Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-05


rection Of VIM. X. Johnson, ESQ.,
Performance Of Janus on the IWt.-Tae sprn
he was years old, he was trained and ran in
sweepstakes at Lawrenceville, brunswick c. II
mile heats which race he won at three heats: tire
started; Mr.. Fields mare Philis, and Captain Ha
| rison's Filley.
| The autumn that no was three, he was traine
and run at Jcter's, in Nottoway county, mile heat.
started; viz: Sir Henry, Mr.. Hares mare Rosette
and Janus. The first and second heat Janus won
and was beaten the third by Sir Henry, IL inches
the fourth heat Janus did not contend for anc
was beaten the fifth by Henry, about clear [;
| length. After that race, no went on to Tree Hill
| (Elchmond) and run in a sweepstuke, two mil,
| heats, which race no won with great ease at two
heats, beating Mr.. Harrson's Burstall and Mr.. Sci
denis Fiey.
The same autumn, he won tho Jockey Club a
Spring Hill tMoody's two mile heats: four started
which race he won with ease.
Inc spring he was four, he run at Lawrencc
vliic two mile heats; four started Janus won the
hrst heat, and was beaten the second not far la
tins race there four heats, aud Janus conten.-
Cd for every heat, and not beaten much the
last heat by ARATUs [ony tive or three feet
lie went on from thence to New Market Peters.
burg1 and ian three milo heats, and beaten by
Nancy Warren.
The autumn that he was four, no ran at New
Market, three mile heats, against Betsey Robert
son and BERTRAND which race bErsEY ROBERTSON
won. In that race Janus got lame, and has not
oeS' talieu since. In TACT ne started lame
horse: He fell lame on his travel from Tree Hill
where he had the honor to contribute TO the en-.
tertalnment of General La Fayette during his mas
ter's absence abroad, by winning the sweepstakes
above named His speed is incontesiibe, and he
always honest-no boiling, or dra,ving or being
distaRced.
The above statement, with the exception of one
or two verbal corrections, and the part between
brackets, is by Arthur Taylor, who trained him I'M
der the direction OF WIN. r. Johnson Esq.
, PEDIaREE.-He was got by Sir Archy; his dam
FRENZY by SAss CULorrE (son OF Celer) out Of n
thorough-bi cd Medley and Fearnought mare. His
grand dam, old Minikn, by President out Of a
IRIsTRAM SHANDY mare, and she by Janus, out of
mare imported by Mr.. Booth Of Gloucester who
also imported Janus.
Tristram Shondy was got by MoRroN's TRAVEL.
LER, (Which was bred by Mr.. Crofts, and got by
his famous Partner.) his dam by Janus.
President was got by CELER, (best of Janus,)
his dam by Mark Anthony-[best son of our
Partner, who was by Traveller, out OF Selma
CIaskcr 81 by the Godolphn Arabian MARK An.
thongs dam was Septimd, which was got by the
famous imported horse OrnELLo, or BLACK ANp
ALL BLACK, by GRAN, out of Miss SLAMERKIN-
The dam of SEPTIMA MoLL RRAzEN by
SPARK, which was e wen to Governor Ogle by Lord
Baltimore, who received him a present from
FREpERIcK, p. of WALES, father of the late KING
GEORGE Sd. His dam Miss CoLvIL.
Tho grand dam of PRESIDENT was HARD1MAN's
BoNNY LASS, by old JOLLY ROGER, out of old Bon
NY Lass, an imported mare which descend
ant of the Duke of Ancasfey's BoNNY LASS by
AsDY-SNAKE-GREY WILKES by
HAUT-poY.
RIEALDo is also by Sir Archy and of the same
age as Janus; he foaled in 1921. His dam
Miss RYLAND, by GRAccHUs-out of DUETTE by
SILvERTAIL "a full bred son of Clockfastl-his
dam, Dung Primrose, by Wormleys King Herod
(son of Baylors Fearnought, out of Braxton's Kit
ty tisher) her dam the noted mare PRIMROSE, tho
properly of On. HAMILTON % MARYLAsD, well
known TO the gentlemen of the Turf in that State
-She (Primrose) was by the imported horse Dove
(son of young Cade, himself capital Stallion
got by old Cade, one of the G0dolphn Arabian's
best sons)-Prmrose's dam, STELLA, was rot by
OTHELLo by Grab, otherwise called Black g. All
Black; one of the most famous Of the English
stations, imported from Ireland by GovERSouR
SHARP (having been purchased by an Irish Gentle
man of vast fortune and carried to that KINGDOM
where he remained many years 1.-The grand dam
of Primrose was Governour Taskers famous Sell
ma by the Godolphin Arabian, out of a mare
which was got by old Foe, and dam of Locust
Weasel, Daphne, S5c.-hcr dam by CHLpERs-
MAKELEss-Sster to Observation-Disclosures. Kitty
Fishers dam was by the Cullen A.abian-out of
the Duke of Somersets famous Bald Charlotte the
best mare of her day and grand dam to Lord Osso-
ry's famous DORMANT (sire of GABRIEL which got
Govr. Ogle's Oscar0
N. b. LADY BoLINGBRoKE, which was the Dam
fCELIA, of DEsDEMoNA (that at years old, ran
so hard four mile heat race with Tayloe's famous
Lcviathan) of LAvINIA Chat won the great stakes
at Fredericksburg in 1900 ofVirginia by DARE DE-
VII, and of Scldcn's WRANGLER that beat SIR Ar.
CITY; and that capital little mare Sting, were out
of the mare got by King Herod out of Primrose
mentioned in the Pedigree Of Duette and Silver
tall This fact is worthy Of the notice of Sports
men overy where.
Rinaldo is ten years old--ho will cover at S25,
payable by fifteen within the season, s 10 the eap
and $50 insurance. to be paid and returned on the
same conditions as those expressed in the advertise
ment of Janus. He has been since 1926 in Mary
land and Delaware, where his stock highly spo-
ken oE-Refcrence on this subject is respcctCulIy
gwen 10 konis Ms Lane, Erq. who at one time
was one of the stockholders of Rinaldo and has
bred from him. He is horse of vast strength and
great activity. He, too, has bred after the dam
most luckily; for, easier trotters, or a more hardy
and thitty race of horses never exlstcd-they will
keep fat upon what will barely keep alive the leggy
long backed CARTONS, that arc now all the rage
and which are TIT for nothing but long race,
collar and names; whereas the true scrviceable
horse Is the quarter horse being active sure footed
speedy, and capable of breaking down the fashion.
able stock in hard ride of fifty or even five and
twenty miles. 1t is only in race of more rhIn
mile in harness, that the long backed horse can
be successful competitor against tho quarter
horse. lie is "A stumblcr, and breaks down with
his own unwicldy weight.
Rlnaldo is of the best running blood, will bc
seem His neck was injured Ivy too early smelling
at mares. His head is large but bony. His body
and limbs cannot be surpassed by any horse. Old
Shyiock himself, or Janus, have not finer back,
loin, thigh and limbs. His feet Of tho old nor.
ny and cupped description, that distinguished TIE
Virginia horse before Col. Hoomos inundated our
country with worthless Stations, and introduced
tho fiat, thin-soled weak-crustcd foot that can
hardly hold shoe, and cannet travel five miles
without one. Our old fashioned horses never re.
quired shooting except in hard frosts, hard work
| on stony ground. The new stock must be shoe
when not at work, or they fall lame.
Also, GAscoIsNE, by ROANOKE, out Of the import
ed mare LADY G.. by HAMBLEToNIAN, the best horse
Of his daY. and best grandson of OKellv,s EcIinsa