Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-19
PERFORMANCES.

MERCURY, IN the spring OF 1890, then 3 year.
o'"' was run hy Col. WIN. Il. Johnson in the ms,
.rS'Ne' S@oo entrance, over the Broad Rock
course. q entries, four siared-Nrrcurv won IN.
hrst heat with great ease and wa. h.a,, n f
mehes IN tho second by The celebrated AMMAN.
re was me" Withdrawn, and the race awarded TO
Annette beating Malcom and Froli.. IN. nor,
'"'' ne won ~ hue style, the Propre,ors purse
WV '"e zee tiili course, two mile heats, goo,
nea'"e 'he iamed Charlotte Temple fnll .i,,sr q,
johanna, Eliza Riley, by Sir A,chy. Tan,alu, hv
,'e"'v, MI Adams fly by Charles, Mr. Dayiss
jon" 'o'"e'' ana others, which i. recorded q, M
s","e'l race ever run over he Treo lin course
ana was 10 shorter tune, by ten second, in each
n'a', 'n"" "Hs reported the same day bv the r, r
'ameh bonneis O'Blue. (rime, LIST heat 4 m a.
-2"h neat 3 m 5ls. See Turf Repiue, NJ, A.
'oo' tie ran in two Jwetpstakes the same fnlI :
! W one AZ We" Market, he was beaten by James
rt--Mercn,y was second in the race. p,ov
'ng oet'ef 'hhn the renowned Andrew, and other.
y. ",go equation. The next spring he ran owe,
me Tee ,iill course for the prop,i,to,., nu,.e
two mile heats. where be was beaten at fonr ha,
Nv charlotte Temple. the same nag he had beaten
'"s"y 'he iall preceding.-Ihis was trnly n hard
| "s'" victory between Charlotte nni Mercurv
| ne won tho third heat and was second in tho race
,"s oeh'"n him the cstabl shed racers, Ia wi,
- "'ie oy CHARLES who has been since winner
''sev magrr, hv Sir Hal who has shared n,.l,v
'l"""y from North 10 South, May .day by A,chy
"""ie reputation rs racer and sta ion ia uf,r,n,
70 ""-hts'lrss by Virginia, a full brother ,e
1ohn'o"'s star and equal celebrity wa. also bea,.,
:" ms r"ce-Qor a full history sea Turf Repi.,e,
June No. 1890 Nv s''
ne i"'' following he commenced his csmp,jpu
" p''y, "a w"e'e he was beaten accidentally
ny hf ''ai th's Morgiana the ne 1t week IL. 80,
~ n,"'haA courthouse, Va. the propri,to,'s pu,.
s2oV' IN lie heats three best in i've n, seven heat.
MI ~ sooh l'mf, beating MIR. Ga,th's Sally t,usb
~ an Niik'ns Sii nv, MIR. .yeu,. Me DuH
""n o'hett-'h's race, for its hea,y and c,n,..,
, ""' heVe' bee" surpassed by any "a record Mar
."'y Winning the lat Iih and 7ih hests-(Se
'u'' "eg's'er Nov No 1881 } The next fall,bc
rs ",e 'e''' Oh" ne won the rroprittor's purse
,.'oe.'y, va two mile heats, $500 bea, iog Al
Darih's Morgiana. who had beaten him mo ,.l
n''o''' also alr' Harve,s Pacolet and Marsha
i"eh"t. inc next week. he won tn. Jockey clu,
purse %3oo, at Franklin court house two mil
meats beating Morgiana Mr.. Terry.s Arab. an,
MI flames Sanhedrim by Arah with all po,sibl
ease i'me Isl heat. 3m. 5Ss ID heat. 3m. 81.
''tc weeks afterwards, he won the Jockey clui
p"' SfVV, 'h'ee miles heats, at Wy,he courl
non'e Virginia, beating Mr.. Saunders Shawn.
/ '"' o'o'her 10 the renowned W,ehawk W III ,h
same ease he had done all his CONN, t,,ors ,h
I'LL having finished his campaign w,tbout Ioosin
'shg'e neat oany hor-e, aud without IN, mid -,
e"hcf "hlP or spur. From the above history q
avs performances II is apparent 10 every one h
mas oea'en the hnest horses of the age 10 vii Via
coin. Charlotte Temple, the renowned Andre,
an" Msies'' who the next week after hi. detea
oeH' me distinguished Sally Walker who hes
H'e'' VINO won more races than any other m, ,
p her day. ' ""s
!" conclusion, let the unprejudiced eve comnar
y MS Ierioimences with those Of hi, comneti,o,..
VIII readily appear he has shared with ,h.
NOR man equal honors. ISAAC H. OLIVER
Il Big Litk. BoteIourt, Feb 90 :,