Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-05
PERFORMANCES.

MERCURY, l." ihr sp'r 81 1880, thcp 3 yea
Old, Wa 'on hN Col. Wan. X John on. Ia 4 e 20,
:" cPs' Ne, S2Oh =" 'anC", u.-, the B'onJ Rork
onsr 6 entities, four s,artrd-Mrrcnry won III,
hf-t heal with great ease, aud was hratrn u few
inches ~ u" second by he Gel, h,aied Annette
lie was ihrn ~ hirs~n and H.. tare awarded a.
Annette, beating M-lcom and F,oln III. n,.,
"li, he "oh Ia I'm" sly le, the Propr,rt r., purse
over the lac" ll'll course, two mile heats $500
heaiing the famed Charlotte Tempe, fniI si,e, l.,
Hnhhnn". Eliza Riley. 10y Sir A,chy, Jantalus b.,
Henry Mr. Adams hly, by Charles, Mr.. Davn's
John Hornet and others, which il recorded rs thu
'a'i'rs rae ever run over he Tree fiIll cour,e
and VS. ~ shorter tune, by ten sec nd in each
heat, than was reported the same day bv IA. ia,
famed Bnnnps o. Blue. (rinr, lst heat 3 IN 6lx
-2nh lea', IN Oh. See Turf Register, No, No
1880 lie ran ~ two Swetpstakes the same fall ;
IN on. at New Market, he wns beaten nv J,m,.
Cfopp"r-- Mercury was Seconl in the race prov
g hrter than the renowned Andrew, and others
OF high reputation. 1he next spring he ran over
me liee Till course for the proprietors purse
Two mile heats. where he was beaten, at four heats
by Charlotte lenplr, the same nag he had l., atfn
easily IN f"ll prccedmg.--lhis was rul, y hard
contested victory beiwren Oh iotte and Mrrcnry
tie won the third heat aud was second 10 the race
leaving behind him the e.tHbl shed racers, to WI
ltatiG by Charles, who hHs he since Winner
Piggy Mages, bv Sir uai, who has shared pretty
equally from North TO South, May-day by Aich,,
whose reputation as racer aud stallion j. nl.I,oi
10 iew--k"srss by Virginia, full brother TO
Johnson's Siar and equal cr-brty, wa. also beaten
=" This rac'--Uor n iuIl history see Turf H. ei.ir,
June No, lS}U)
The fall iolnwiug he commenced his c.mpaign
nj Liberty Va. woere he WAS hsatrn accden all,
~ NJ. On th's Norgisns III. next week he Won
II Halifax courthouse, Va he prupti"tot's p,,s
5000. ale beats tire hr.t ~ Eve At seven heats
all IN good time b atiug Nr. Garth's Sail, Crush.
~. NJ. Wilkins ST. A',h AIR. Yeats NJ DnF
| AMI o,hrr"-ihis race, fr It's hesty AMI con,.,t
has n've' been surpassed 10y any record Mr,,
curry winning the Isl, An AMI III hrsts-(S i.
! Tufi Register. Nov. NJ. 1881 In. next fall d .
| ing five years "ld,h Won the trnlri,,",, pure -
lder ', Va t"" ml' t-Rt, $500 boa ,us Nj
tai hs NJ te'ana, VITO had b"at"u htn tie i.
hrfnrr, nlsp NJ. Harvey, Pscol~' y Il Marsha,
Torrnn'. The us,t week. he ~"n h, Jocke, eio
| purse. $500, AZ Frarkin corrr house. ,uo mi.
heat- beating Mo gi'na, NJ. T,rv', Alb, -
Mr. lIsne', Sanhr,tu" by Arah, with all pos blr
Ease. Tune l>' heat. 3n. SIS . neat 3n 53
| Three ~" rs afterwards, he Won III J *, Gu
pms 5000, thiee MI heats ut Wythe court
houst,Vtg'n n, brati & MIR. Saunders Shawnae q
| full broihrr 10 the 'pnnwu,d W,,hsuk " ia IN,
same he had done III hi, oomprtuor4 tina
fsll. having huished his campaign wHhunt luo.,ng
q single heat tpany hnr e. and without IN and q
euher whip spur. From the above Il, sior, a
ms performances, II Is apparent 70 every onr l.,
has beaten the lin 4 hor.rs of the Hg., VT Ma
rolm. Charlotte, Temple. the ,tuownrd An.r.w
and Restless. who tn next week after his d.ira,
beat the disringu he'd Sail, Wake Who b. a
Ariel, Who won more races than a"y other rag .
her day.
In conclusion, lei the unprej ,dced eye compat,
his performances With those Of ms Competitor, an
II Will readily aPpear hr has sha'cd wuh the
none than eQ"si honors. ISAAC II. DIV Err
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