Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-14
PEisFD .sIfiNCES.

1fe,6Ht4, n IL Spring 81 $50, then three vrars
-, Vas run by Col " 4 Johnson. IN aa f.lst
! sweepslake. 800 entrance, OYER tie Bfa0 l}azi
eoarse SIX entries four stated, 1ferciR4 Won Ibe
inst heat with gfcsl ease, and MS bzafsn a "
inches the 3ld b, the c,lebssdaJ A nette Re
was then Withdrawn, and The race awared 20 Aa-
al, bea ing HaleoIm al Frelle ine next I'll
he Vol Ia all safts Of sly l., tn fropr tors Ial s..
oyef tn free III raa fWo NIL hts IN
bsatfas III flHae3 Ghaf L Iamsle, I'll -tsaf ~
Goaanaa, Tx Reilly, ~ Any, Iaa'aats. L.
iienfY Alr. \ tun,s FLY. b = a1les Nr. l..
US John lotue1, an others winch s raaa IL
Is the sWlf est race cvfl rofoyer tn Ire l.
con- Sc, AMI was shortened TN e, by II seconds IA
saeh heat, than was reported the sum day b1 TIC
far famed Bonne,s O'biee. tTmt, Is, let 3 !.
5ls- End heat. 3 IN. 5ts. s. uft Register, Ny.
So 1880. Il L. IN IN two sw pstake. l., saae
fail n ono, at Nv ..atAei, he va, beafen hy
j. trooper. .lf,r AyY nas Second IN the rac
pfafae aalter than til renowned Aelrew, anl u
Refs et rleR reputation, The NIX. spr.n- fao
ogel The t. iii course far the nfaprr'or' rf =
two me- heats, @aere h. was beaten at for tf.s
by 'n,rlotis iem7is the SIN. a. b. haa
CASH, he AL pee linz = rms VS. tsa. $3.50
conEes Cd Glory between Charlotte and J. -
lie Won the third heat aud vas second IN III. rf.s#
levin. behind Linn the established raeers - Viz
ifath by Charles, who has been snce y HI
Piggy Madoc, by Sir Hal, who has ahaied BIT
" equally irom North to South, May iay hk Ar
cry, whose reputation as racer AMI Sill on
inferior 10 few-Ros,lcss by Virginia, Il full oroa.
cr TO Johnson's Star, and equal celebrity, asa
heaten IN thus race, ttor full history see ] INF L
slster, June No lS30)
he tail following he commenced his canplt'n
at Liberty, Va. where he was beaten Accidentally by
air IA N Morgiana; the uext week, he sJaat
J al. -.
5000 mle heats. three best IN five al seven helts,
All IN goo time beattn- Nj Gaaths sally Crn,hfr,
,ir. Nlklns's 10y Auhy, MIR. Vests McDui,
and others-ths tsce TO lis beauty aud conirsI,
has never been surpassed by any on record, no
cW9 winning the Isl, 1t and It'll heats See Fur
Register, Nov No 1870 The nexi fall. bong hFtf
years Old he Won the proprttors purse, ri Liberty
Va. tco nIlle heats. $500, beating Mr.. GarhS
Niorg ana, who had aten him the fall beiorc
also tir. Harvey S fackolet and Marshal I urennf
The ncxi week, won the Jockey ciub purse,
1900 at Franklin courthouse, two milt heats, beat
Morg'ana, Mr. Terrys Arab, and Mr. ilaines
Shanderhein by Arab, with all possible case.
Time LIST heat, m SOS End heat M. 35s.
Three weeks afterwards, he won the Jocky elao
purse Si0o, three mile heats, al Wythc courthouse,
Va. beating MIR Saunderss shawnee full broth
or to the renowned Weehawk, " ,h the sane ease
he had done all his competitors that fall, having
nnished his campaign without losing a sing lie heat
10 any horse, and without the aid of either whip OF
stur. From the above history of his performances,
II is apparent 10 every one he mas beaten the finest
horses OF the age, TO wit Malcolm, Charlotte lem
pie, the renowned Andrew and Restless who, the
next week after his defeat, beat the dstlng ushea
Sally Walker, who beat Aricl, who won more races
than any other nag Of her day.
In conclusion, let the anrrejudced eye COMPARE
his performances with those of his competitors
and 1t will readily appear he has shared with the"'
more than equal honours he public may rest
assured Mercury has only left the tuf for short
time, and his owner hatters himself from his me
hrath his unbemished limhs, having not sustained
the least injury by running or otherwise, that lie
will be able TO gather fresh aureis to his memory
in the next fall campaign.
THOMAS H', K.
Franklin, Feb. 49, IS