tree Hit
COURSE mile heats which be in hea Is beating three
others and making the bes, ting recorded at that
His third in the fall of 1895, over the New
MARKET course, mile heats, which he won
His fourth RAGE i'll the spring of 1896 over the New
Market mile heats, Jockey Club Purcell whrh
ne won, beating the two celebrated racers Ftia and
Shakespeare.
After having hard there, i,s ven, over to TIRE.
mn and on the following week started the Jockey
Club purse, mile heats, against fresh horses and was
then the only contendng horse in the second heat which
was won by Eei-Besey Richards several others in
the race.
Shortly after this he became my property since w;e,
time, owing to- the inolea bic ms,,ana pement h
has been uniformly unsuccessful never will, one cxcen
hon. having heen in toerabe order for race; at which
time, ms defeat was occas stoned much By the unex-
anpied oan state oil the course by the superiority his
antagonist. In this race however he second ErieI
first, aud the other two both dsanced.
Three weeks AFTER (having run in the mean time in
Norfolk against Ere Sally Hope 8 mile beais II;
which be was secondly he in Nottoway. 9 mile hears
against Asfie Sally Magee and Redsaunlet; in which
race lie beat the last two. and lost the only h. few
eet' winch II was supposed by many he would have won
but ior an accidenme, 1st heat minutes SO seconds,
20 neat minutes 46 seconds; being by many the
fastest race ever ran ifat course.
his last race was the Tree-Il course, this fall
mile heats against Sally Walker when one of his leaders
had given way before he started, and bad been lame for
ten days; under such circumstances he vas of courses
beaten ~ that justly ceIebra mares but tire race never
heess reflected high credit him, as he distaneed ,Is
only other horse in the race.
ms much at least be said, he ha never lost
race IN which he started, when the heats were broken
sid his mile race over the Tree course being the fast
est that has been recorded there furnishes the mos,
inconesiloe evidence of both speed and bottom
PEDIGREE.
Gbhanna was by Sir Archy, dam Merno Eve (tfe sum-
sen ocSt race nag of her day. by Jack Andrews grand
Gam spot by Bedford, great grand dam by Cade he y
ertons Traveller, great great grand dam Alfred mare
imported in 1888, by Edward Carter of Bcphem ON the
z & 6 grand dam by Crab. f
JACK Andrews by Joe Andrews, dam by U;ub Tivsr
CARDINAL Puff, raer, Snip, Godophin Arabian. Framn.
toms White Neck, Pelham Barb.
TERMs-Fof the season fifty dollars 10 he dfscta rod
by the payment OF thirty five, during the which oil,
commence the 10Th of February and exnire on the 1..
of August, l828-For insurance sixty dol,arsTor eac
mare one dollar will be expected for the groom,
Inc subscriber assures all who NAV send tn Gohan
ma that ne IS provided with meadow pastures not exee
W THIS state, and % The strctes attention shall be- pa
70 every mare; but as is customary, accidents must be AZ
the risk of the owners
lhe mares can be we'll fed at twenty-five cents MR.
"'S'e Il may DC required JOHN NJ. BoTTS