Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-02-18
Capital stations.

JANUS, GASCOIGNE AND RINAL

Charlotte Court House-these three high bred and
thorough shaped Stations.
TEVHE noted and very superior horse JANUS has
n of the blood of old JANUS (his o. great
grandsire) than any other horse living and bis action
surpasses that of any other animal of his species that
the writer of this advertisement ever saw his dam
FRENZY only excepted Through her he has close cross
of old Nj EDLEY and old FEARNoUGHT, well of ia
NUS, and from his grand dam he nher the blood of old
MARE ANTHONY, JOLLY ROGER, and the imported
mare BoNNY Lass, with another of JANUs-and
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 70
whom reference may be had for the character of the
horse. He several times-among others at Tree Hill
when Gen. La Fayctte there-but aho real racer,
with great speed, he was very unlucky one-somemes
being beat, whenhe had heat by contendng each
heat with fresh horse He beat the iar-amed HENRY
competitor OF ECLIPSE, the two first heats of ve
mile each the best three in ve and could he have
been kept back, throw away heat il is believed
that he would have won the race [Such the opinion
among ohers) of that model of the Old Virginia Planter
and Sportsman, the late EDNfUND IRBY, Esqurc1 But
in this and other instances, his ungovernable tenn
per caused his defeat. He is without blemish The pub
lie referred for his character as stallion TO the Rev
Robert Hurt of Halifax who kept him two seasons and
TO Mr. Cardwell, Innkeeper Charlotte c. H.. who kept
him last season. and 10 all who have bred from him. Mr.
Randolph's two best ioas (Y YELLOW JACKET and PUSH
PIN) dropped in his extensive stud last year, were both
got by Janus; the first of Young Frenzy and the last
out OF sister to ROANOKE. For the character of
Janus the public is referred Mr. James c. Dickinson OF
Louisa who kept him the last that he armed
out, [IS30.J
Janus at SIXTY DOLLARS and ONE DOLLAR TO the
GROOM FORTY DOLLARS the LEAP, to be paid at the
STABLE door, before the mare is led alcay; and ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS INSURANCE.; the money to be paid
when the is covered and refunded i'm case tho
mare shall not prove in foal provided the shall have
been fairly treated and not parted from by the insurer with
in that time Mares that slip their oas from i'll treatment
disease accident not entitled TO the insurance
money Any mare not proving in ioal shall be covered
next season. gratis by Janus Gascognc at the option
the proprietor The winner or breeder Of winner plate
OF not less value than five hundred dollars shall also be
covered gratis The price OF the may be dis
charged by the payment OF forty dollars before the expra
ton thereof 1t will commence at the date hereof valen-
tines Day, and terminate on the first day of JuIy.
The following very imperfect account of his perorman
ces as furnished by Mr. Arthur Taylor who
trained and ran him. under the direction of William r.
Performance of Janus the T'urf-Thc spring he
was years old, he was trained and in sweepstakes
at Lawrencevile, Brunswick G. III mile heats which
race ne won at three heats: three started Mr. Fields
mare Phis and Captain Harrisons Flcy
ne autumn that he was three, he trained run
at Jeters in Nooway county, mile heats, the best in s.
In that race there three starcd viz: Sir Henry
Mr. Eares mare Rosete, and Janus. The first and Sc
cond heat Janus won, was beaten the third bv Sir
Henry Is inches the fourth heat Janus did not contend
for and was beaten the fifth by Henry about clear IA
ength After that race, he went to Tree Hill Rich-
mond) and run in sweepstake, two mile heats which
Harrson's Bursall and Mr.. Seden's Filey
The same autumn, he won the Jockey Club at Spring
nm lMoodysI two mile heats four stared which race
he with ease.
The spring he was four, ne LawrencevilIe, two
mile heats four started: Janus won the first heat and
beaten the second far In this race there were four
heats and Janus conended for every heat and was not
beaten much the last heat by ARATUs ony two or three
fcctl
lio went from thence to New market Tpetersburol
and ran three mile heats, and beaten by Nancy War
The autumn that he was four he ran at New market.
three mile heats, against Betsey Robertson and BER-
TRAND, which race BETsEY Robertson won In that
race Janus got lame, and has not been trained since fin
FACT lac started lame horse: He fell lame on his travel
from Tree HILL where he had the honor TO contribute IN
the entertainment of General La Fayeto during his mas
lers absence abroad by winning the sweepstakes above
named. His speed is ncontesble and he always ran
honest-no boiling, or drdciug, being disfdnced1
The above statement, with the exception of one or two
verbal corrections and the part between BRACKETS is
by Arthur Taylor who trained him. under the direction
oil VIM. X. Johnson, Esq.
PEDIGREE.-He was got by Sir Archy; his dam
FRENZY by SANS CULoTTE (son of Ccer) out of
thoroughbred Medley and Fearnought mare His grand
dam, Old Ninikin, by President, out of a TRrsTRAN
SHANDY mare, and she by janus out of mare imported
by Mr. Booth OF Gloucester, who also imported Janus.
irstram Shandy was got by MoRToN's TRAVELLER,
(Which was bred by Mr.. Crofs and got by his famous
Partner,) his dam by Janus.
PTes'dent was got by CELER, (bcs of Janus) his
dam by Mark Anthony best of Partner who
was by Traveller, out of Selma askers) by the GodoI-
Phln ArabanI-Mark Anthony's dam was Sepfina
Wmch was got by the famous imported horse OrHELIo
or MACK AND ALL BLACK, by CRAB, out OF Miss SLA-
NERKIN. The dam of SEPr1MA was MoLL BRAzEN
by SPARK, which given TO GOVERNOR Oele by Lord
baltimore, who received him present from FREDE-
RICK, - oil WALES, father of the late KING GEORGE
81. Ills dam MISS CoLv1I..
Inc grand dam Of President HARD1mAN's
boNNY Lass, by old jolly ROGER, out OF old BoNNY
LASS, an Imported mare, which descendant Of the
Duke OF Hpcdster's BoNNY LASS, by SNIP--LATH-
EAsBY-SNAKE-GREY WILKES by HAUr.BoY
kINALDo Is also by Sir drehy and Of the age as
Janus ne was ioaled in 1921 His dam, Miss RYLANp,
by GRAccHUs-out of DUErTE by SILvERTAIL Ga
iul bred son Of ClockfasObis dam, Young Primrose
by Woneleys King Herod (son of BayIors Fearnought
out OF braNtons Kitty Fisher her dam the noted mare
PRIMROSE, the property Of On. HAMILTON Of MARY
LAND well known to The gentlemen Of the Turf in that