Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-22
cHMoND, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1881

~ sale among them the noted and very superio,
morse JANUS, who has more OF the blood Of old JANUS
bs than any other horse living and whose
acon surpasses that OF any other animal OF his species
nst the writer OF this advertisement saw his dam
cross oil old MEDLEY and old FEARNoUoHr, ms well
as oil JANUS, and from his grand dam he nherits the
blood OF Old MARX ANTHONY, JOLLY RoGsR, and
the imported mare BoNNY LASS with another cross of
9ANos-ana through his great grand dam, he derives
his descent from MoRroN's TRAVELLER and JANUS.
He is ten years old.
JANUS was trained by VIM. r. Johnson ESQUIRE. 10
whom reference may be had for the character of the
horse He won several times among others at Tree
Hill, when General La Fayeue was there-but alho'
real recer, with great speed he was very un,ckv
sometimes being beat, when he had won a heat
by contending each heat with fresh horse He beat
the fsr-iamed HENRY, competitor Of ECLIPSE. the
three in five; and could he have been kept back SO as
to throw away heat tbs believed that he would have
won the race. tSuch was the opinion (among others)
Of that model of the Old Virginia Planter and Shorts,
man the late EDMUND IRBY, Esquire But in this.
and in other instances, his ungovernabe temper
caused his defeat. He is without blemish. The pub
lie are referred for his character stallion, to the
Rev. Robert Hurt of Halifax who kent him two sea-
sons and TO Mr.. Cardwell, lnn-keeper at Charlotte c.
H. who kept him last season, and 10 all who have bred
from him. Mr.. Randoph's two best foals (YELIow
JACKET and PUsHPIN) dropped in his extensive stud
last year, were both got by JANUS the first out of Young
Frenzy, and the last out of sister TO RoANoKE.
hls1' oAscoieNE' by ROANOKE, out OF the imported
mare LADY u. by HAMELEToNIAN, the best horse of
his day and best grandson of O'Kelly's Eclipse LADY
q. the dam of MAGICIAN. (See Stud Book \ Her
dam SIR THOMAS GAscoTaNE's famous mare
Golden Locks, which the darn of Lord Foiey's cele
brated horse SoorHsAYER, that won the GREAT Sr.
LEGER STAKES in 1911, and the DoNcAsTER STAKES
next DAY, and who covered in England at TWENTY
FIVE GUINEAs a mare. He stood nine successive
years at We,o Morket- (irom 1914 TO 1922 both in.
clusve.) In 1923 he sold TO. Russia. GOLDEN
LOCKS was got by that capital son of HIGHrLYER and
famous stallion DELPINI, out OF VIOLET by SHARK
who ranks next TO CHILDERs and Ec LIpsE as a racer
She (VIoLsrl was out OF DUCKS CHARLOTTE by
BLANK, The best son Of the GoDoLpHIN Arabian, ex-
cept ReguiuSl CRAB, Dyer's DIMPLE, Bethers CAST
AWAY, Why Nor, Royal MARE. There cannot be a
higher bred horse and he is of immense power. Hi.
sister CAMILLA is sixteen hands high His growth was
s'unted by i'll usage in 1924 when the
horse, where he was foaled. He is a most beautiiu
creature, not tall enough 10 suit the present depraved
taste for Ieggy hor, es but taller than old MEDLEY Oh
his sire GIMcRACK, than old JANUS, or Jolly Roger
AS Stallion he is untried, having only covered las
year privately. He is eight years old next grass.
Also four years old next grass, RYLANp, a beauti-
ful bay, well marked, go, by Roanoke out of Miss
RYLAND by GRACIOUS DUErrE by SnvERrAIL
son OF CLoc her dam, VANITY, by old CE-
| observation-disclosures JOLLY RoGER-Du
VaFs imported horse Silver Eye This is an uncom
monty fine horse, upwards of fifteen hands high.
Also, PHGNoMENoN by ROANOKE, out of youni
FRENZY by GRACIOUS -MINIKIN, {grand dam 9
JANUs,) by President, (son of old Celer)-TRIsTRAA
SHANDY by Morton's Traveller; his dam by old ia
NUS --JANUs-out of Mr. Booths imported mare
OF Hardiman's BoNNY, which was got by old JOLLY
ROGER, out OF the imported mare BoNNY LASS; she
was descended from the Duke OF ANCAsTER's BoNNY
Lass by SNIP-LATH (son of the Godophin Arabian)
casey SNAKE-GREY WILKES by HAUTBoy.
PHENOMENON is fine bay, upwards of fifteen hand.
high, four years old next grass.
Also, WILDFIRE, fine chestnut, very large, fou-
years old last grass, got by ROANOKE of the ches
nut mare WILDFIRE, which was by GRACIOUS out O
young EVERLASTING, and she by SANS CULorrE
out of old EVERLASTING.
Also, BLACK WARRIoUR, twelve years old last gras.
got by the imported horse Merryield, out of the i'm
ported mare Philadelphia shs was got by Washington
(son Of SIR PETER TEAzLE, ont of own sister {,
TRUMPATER;) her dam, Miss TorTERIDGE, by that
avorite son OF ECLIPSE, DUNGANNoN, out Of MA
CELIA by MAMBRINo-she out of MEDEA b,
SwEETBRIAR, the best horse and stallion OF his day
Angelica by SNAP, Regulus, Bartletts Childers-dau
of the TWO True BLUES.
N. b. To his Mambrno blood, through Messenger
the Long Island Eclipse owes his powers. MIR. Ran
dolph gave GI0O Virginia currency, (6s. the dollar
for Black Warriour, when yearing, at Mr.. Dunlopi
sale.
| II not previously sold they will be shown on the
Capitol Square on the day of the meeting OF the Vir
gnia Assembly.
Also for sale, many thorough bred brood mares
colts, and hies. Terms low, and any credit given Ur
good security-the owner having further use fol
them.
u ROANOKE is dead.
Apply Gt by letter, postpaiD TO
JOHN MARSHALL, Esq at
Charlotte c. II. Va. Nov. l, 1881. 90 tDec.Ist