Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-25
JOHANNA


One hundred dollars and dollar to the eroo
"mo su on s 70 cent. day. and tho utmost at
did In oa may be sont again and be insured Al
the price Of the season. $500
hsnnas colts, much has been said bv nre;udced and
interested persons about their proving cinnsrs last
fall as frequently as some oher Il is justice there
fore, both to the horse and myself that should ,rhv
this La the first place II will be recoIlecisd
that Johanna has exhibited the turf the get of IA,
first season only. (having made his second season i'm
HaliiaxD whereby very small number of his colts
comparatively have been Tried; perhaps not more than
twelve or four Gen. and not eve OF those out OF marrs
that had ever brought racer by any other horse and
put the question to the public generally Tor single
instance, save one, and that OF Douglas the dam
OF Collier, and his obstinate disposition has his
ever having fair trial where put TO ohauna has
not brongh, as good. not better horse than from
any other Stallion. Will you take Mary Randolph pro.
badly the best three year old raised In Virginia. tho
winner oil Prop'ieoss purse at Fairfield, post sweep
stake, mile heats at Norfolk, worth $780, seven start
ing: among them the far-famed Lronefte Blue Bird and
Eliza Drake; inside stake mile heats 10 Norfolk worth
$500, two days alter, against Goa Annette, Znganee
aud Others; and the Stallion stake at Tree Hill the ol-
lowing Tuesday, worth $1,000. again beating Ironeife,
Blue Bird. Sir Walter. and others NIL at years old
in one fortnight nce which che has never had the rest
rison with her sister Annette, by Sir Charles whom she
has met but once, and beaten essiyio her brother
monsieur Ionsop now four years old, whose name ne.
yer heardi Will you take iobaccon;sf who was soh to
Cob johnson for $4,000, sier his first exhibition on tho
turi and afterwards sold by him for $4,000 and who
made several most distinguished TALL winning the
cups at New Market in frs, time STYLE under We
IN will
either OF his sisters the Yankee Mad or the bay mare
that ran at New Market and Broadrock beaten time
and withdrawn from the turf both by Sir Charles his
brother Turk by Arab Will you take Tyrant the winner
many races at all distances; among Jockey
Club Purse at Washington City last fall, frat rats lime,
ana Two other Jockey Club Purses same fall and v bo
could have been sold for the day of his race in
baltimore with Tine, ami compare him with eher Of hi,
sisters by Sir Charles, both trained and found worthless
as racers Tor, will you take .ariane, and compare her
with her brother by Sir Charles, who was trained bv
Colonel William r. johnson, and sent home At ,h,ss
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her sister by Eclipse, who never naned and whom
Therefore cannot desciibe' These select
e 70 answer my purposes, but they embrace as far as
my knowledge extends, every mare whose coils have be en-
eh by any other horse Can any tell me OF single
instance (but the before excepted) where Cohanna
has failed 10 produce by the same mare as good if moi
better race horse than by any other horse the highly and
most Justly celebrated horse Sir Charles exec pied
selec' num- not from any view TO diparage him., but
cause consider him standing the time OF his DEATH
at the head OF the list Of American StaIioas.
i VIII mention another fact, known TO every gentleman
oil my acquaintance In and about Richmond, that al.
most every Johanna horse, in training last fall was
IN my saole ana that owing TO peculiar circumstan-
ces, not entirely under my control, l was left i'm
The middle OF the season without trainer, and from
that time they were placed from necessity in the
horse--and 1t was under these that thew
had to meet the best horses the turf in the hands Of
TIE most experienced trainers.
These well known facts speaking for themselves
mat have hoaght proper to present notice OF the
puo' 6, IN order 10 shew Gas think conc!usvely does)
that Gohanna entitled rank high any stallion in
America: and have chosen do in the form of am adj
ver'lsement, because have always ddaned TO gay any
hng IN praise oil my own horse, in Of
ahothers, in the Turf Register else here without INV
own proper signatures practice too prevalent among
teemed as liberal and hig minded sportsmen who upon
scrutiny il will be found. nine times in ten are catering
Tor their own benefit, and not for the public COOL.
am not in circumstances to Justify making or ac.
rePtng challenges; but if were, would select Mary
Randolph, Tyran, Rols, Tobacconist Ariadne Che
horses gotten by any America the get of anv
number Of seasons and think it would be difficult 10
hnd any hye horses in Virginia TO match them. two,
three and tour mile heats. These my own views of
themselves Jan 80 [sl-wswl JOHN Nj. Bolts -
NOTE omitted 10 mention The dam OF Clifford, who
brought Johanna ilIy that won sweepsake at Broad
Moek the la she was three years old she then sold 10
mr. !ohhSon' and was never trained again, as he sold
her 10 gentleman in North Carolina, Tor brood
mares and although thought she promised 10 max.
line race nag, candor requires me 10 admit that elf
ioru was not only essful, but better
sioeepsfdhe coli; do not know that He has ever won
race over mile heats The dam Of Mr. Hares Gohapna
mare "hty Did lr-wbo distinguished herself in race
al Petersburg last fall, eleven starring in which she was
secona ana beaten only half LENGTH again race
Drake by Sir Charles, " ho won race al PETERSBURG
nave been thus particular, because wished full and
,r comparison between the colts Of Johanna and the pro-
auce OF Their dams by every other horses this pur
pose have mentioned every instance where a coupari.
son could be instituted, far my Knowledge and re-
terence 70 my books, would enable To expect him
10 get as good and many racers during his
rom lh'erior ma es, any other horse IRON large Sc
sonabe Yet emphacaliy ask has he mol done il, whit
horse has done better, might say as weil for appesrs
that out oil HE whole number put 10 Gosnna ha
rst season. there were only whose colts by other
horses bad been tried; and where Charles and others
entirely Jdued, Gohanna got racers; and where thew
got racers Johanna got them also. Such facts go farther
man all the taking and writing in the world aud if
'hey are not Scts let those deny them can. If any
gentleman III virginia has that has produced
racer by any other stallion, and failed by Gohanna
| invite him TO notice il. l. M r.
sSEMiNARY at the Red Sulphur SpTings.--The ,,p
~ uersgned respectfully announces that he will omen
seminary al The Red Sulphur Springs, on the 18th April
neH'. ~ Is peculiarly painful TO him yer the relations
wncn nave existed Tor so many years. between himself
anu he youth oil Richmond, amongst whom he has found
many instances OF high tsIeDls combined with yruous
and lofty principles; but dulles of paramount
having induced his he hopes his pupis yij
suHer no Inconvenience from the measure In The pro-
posed undertaking, the object will be, to receive limited
humber OF amiabic and doclc young gentlemen no will
oe treated with kindness, and instructed with Diligence,
ne Principal will devote them all his own time and
WIZ be assisted by his valued and faithful assistant MIR
Macu'iy The number will be strictly limited 10 fhrtv
NO youh oil questionable character or perverse DISPOSE
loD' WIZ DC admitted. The discipline will be mild but
urn ana uniform. Wholesome and abundant board and
comfortable lodging will be supplied. and
careful female will be employed to attend their
comforts. Exercise viii! alternate with study in surh
manner, as TO insure the greatest possible benefits fen
both. When TO the advantages enumerated are aJdsJ
healthy climate, and the Of one of tl,e finest ini
waters IN the world iii believed thai few si,na,ons %
afford superior facilities Tor moral mental and I'M
| proyemeDi. ~ f'' ms
iIhNis.-r OF the Isl session OF month"; COM
nehcing 10Th April, and terminating the 1871, u
oePeHloer, tuition, board, lodging washing $iz5 w