The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-03-28
PEDIGREE,

GENERAL ROUSSEAU was sired by COM
mOdore, (half brother to Revenue,) by
Boston; LIST dam, Notify Price, by Cost
JohnsOn-he by Boston; ID dam, Sallie
Jones, by Imp. Leyiathan; 3D., Char
l0tte Hamilton, by Sir Charles; 4th, La
dy of the Lake, by Imp. Sir Harry; 9TH,
by Imp. Diomed; 9Th, By Imported st.
George; 9TH, by Imp. Fearnaught; Sth,
by Imp. Jolly Roger; 9th, an imported
mare afterwards called Mary Gray, by
Round Head. For Mary Gray's pedi-
gree see American Turf Register. vol.
4, page 548; and English Stud Book,
vol /, page 167; 10th, by Ringbone;
18th, Croft's Partner; 12th, by Croft's
Bay Barb; 18th, by Makeless; 18th, by
Brfmmer; 18th, by Dickey Pierson;
18th, the Burton Barb Mare. Some of
our best judges Of pedigrees say that
Rousseau has Il pure crosses of Diomed
blood, being more than any horse in
America.
PERFORM ANCES,
March IS, 1866, Rousseau ran and
won his first race Of IL miles at Mobile,
Ala, Magnolia Course, in 2:2I. The
next day, same Course, he won the COT
fec House Stake, best three in five, beat
/ ing with ease, among others, Captain
| MOore's- famous fflley, Maiden, time
90, / :51, 81 =. Maiden was cOnsid-
/ cred one of the fastest horses in the Uni
ted States, having won the Travers
/ Stake at Saratoga in 1865, in n field Of
! 80. only starting, among them Sarah
/ X, own sister to the renowned Jack
| Malone. April, 1866, he won dash OF
/ two miles at New Orleans. The 18th of
/ the same month he beat War Dance, by
| Lexington out of Reel, 2 mile heats,
| time II, track very heavy, War Dance
/ let down. On the Doth same month and
/ Course Charlie Armstrong beat ROus-
seau mile heats, ROussea winning one
heat in go. March 10Th, 1867, he won
Post Stake at Mobile, Ala, mile heats,
beating Mr.. AleXauder's celebrated AL
! derbaran, Jack Armstrong, &C., time
/ z 1861, Z 1851, S :0214 the 9TH mile was
run in the extraordinary time of / 90,
the best seventh mile ON record. March
1 3Oth. sane year and Course, he beat Al
derbaran in a race Of three miles, time
8 AT, 3 40, 5:571I. April I5tii, 1867, he
Won Jocky Club Purse, mile heats.
over Mattairie Course, New Orleans,
| beating the famous race mare Fannie
Brown, Hetie c., Billy COnnOr, Stc,,
time :4I34, 8 49, > :4S34. This is but
a part of the brilliant career of this no
/ bic horse. His famous trainer, Mr.. H.
/ b. Patterson, after making successful
campaigns for two years over the vari-
Gus Courses Of Nashville, Memphis, New
/ Orleans, Mobile, &c, and his unparalel-
led performance of running with great
success - miles in 81 days, says ''he
considered him a first-claas race horse
at all distances from one to four miles
He also remarked to Col. Bailie Peyton
Of whom 1 purchased Rousseau, that
Fafter visiting the races North, l be-
lieve Rousseau could have beaten any
horse I saw except Kentucky, and
have my doubts as to him." Mr.. j. G
Kay, reporter for the Turf, Field ant
Farm, wrote to Col. PeytOn after Rous-
seau's secood race with Fannie Brown
that he considered him the best horse OF
the turf for endurance, the finest large
horse in all the land and superior race
animal. / have certificates from Col
PeytOn to the above.
fe 29-2m J. +. SMITH.