Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-27
The ,cctt kno,cn and thorough Gred Race Horse.
GOHANNA.

XNyILL STAND the ensuing season at nv farm. zn.
mites above Richmond in the county of Henrico
The stage road leading Frederick sburg, known by the
name OF Half Sink, and formerly owned by MIR. William
Winston.
Johanna is rich blood bay, with black legs five fee,
iour and half inches high elegantly propouoned and
SIX years old next spring. and surpassed
by any horse that the world can produce
PERFORMANCES
In the spring of 1885, Ciohanna then years old was
engaged IN sweepsiake at Laurencevrle, Brunswick
county, mile heats, $500 entrance, which lie won in s
heats beating Lafayette, Janeite, (now the avortc Of
New York; and Betsey Archer.
His in the spring over the Tree.U
course, mile heats which he in heats be ting ris
Others and making tue best time recorded at tina.
course.
His thrl race in the fall of 1926, over the New
Market course . mile heats, which he won.
His fourth j the spring of Cps over the New
Market coufse mile heats (Jockcy Club Purse) which
ne won, beating the celebrated racers Flrla and
Shakespeare.
After having hard race there he vent over to Tree
nm, and on the following wsek started for the JOCKEY
Club purse, mile beats, against fresh horses and was
then the only conending horse i'll the setund heat which
was won by Erel-Bcey Richards aud several others in
the race.
Shortly alter this he became my property, since WHICH
i'ne owing to the most Dtoerable msna he
mas been uniformly unsuccessful never, with one exce-
Ton, having been in toefable for race; at which
tiIne ms defeat was occasioned much b. the unex-
amped BAD state of the course, by the superiority
antagonist In this however, he was second EseI
first, and the other two both distanced
Three weeks after Chaving in the mean time in
t'oon' against Lfrie anu Sadly Hope, mile heats,
when he was secondly he in NOtoway, 3 mile heats
against Eriel, Sally Magee and Redgaun,et; III whicl.
race he beat the last two, and race only nv few
ee which it supposed by many nc would have won
but Tor an accdentnc, lot minutes so seconds;
"a neat minutes 4G seconds being by many seconds tho
fastest race that course.
His last tile Tree. Hill course This fall
mile heats, against Sally Walker when one of his adcrs
ad given way before he started aud been lame for
zen days; under such circumstances he vas Of course
beaten by that justly celebrated mare the race ncver
heess reflected high credit on him. as he distanred ta
only other horse in the race.
This much least may he said that e as nrver los,
race in which he started when tue were broken,
eld ms mile the Tree Hill course being the s,-
est mat has ever been recorded there, furnishes the mos,
ncontestoIe evidence both speed aud bottom.
PEDIGREE.
oohanna by Sir Archy, dam Meriuo 1--WE (Ir SHIP
posed best race nag of her day) by Jack Andrews graa
dam spot by BedfbSd, great grand dam by Catr he by
Merinus Traveller, great grea grand dam am Allied ma re-
Imported in 1888, by Edward Garter of BIenben on lin.
Kappahannock great great great grand dam by sqtil,
z g grand dam by Crab
Jack Andrews by Joe Andrews dam b, TI,,h r,.
CARDINAL Puff, Tatler Snip GodoIphin Arabian Franb.
tons White Neck, Pelham Barb
JERMs-For the season fifty dollars to be DISCHARGED
ny the payment Of hirtyvc, during the season. which ll
Commence on the 10Th Of February and expire on the tt
VI august, i6Z6-For insurance sixty dol!arsFor each
mare one dollar will be expected for the groom
lhe subscriber all those who NAV send IN f.h
a mat he provided with meadow pastures not excIfa
IN ihs state, and that the sricte attention shall he J
70 every mare bot as customary, accidents must ne az
The risk Of the owners. 70 a.
ne mares can be wen fed at twenty-five cents psr s
''', '' '''' &c required JOHN NJ. Bolts.