Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-27

cd for every heat, and was not beaten much the
last heat by ARATus ionly two or three feet.1
He went on from thence to New Market Peters
burgl and IAN three mile heats, and was beaten by
Nancy Warren.
The autumn that he four, he ran Mt New
Market, three mile heats, against Betscy Robert
son and BERTRAND, which race BErsEY RoRERrsoN
won In that race Janus got lame and bos not
been trained since In fact he started a lame
horse: lie fell iamu on his travel from Tree HILL
where he had the honor to contribute to the Ell
tertainnemt of General La Faycttc during his mas
ter's absence abroad, by winning the sweepstakes
above named His speed is incontesiiblc and he
always ran honeS!-mo betting, dratoing or 6einr
d,staRced.
The above statement with the exception of one
or two verbal corrections, and tn part between
brackets, is by Arthur Taylor, who trained him un
der the direction OF VIM. X. Johnson. Esq.
PEDIGREe.--lIc was got by Sir Archy; his dam
FRENZY by SArs CULoTTE (sun OF Cecr) out Of a
thorough-bie cd Medley aud Fearnought mare His
grand dam, old Mnikin, by President, out of IA
/! TRIsrRAM SnANDY mare, and she by Janus, out of
u mare imported by MIR. Booth of Gloucester, who
also imported Janus.
Trstram Shandy was got by MonroN's Travel.
LER (Which was bred by Mr.. Croits, and got by
his famous Parthcr,) his dam by Janus.
President was got by CELER, (bcst son of Janus }
his dam by Mark Anthony-[b best son of our
Partner, who was by Traveller, out of Selma
(raskcr s. by the Godolphin Arabian Mark An.
thongs dam Septimd, which was got by the
famous imported horse OrmELLo, or BLACK AND
ALL BLACK, by CRAB, out of Miss SLAMERKN-
The dam of SErrIMA MoLL BRAzEN, by
STARK, which was given to Governor Ogle by Lord
Baltimore, who received him as n present from
FREDERIck, 2. of WALES, father of the late KING
| GEORGE Sd. His dam Miss CoLvIL.
| The grand dam of PRESIDENT was HARDIMAN's
! BoNNY LASS, by old JOLLY ROGER, out of old Box.
| NY LASS, an imported mare, whiCl; was descend
i ., MI. 4
NIr-LAru-EAsBY- SNAKE-GREY WILKES by
| I1AUT-DoY.
RINALDo is also by Sir Archy, and of the same
age as janus no was foalcd in 1921. His dam,
| Miss RYLAND, by GRAccHUs-out of DUETrE by
| SILvERTAIL Ia full bred son of Clockfast) his
dam, Young Primrose, by Wormlcy's King Hercd
(son of Baylor's Fearnought, out of Braxtons Kit.
| ty FISHERY her dam the noted marc PRIMROSE, the
property of Dir. HAMILTON of MARYLAND well
known to the gentlemen of the Turf in that State
| -She (Primrosc) was by the imported horse Dove
(son of young Cadc, himself capital Stallion
got by old Cadc, one of the Godolphin Arabian's
best Sons)-Prlmrose's dam, STELLA, got by
OTuELLo by Grab, otherwise called Black q. AL
Black; one of the most famous of the English
stations, imported from Ireland by GovERNoUR
i SHARP (having been purchased by an Irish Gentle.
man of vast fortune and carried to that Kingdom,
where he remained many years.)- The grand dam
of Primrose was Governour Taskcr's famous Sell
ma by tho Godolphin Arabian. cut of mare
which was got by old For, and was dam of Locust:
| Weasel, Daphne, &c-her dam by CHIIpERs-
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to oneycomb-Punch Kitty
Fishers dam was by the Cullen A.aban-out OF
the Duke of Somerset's famous Bald Charlotte, the
best mare of her day and gr,nd dam to Lord Osso
| rvs famous DORMANT (sirc of GABRIEL which got
G,vr Ogle's Oscar.)
| N. B. LADY BoL1NGBRoKE, which was the Dam
otCELA, OF DEsDEMoNA Uhat'at years DID, rar
so hard four mile heat race with Tayloe's famou:
Levathan) of LAvINIA Chat won, the great stakes
at Fredericksburg IN 1900 ofVirg MIA by DARE De
VII, and of Sclden's WRANGLER that beat SIR AR
CITY; and that capital little Sting, were ou
ofthe mare got by King Herod out of Primrose
mentioned in the Pedigree of Duettc and Silver
tail. This fact is worthy of the notice of Sports
men every where.
| Rnaldo is ten years old--ho will cover at S25
payable by fifteen within the season, Sl2 the leap
and $50 insurance, to be paid and returned on the
same conditions as those pressed in the advertise
ment of Janus. He has been since 1926 in Mary
land and Delaware, where his stock are highly spo
ken ot.-Reterence on this subject is respectfully
gwen TO Louis McLaue, Esq. who one time
was one Of the stockholders Of Rnaldo, and has
bred from him. lie is horse of vast strength and
great activity. He, too, has bred after the dam
most luckily; for, easier trotterS or n moro hardy
and thlity race of horses never eXIsted--they will
keep fat upon what will barely keep alive the leggy
| long backed CARTONS, that arc now all the rage
and which are fit for nothing but long race, or q
C ollar and harness whereas the true servceable
horse is the quarter horse being active sure footed
speedy, and capable of breaking down the fashion
able stock in a hard ride of fifty, even five anc
twenty miles. II is only in race of more than =
mile or in harness, that the long backed horse car
be successful competitor against the quarter
horse lie is stumbler, and breaks down will
his own unwiedy weight.
| Rinaldo is of the best running blood as will be
seen. His neck was injured by too early smelling
at mares His head is large but bony. His body
ana limbs cannot he surpassed by any horse. Ole
! Shyiock himself, or Janus. have not a finer back
LON, thigh and limbs. His feet Of the old hor
NY and cUPpcd description, that dist nguished the
! Virginia horse before Col. Hoomcs inundated oul
country with worthless Stations, and introduced
the fiat, thin-solcd, weak foot that can
hardly hold shoe, and cannot travel five miles
without one. Our old fashioned horses never re.
CURED shoeing except in hard frosts, hard work
on stony ground The new stock must be shod
when not at work, or they fall lame.
ErtrGct Of letter from Nathan Lufborough, o.
Grassland, Esq, to John Randolph Of Roanoke
Esq, dated
CAPITOL OF THEU. STATES,
Thursday, Feb 16, 1882.
"Rinaldo is in good health and fine spirits; ant
IT he shall reach you, as hope and trust he may
In the same condition that he is now in, | have me-
hesitation in saying that you will have of the
finest horses on the South side of James River
not excepting his sire, Sir Archy, or any of his
! sons.
"Mr. Alexander wishes to breed from Rinaldo
| hissPring | think asked you in one of my last
letters where would probably be his STAND. By
the way, did not violate Il certain GOLDEN RULE
| by permitting Rnaldo to cover Miss Grafton and a
Rob Roy out of an Oscar by Gabriel, both ofwhich
missed last spring. II is nevertheless right that
| you should be informed of the fact.
81 shall feel anxious to hear that the horse has
got 20 you safe and sound"
Ertrdct Of letter from, Marx Alexander, Esq,
Of Virginia M. c. to J.R., Of Roanoke, dated
"WAsuINGToS, Feb. II, 1882.