Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-09
PERFORMANCES.

Nfh1ohb, lhP Z Oi 1880, thea 3
Old was run h, Col. Wa. r. Johnson. in tie post
sw'eps'"ke, goo r"iancr, Over the b ord Ro k
course, q tntfIes, f1nr started Mrrcu.y won III.
hr I heat with great eas., and was beaten few
inches III III" second lay The Gel braird Aune,tr.
lie was thrn NJ hiraan, and the race awarded 10
Annette, beating Mslcon and FroIr. In. r,.,
fall, he won ii inr sly lie. the Prophet r purse
over the Tree fidl cours-, Two mle heats, $500
| beating the famed Char tie Temple, f,ll sister ia
u"hanna, Eliza Riley, by Sir A,chy, Ianralus, by
Henry, Ar. Adam. Ii y, by Charles, Mr.. DAVIS,
john Hornet and others, which i. recorded as III.
| swiftes race ever The Tree till course
and WIS m shorter tune by ten second, in each
heat than was reported The same day by the r.
famed Bonnr's OBJ ue. Qmr, LIST heat 3 M 81 q,
| -2nd heat. ~ Sis See Iurl REGISTER Nov, ~,
1881 lie ran IN two sweepstakes the same fall
| IN one, AT New Market, hr Was beaten hy jam, 1.
Cioppel Nlrrcmy was seconi in The race, prov
hg b. er than the renowned Andrew, aud others
81 hlgh reputation. lie next ,prng he ran owe,
he lice lllil coarse Tor the propriiol,s tur..
Two mile heats, where hp was beaten at four hear.
by Charlotte Temple The same nag lie had h a,.u
easily The tall prrcedlmg.-lhis Was uul, n hard
contested victory between Charlotte and Mercury
lie won the third heat and spcond in the race
leaving behind him the cstabl shed racers to " IT,
lraiii; by Charles, who has be since a winner
ftggy hlagee, by SIR Hal, who has shared pretty
equally from North TO South. May-d.y by Archy
whose reputation as and stallion is interim
to iew-kesil"ss by Virginia, a full brother 10
Johnson's STAR and equal celebrity was also beaten
IN ms racr-Uor iull history see Tut Register
June No, 1880
The fall following he commenced his csmpaisn
at Liberty, Va. where he was beaten acciden, ali,
by Mr. Gatths Morg lana the next week. he won
at Halifax courthouse, Va. he proprietor's pu,s
5000 m lie heats, three best in Eve at seven heats
All IN gooh time, hratIng MIR. Garth's Sally Crush.
r, MI NHkIo's 81 Archy, MIR. Vests McnuT
aud others-th's race, for lis bealy and contest
has neye' been surpassed by any 90 record. M.r
curry Winning the lsi 4th and It'll heats-(S..
Turf Register Nov No. 1879 The next fall,bp-
ing hSe years ooue Won the proprieior's purse -
Liberty, Va two mile heats, $500. beaing Mr.
paf MS Nlorg'a who had beaten him Tie TAIL
before, al'o Mf. iIarve,'s Pacole, and Marshal
i"renne. The next week, he won the Jockey club
purse, $500, at Franklin court house Two mil,
heats. beating Morgana, Mr.. Terry's Arab, aud
MIR. Haine's Sanhedrim by Arab, with all possible
ease. Time Is, heat, 3m. 5Ss Cd heat, 3m 53s
Three weeks afterwards, he won thu Jockey ciub
purse $500, three mules heats, ut Wy,he cour,
house,Vrg'nia, beating MIR. SAUNDERS Shawnee a
full brother TO the renowned Weehawk. with the
same eas" he had done all his competitors, tina,
fall. having finished his campaign wuhout Ioosin,
Single heat any hor.e, aud without The and of
either whip or spur, From The above history nj
hts performances, il is apparent to every one he
has beaten the finest horses Of the age to Wit Nal
colin, Charlotte; Temple, the renowned Audrsw
aud Restless, who the next week after his d.fea
beat the distinguished Sally Walker. who bea,
Ariel, Who won more races than any other nag ol
her day.
!" conclusion, lie, the unprejndiced eye compare
his performances with those of his comne,ito, n. :,
viii readily appear he has sha,,d w,,h ,r,.
more than equal honors. ISAAC r. OLIVER
Big LICK. Boteionrt, Feb %.