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[LANET was bred by the late Thomas W. Dos- 

 well, Esq., of Virginia, in 1855, and was the 

 first foal of that famous stud matron Nina (by 

 Boston out of imp. Frolicksome Fanny, by 

 Lottery), the dam of Exchequer, Ninette, Orion, Ecliptic, 

 Winesap, and others. Planet's sire was Revenue, by imp. 

 Trustee out of Eosalie Somers, by Sir Charles, who was 

 bred and owned by Hon. J. Minor Botts, of Virginia, and 

 was not only a great racehorse himself in his day, but the 

 sire of many renowned racers also. Planet was, perhaps, 

 Revenue's best son, for he was a winner at all distances. 

 His first appearance on the turf was at Fairfield, Va., May, 

 1858, in the Doswell Stakes for three-year-olds, mile heats, 

 which he won in 1:47J 1:48, beating four opponents, the 

 stake being worth $10,750. At Mobile, Ala., he won the 

 three-year-old sweepstakes, mile heats, in l:49i 1:54; a 

 similar sweepstakes, at Savannah, Ga., mile heats, in 1:51 

 1:52 J, beating Socks; the Post Stakes, for all ages, four- 

 mile heats, at New Orleans, beating Bonnie Lassie, Lizzie 

 McDonald, La Variete and Glycera, in 7:46 7:49}, on a 

 very heavy track; a match for $5000, two-mile heats, 

 against Hennie Farrow, at Charleston, S. C., in 3:47 3:48; 

 being beaten by Socks, by Albion, for the Hutchinson 

 Stakes, mile heats, at Charleston, 8. C., in 1:48} 1:47}. 

 At four years old he won the Post Stakes, for all ages, 

 four-mile heats, at Ashland, Va., in 7:46 7:51, beating 

 Tar River and Don Juan ; a three-mile-heat purse at Fair- 

 field, Va., in 5:44}, beating John L. ; and the Balenbrook 

 Stakes for four-year-olds, two-mile-heats, at Petersburgh, 

 Va., in 3:50} 3:52, beating Fate and Gold Leaf. In 

 1860, at Savannah, Ga., he won the Post Stakes for all 

 ages, four-mile heats, distancing Arthur Macon in the first 

 heat, a performance he repeated two weeks afterwards, at 

 Charleston, S. C., in the four-mile-heat race for the Jockey 

 Club Purse of $1000. At Augusta, Ga., he beat Delphine, 

 by Red Eye, for the purse of $500, three-mile heats ; and 



at Mobile, Ala., the same spring, he won the Jockey Club 

 Purse of $700, three-mile heats, beating John C. Brecken- 

 ridge, Bill Alexander, and another. At New Orleans spring 

 meeting he won the Planet Post Stakes, four-mile heats, in 

 7:35} 7:46f, beating John C. Breckenridge and La Va- 

 ri6te". Three days afterwards, at the same meeting. Planet 

 started against Daniel Boone and Sigma, in the Crescent 

 Post Stakes, two-mile heats, with the odds of two to one on 

 him, but had to succumb to that grand racehorse, Daniel 

 Boone, who won in two straight heats. After this race, a 

 match was informally made to run Planet against Daniel 

 Boone at four-mile heats; but it wen,t off, however, as 

 Messrs. Jackson and Cheatham were not able to command 

 the services of Boone. At this juncture. Mr. H. J. Colton 

 offered a $20,000 sweepstakes for a four-mile-heat race over 

 the Fashion Course, L. I., for which Planet, Daniel Boone 

 and Congaree entered. The .race was fixed for September 

 25, I860, but, unfortunately, Daniel Boone hit his leg at 

 exercise, a few mornings before, and he was unable to start. 

 Planet had no difficulty in beating Congaree, who was dis- 

 tanced in the first heat, in 7:39, the track being very heavy. 

 Planet did not run again until the New Orleans spring 

 meeting, in 1861, when he ran against Lightning and 

 Panic, for the four-mile-heat Jockey Club purse, won by 

 the first-named horse, Panic being distanced. He was sub- 

 sequently beaten by Albine, at four-mile heats, which was 

 Planet's last race, for Major Doswell placed him at the stud, 

 where he has gained high honors. Katie Pease, a winner 

 at all distances from one mile up to four-mile heats, Gray 

 Planet, Hubbard, Brigand, Falmouth, Minnie Mac Platina, 

 Planetarium, Larry Hart, Moonbeam, Planter, Playmate, 

 Steel Eyes, Whisper, and many other good racers, testify, 

 by their performances on the turf, of the merits of Planet 

 as a sire. 



Planet died at the Woodburn Stud Farm, Kentucky, 

 September 3, 1875. Spirit of the Times. 



