Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-30
JOHANNA
WILL stand the ensuing season at +

which may be discharged by the payment of sixty dollars
by the hrs oil July, at which time the will expire
One hundred dollars insurance. and dollar the groom
Mares fed grain at % day, and the utmost
tenton promised Mares last year by the that
did not prove in foa may be again and be insured
the price OF the
think 1t necessary, perhaps. to say something Of Co.
hannas colts, much has been said by preuced and
interested about their not proving onnes last
fall as frequently some others Ii is hut JUSTICE
ore both to the horse and myself that should tohy
this was so. In the first place il will be recoece
that Gohanna has exhibited the turf the get of his
first season only, (having made his second in
HaIifax,) whereby a very small number of his colts
comparatively have been tried perhaps not more than
twelve four ami five OF those out Of mares
that had ever brought racer by any other horse and
put the question TO the public generally, for single
instances save one, (and that Of Douglas OF the dam
oil Collier, and his obstinate disposition has prevented his
ever having fair trial. where put Gohanna has
not brought as good II not better horse than from
any other Stallion Will you take Mary Randolph pro.
badly the best three year old raised in Virginia. the
winner oil propIietors purse Fairfield post sweep
stake, mile heats at Norfolk, worth $780, seven start
ing: among ihen the farfamed Ionefe, Blue Bird and
Eliza Drake an inside stake mile heats Norfolk, worth
$780, two days after, against Goa, Annette, Znganee
and others; and the Stallion stake Tree Hill the Iol-
lowing Tuesday, worth $780, again beating Ironetfe
Blue Bird Sir Walter, and others; all years old
in one fortnight; (snce which she has had the
necessary to restore her) Will she stand a compa-
has met but once, aud beaten easily? her broter by
Monsieur Tonson, now four years DID, whose ne
yer heard! Will you take IO6dcc0nst, who was sold to
COL Johnson for $4,000 after his first exhibition
turf and afterwards sold by him for 81 900, and who
made several most distinguished last , winning the
cups at New Market in rs rate time and stye under
disadvantageous circumstances and compare him with
either Of his sisters the Yankee Maid the bay mare
that New Market and Broadrock beating each time
and Withdrawn from the turf both by Sir Charles or his
brother Turk by Arab? Will you take Iyrdnt the winner
overy many at all distances; among them, the Jockey
Club Purse at Washington City last fall, in first time
and two other Jockey Club Purses, same fall and who
could have been sold for $4,000 the day OF his
Baltimore with Trhe, and compare him with either Of his
sisters by Sir Charles both trained and found worthless
as racers !-o will you take ariadne. and compare her
with her brother by Sir Charles, who trained by
Colonel William r. Johnson, and sent home at three
years old, and converted into saddle horse! with
her sister by Eclipse, who named, and whom
therefore These are not instances select
ed TO answer my purposes, but they embrace
my knowledge ertends every whose coils have
tried, by any other horse Can any tell me OF single
instance (but the one before exceped) where Golanna
has failed 10 produce by the same good il
better race horse than ny other horse the highly
most justly celebrated horse Sir Charles excepted
select him, not from any view to disparage him, but be-
cause consider him standing the time of his DEATH
at the head of the list Of American Stations.
will mention another fact, known 10 every gentleman
oil my acquaintance In and about Richmond that al
most every Johanna horse, in training last fall, was
in my stable; and that owing TO peculiar circumstsn.
ces, not entirely under my control, I left in
the middle Of the Without trainer and from
that time they were PLACED from necessity in the
hands Of an inexperienced groom, who had trained
horseand under these circumstances, that they
had to meet the best horses the turf in the hands Of
the most experienced trainers
These we'll known facts, speaking for themselves,
that have thought proper present the notice oil the
pubic In order TO shew, las think concusiyely does
that Gohanna Is entitled rank high any stallion in
Auerica and have choen do i, in the form
versemeni because have always disdained say any
thing in praise OF my horse in dspars mt Of
ako,bers, in the Turf Register elsewhere, without my
oHn proper signature; a practice TOO prevalent among
those who call themselves gentlemen aud desire 10 be
teemed az liberal aud bgh-mGded sporsmen who upon
scrutiny will be iound nine times ten, are catering
for their own benefit, and TOT for the public COOL
am not 10 circumstances TO justify me in making or ac-
cept'ng challenges; but il were would select Mary
Randolph, Tyrsni, Rola Tohacconst and Aiiadne Che
get OF one season, by Gohanna TO against any five
horses gotten by any one horse IN America the get of any
number Of seasons; and think it would be difficult "a
find any FIVE hor es In Virginia, TO t them one Two
three and four mile heats. These my views o.
themseives Jan &c. fsi~i2,I JOHN M BOTS '0'
NorE.-I omitted 10 mention the dam of Clifford who
brought Gohanns hly that a epstakc at Broad
Rock the fall she three years old; she then sold
Mr. johnson, and trained again, as lie sold
her TO a gentleman In North Carolina, Tor brood
mare; and although thought che promised TO make
hne race nag, candor required the TO aimt that Cf
ford was not only more successful, but better
stceepsfdke col do know hat He has ever won .
mile heats The I'm Of Mr. Hare's Gohanna
mare "Kiuy Did I;-wbo distinguished herself In race
at Petersburg last fall eleven starting IL wi ch she was
second and beaten only halt length. aud again In race
ct Fairfield, nile heas-was out OF the dam Of Sally
Drake, by Sir Charles, who at Petersburg.
have been thus particular because wished full and
sr comparison between the colts Of Gosnns aud the pro-
duce Of their dams, by every Other horse; and for this pur
pose have mentioned every instance where eoinpsti
son coud De 'n'ttued as lar my knowledge and
ference 70 my Oooks, would enable To expect hin
TO get as good and as rsny racers during his bs season
from ineior ma es as any other horse from large
lection OF the best mares in the Stale would Le unrea
scnable Yet empbsticsy ask has he not done In hi
horse has done better might say az WE'LL for IL appears
that the whole number Of mares pot Gobanpa the frs
season, there were only seven whose colts by otbe
horses had been tried and where Charles and other
entirely failed Gohsnna got rscers; and where the,
got racers, Johanna got them also such facts On
than all the taking and writing In the world; and !
they are not facts let those deny them who can N an,
gen,lem1n ~ virginia has mare that has produce,